Building resilience against violent extremism in Nigeria
As the Nigerian government continues its fight against Boko Haram, there are four mutually reinforcing elements to strengthen its approach.
Is Turkey’s failed coup an opportunity to reinvigorate peace talks?
The post-coup political environment could provide a ripe moment to reinstate the peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdish movement.
Reconciliation and justice in Kashmir
Since 1990, Kashmiri Pandits have been exiled from their community after violent attacks forced them from their homes. Now that their return is on the... Read More
Birthday wishes for South Sudan
To mark the fifth birthday of South Sudan, TransConflict is pleased to present a list of birthday wishes that help chart a more optimistic course for... Read More
Sri Lankan Army – release record of war ‘surrendees’
For the first time the Sri Lankan army has confirmed that a record of individuals moving across the front-line at the end of the war was... Read More
Listening to the other half: personal narratives of Israeli and Palestinian women
A conflict cannot be solved- and genuine peace cannot be reached, if the voices of one half of the population is not listened to on... Read More
Bernie Sanders and the French initiative
By raising the need for the US to play an even-handed role to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sanders has introduced a new... Read More
Storm in the Sahel – cross-border violence in West Africa
The age-old necessity to secure borders, combat transnational criminal networks, and better track the flow of people, in this case militants, can only be effectively... Read More
How Turkey became a de facto dictatorship
The Turkish people should once again take to the streets but this time around they should remain persistent until Erdogan relents or resigns. Otherwise, Turkey... Read More
Sri Lanka – a new Commonwealth
The new Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, must rebuild an institution which her predecessor, Indian diplomat Kamalesh Sharma, pushed towards irrelevance... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – breaking the deadlock
With this favourable climate, the current diplomatic efforts and some mutual confidence-building, we have the will to solve once and for all the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Read More
GSP+ – the European Union and Sri Lanka’s preferential trade status
The Sri Lanka campaign recently sent a briefing to European Union officials outlining our thoughts relating to the return of Sri Lanka to “GSP+” preferential... Read More
Sri Lanka – The return of the white van
A spate of “white van” abductions in Northern Sri Lanka raises memories from the past, and does damage to Sri Lanka’s hopes for peace.
“Tito did this – and Vucic did” – what?
Aleksander Vucic is the most formidable politician to emerge so far in the post-Yugoslav space. What good will that do Serbia?
Sexual harassment in Kosovo – no longer invisible
A video of a woman walking in Prishtina being sexually harassed 50 times in 8 hours and publication of the first quantitative data on the... Read More
Embracing peace in Colombia – the real deal?
Part of the battle is trying to convince the people, especially the younger generation, that a peaceful Colombia is a prosperous Colombia. Colombian President, Juan... Read More
The year Europe should not break
Events over the last year – beginning with the Greek debt crisis and including economic malaise as well as the refugee and terrorist challenges –... Read More
February 2016 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during February, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Sri Lanka – lighting the lamps
In the interests of reconciliation the Government of Sri Lanka would do well to signal that it is bringing to an end its war on... Read More
In Burundi, we are seeing the creation of an ethnic conflict
It is time for the international community to intervene and send a peace mission; for international media to properly cover this conflict; for the Burundian... Read More
Syria – conflict resolution?
For the moment, military options seem to be “the order of the day”. Therefore we must work for formal negotiations among governments with interests in... Read More
The effects of extending presidential terms in Africa – the case of Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda
Attempts to extend presidential terms in countries of the Great Lakes region such as Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda are fueling political and social tensions that... Read More
What is the OISL report? The story of the UN process so far
TransConflict hereby presents an overview of the UN Investigation Report on Sri Lanka (OISL), prepared by the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice, a member of... Read More
Never Again Rwanda launches four-year Societal Healing and Participatory Governance program
Never Again Rwanda, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, has launched a four-year Societal Healing and Participatory Governance program, in conjunction with... Read More
The asterisk gets bigger
Kosova’s defeat at UNESCO was as decisive as it was narrow because its stunted sovereignty leaves Pristina no room for error.