Sri Lanka – jailed for writing a short story, help #FreeShakthika
For over 80 days, Shakthika Sathkumara, an award-winning Sri Lankan writer and poet, has been held in police custody. By the Sri Lanka Campaign for... Read More
Insidious discrimination against the Roma is Europe’s shame
Whereas we cannot change human nature, we can change our behavior and become more tolerant and facilitate Roma integration in all walks of life. We... Read More
Left behind by Northern Ireland’s neoliberal peace
Recent events have exposed how Northern Ireland hasn’t experienced peace as much as a cold war. The structural violence, legacy of conflict and democratic deficit... Read More
The impact of Cyclone Idai – lessons for Africa
Following Cyclone Idai, African governments must strengthen the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and ensure that African states are better prepared to handle natural disasters. ... Read More
How international solidarity saved an activist’s life in Burundi
Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when someone tried to assassinate him. By... Read More
Modernity and civilization offer no shield against future genocide
What has changed, and what have we learned from previous genocides? Very little. As long as we put our short-sighted political interest above human lives,... Read More
May 2019 review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during May, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation. 1) To prevent... Read More
The metamorphosis of a female fighter into a peacebuilder
The story you’re about to read is that of armed conflict and gender, ideologies and the business of war, self-criticism and healing, peacebuilding and education.... Read More
Sri Lanka – sectarian violence and the higher self
While Christian-Muslim dialogue is necessary in Sri Lanka, as elsewhere, it is only as the individual person moves beyond their self-identification as Christians or Muslims... Read More
Trump must never listen to the warmonger Bolton
Trump must not engage the United States in another war in the Middle East. We have and continue to pay dearly for the Iraq and... Read More
On Resolution 2467
That the US successfully imposed itself in the wording of a document that addresses women’s rights the world over and managed to force a regressive... Read More
A “territorial peace” approach to curb coca production in Colombia
A “territorial peace” approach is needed to curb coca production in Colombia, opposing the militarized approaches proposed by the current government. It exposes evidence related... Read More
Sri Lanka – ten years on
May 18th marks ten years since the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, the final stages of which were scene to some of... Read More
To prevent brain drain, Kosovo must eradicate corruption
The US and EU “pressure” to fight corruption and deal with the country’s socio-political and economic ailments have largely failed. The US and the EU... Read More
Dveri and the protests in Serbia
Nationalism in Serbia, like in most countries, cannot be reduced to a single current or strand of thought. Where Dveri stands out is in its... Read More
Cameroon – moving fast when there are short windows of opportunity
There are two separate and not directly related crisis areas in Cameroon. One is a spillover of instability and conflict in Nigeria and the Central... Read More
Netanyahu’s defunct strategy to keep Hamas at bay
There are many cynics who believe that peace between Israel and Hamas is nothing but an illusion. On the contrary, anyone who maintains that the... Read More
Qatari realignment
The Qatari crisis has turned the idea of a unified GCC, or Persian Gulf region on its head. The myth of Gulf Arab, and Sunni... Read More
Weaponizing white terrorism – the boomerang effect on the Balkans
Attempts by Balkan nationalists to weaponize links of international terrorism with the Bosnian war have had a boomerang effect. The simplifications are the boomerang; and... Read More
Risk of Israeli-Iranian war still looms high
There is nothing in the current crises with Iran that cannot be resolved through negotiations. But the continuing threats and counter-threats will gain increasing traction... Read More
April 2019 review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during April, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Understanding the Easter Sunday attacks – and the risks ahead
At time of writing, 290 people are confirmed to have been killed following a series of blast attacks at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.... Read More
Extending Brexit – reaching the Larry David moment of the saga
For better or for worse, the current political stasis can only be overcome if a consensus is reached over the most existential question that the... Read More
The election will obliterate the face of Israel as we know it
Unlike any previous right-wing Israeli government, the formation of a new government under Netanyahu may well be the most decisive and consequential for Israel as... Read More
25 years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, trauma healing needs to be at the centre of peace and development efforts
Rwanda is obviously not alone in its post-conflict trauma healing experience. Millions of people have more recently been affected by civil war in countries like... Read More