Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka – four things we learned from a recent report by a UN expert
As Sri Lanka’s new government seeks to reinforce its mandate at upcoming parliamentary elections – most likely with another narrow and nationalistic pitch aimed at... Read More
Sri Lanka – abandoned promises?
The Sri Lanka Campaign has published a new report, ‘Abandoned Promises?’, looking at the progress that the government has made towards addressing the legacy of... Read More
The moral devastation of the continued occupation
To be sure, while Israel resorts to utilitarian arguments to justify its treatment of the Palestinians, in the process Israel reveals the classic pitfall of... Read More
Killing Soleimani undermines global order
Under any circumstances, Trump will leave office as an impeached president who made the world much less safe by playing into the hands of America’s... Read More
November 2019 review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during November, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation. 1) Can the... Read More
A decade of impunity – unlocking accountability for the victims of Sri Lanka’s killing fields
A decade after the war’s end, the Sri Lanka Campaign speaks to ten Tamils who lived through and survived the final stages of the armed... Read More
Vucic’s plan B should become plan A – treat the EU as it treats you
The latest in the series of broken EU promises and failed EU initiatives stand in sharp contrast to the modest but constructive “mini-Schengen” agreement among... Read More
Can the new government change Kosovo’s fortunes?
Notwithstanding their lack of experience in governing, the new leaders, Mr. Kurti and Ms. Osmani, are young, visionary, and understand the plight and the needs... 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
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
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
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
April 2019 review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during April, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
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
Holding European Parliament elections in Northern Ireland after Brexit
It would be an interesting turn of events if the argument of Geoffrey Cox whose aim was to convince the EU to accept UK’s right... Read More
Does Bosnia need a new constitution?
The only way to manage the problems pertaining to constitutional reform is finally to abolish Bosnia’s fourth arm of government, international oversight; encourage the country’s... Read More
Saudi Arabia’s new regional power play
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman has enhanced his country’s profile, and redefined Saudi decision-making regarding foreign policy. He is not afraid to undermine, and test... Read More
No will, no way – stalled efforts to deal with the past in Sri Lanka
Despite several areas of modest progress, the government of Sri Lanka has overwhelmingly failed to bring about the changes that are needed to heal the... Read More
Spinning Russia in the Balkans
Bismarck had warned at the close of the Congress of Berlin in 1878 that the next war in Europe would probably result from “some damn... Read More
Mothers, martyrdom, violent extremism and ‘azadi’ in Kashmir
There has been a rise in violence in Kashmir, amid claims of a growing culture of martyrdom that is beginning to form the new driving... Read More
Warsaw Process toward a Conference on Security and Cooperation in the Middle East
From a city that suffered from violence and destruction during the Second World War, there goes out a banner of peace held by Citizens of... Read More
Youth entrepreneurship by facilitating people’s development
Even though time brings us understanding, today, it is not our friend. There is urgency to this call, to completing the Moroccan model, and to... Read More
Truthful reporting in the Balkans is life-threatening
The Balkan public needs to know that they can rely on the EU’s backing in their battle for human rights and freedom of the press,... Read More
