How should a modern democracy select its judges?
The chaos and agonies of a partisan Justice Kavanaugh confirmation process may be outweighed by the benefits of political transparency that a public procedure adds... Read More
The use of soft power to promote a culture of peace
Soft power is slow, difficult to develop, spontaneous in many cases, and less effective than hard power. However, it is present more than ever as... Read More
Issues in conflict theory and practice
To dismiss our collective failure in maintaining peace and order as a constant state of being with only very minor interruptions by stating that, “conflict... Read More
Art, a miracle remedy for peace?
As the peacebuilding sector continues its powerful upswing, gaining visibility and chutzpah internationally, the techniques and tools used by peacebuilders to craft and build it... Read More
Global Compact for Migration – a necessary first step
The Association of World Citizens, which is in consultative status with the UN, is stressing the need for cooperative efforts carried out in good faith... Read More
Intelligence and Information Management in Peace Operations Course
TransConflict hereby recommends a Intelligence and Information Management in Peace Operations Course in Belgrade, Serbia, from 11-16th November 2018, organized by the Conflux Center.
Bringing youth to the table on issues of peace and security
With diversity comes improved creativity and innovation. In addition to countless other benefits of involving more diverse perspectives in peace and security conversations, the importance... Read More
How to denuclearise a country
What makes a good deal, when seeking to denuclearise a country? The most important considerations to keep in mind are that neither the process of... Read More
An IT campaign to tackle hate speech and build peace online
Fake News is not just a problem in the US. Online disinformation has been blamed for fuelling violence all over the world. In South Sudan... Read More
Social media and modern politics
In the age of mass social media, we must all become intellectuals or we shall be quite at loss as a race. Progress from barbarism... Read More
Peace is finally becoming the main objective of modern politics
Modern media has certainly had an impact on turning popular sentiment against the realities of conflict in ways that stand in stark contrast to preceding... Read More
The man who built peace – the Frank Buchman story
‘The Man Who Built Peace’ is a new documentary film which shows how the story of Frank Buchman inspired a worldwide movement of changemakers in... Read More
Building resilience to genocide – ten practical measures
TransConflict is pleased to present a policy brief from the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, entitled ‘Building Resilience to Genocide’, which introduces readers to a... Read More
Local peacebuilders share views on challenges to sustaining peace
The passage of the dual resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace two years ago indicated a commitment by member states to building and sustaining peace,... Read More
The 2016 GA Declaration on the Right to Peace – an assessment
We invite the HR Council to appoint a Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Peace, with the mandate of revising the 2016 Declaration in... Read More
Atrocity prevention and peacebuilding
TransConflict is pleased to present a report from Peace Direct which presents analysis and recommendations of atrocity prevention and peacebuilding from experts and practitioners from... Read More
Peacekeeping, human rights and peacekeeper wrongdoing
The mandate of the United Nations is to protect the human rights of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. If people acting in its... Read More
Navroz – the recurrent renewal
As armed conflicts in Syria, Iraq, “Kurdistan” and Afghanistan and strong tensions in Iran and Central Asia continue, we must hope that 2018 Navroz will... Read More
What is the United Nations supposed to be doing?
The challenge the United Nations faces today is that the vast majority of people have forgotten what the UN is supposed to be doing, and... Read More
Intelligence and Information Management in Peace Operations Course
TransConflict hereby recommends an Intelligence and Information Management in Peace Operations Course in Belgrade, Serbia, from May 6th to 11th, organized by the Conflux Center.
Reflections on contemporary feminism – the challenge of objectification
What is it about society that has caused us to commoditise sexuality; can it be reversed; and should it be? We cannot answer the latter... Read More
Peace media’s digital disconnect
Peacebuilders have long tried to bring peacebuilding out of the shadows and into the light, but it remains poorly seen and poorly understood. Why is... Read More
Human rights and the environment
As globalisation and technological advancement progress so as to make pursuit of the aspirational ideals of the Sustainable Development Goals ever more realistic, so may... Read More
Knowledge Transformation – what can we learn from peacebuilding?
The fields of knowledge management and peacebuilding have a lot in common. But what happens when we look at management as transformation, what can we... Read More
New report on partnerships with local civil society organisations in conflict
Oxfam and International Alert’s new report “Partnerships in Conflict” presents research on the impact of violent conflict on civil society organizations and the implications for... Read More
