Top 15 articles of 2015
TransConflict recommends the following 15 articles published during 2015.
The US and Russia
Russia and the US have a deep shared interest in their own and global security. They form, in effect, the Western and Eastern boundaries of... Read More
December 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during December, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Conflict and intervention – the role of multilateralism
There are five good reasons for the major powers – especially the US – to commit themselves to consensus decisions on multilateral intervention achieved through... Read More
Broken states never heal themselves
Broken states never heal themselves and can only be put back together with the prolonged involvement of outsiders working together to end the violence, impose... Read More
November 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during November, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
America’s default setting – part two
Berlin and Brussels should be spearheading efforts to pull together a diplomatic approach – to accompany US/Russian military actions – to gaining some level of... Read More
October 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during October, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
America’s default setting
When the US doesn’t know what else to do but politics seems to require some form of action, the US defaults to its military and... Read More
July 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during July, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Reappraising Western failures during the break-up of Yugoslavia
As we approach the sad day of 20 years on from the Srebrenica massacre, it has become – unsurprisingly – the object of much reappraisal... Read More
June 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during June, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Yugoslavia, Syria and Iraq – lessons learnable?
The demise of Yugoslavia has several important lessons for other divided contexts. First, if you want to maintain the stability of internally divided states, it... Read More
May 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during May, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Leaving Serbia and Kosovo to settle things themselves?
The EU may just leave it to Serbia and Kosovo by sorting out their economic relations – opportunities exist for Serbia to play a significant... Read More
April 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during April, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation and articles from the TransConflict... Read More
The refugee crisis
Europe has tried to hide from this basic fact, that nothing but a sea separates them from the millions seeking a better life. In the immediate... Read More
Zašto kosovski Srbi treba da sarađuju i participiraju zajedno
Dok se stavovi u okviru zajednice kosovskih Srba mogu razlikovati, s druge strane jedini način da poboljšatju svoj uticaj u postojećim institucijama, je kroz rad... Read More
Why Kosovo Serbs should work together and participate
While views may differ within the Kosovo Serb community, working on a common agenda and bargaining together with the Kosovo Albanians and other groups in... Read More
What to do about civil war?
As difficult on a human level as it may be to stand back and not intervene, the best approach to the conflicts in the Mideast... Read More
March 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during March, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation and articles from the TransConflict... Read More
Iran, Israel and the bomb
The real issue raised by the dispute between President Obama and Netanyahu – one that should transcend politics – is whether it is possible to... Read More
February 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during February, plus selected articles from the TransConflict archive.
What next for Kosovo Serbs?
In light of the ongoing Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the time has also come for Kosovo Serbs to seize the opportunity to address the... Read More
January 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during January, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.