Top 15 articles of 2014
TransConflict recommends the following 15 articles published during 2014.
Running out of room on Kosovo
Serbia faces an existential choice in the next months between finally entering Europe or being left out in the cold. Room to avoid such a... Read More
December 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during December.
Torture is also stupid
The revelations of CIA torture are the tip of an iceberg. The larger issue remains the apparent American inability to formulate a bipartisan approach to... Read More
November 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during November, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Kosovo status – carpe diem?
Several important factors provide the context for smart, collective planning and action in the benefit of all the peoples of Kosovo and led by the northern... Read More
What if the Islamic State wins?
If Islamic State cannot be defeated militarily, and if “degrading” it remains a distant and uncertain outcome, then everyone may have to accept that the... Read More
Mistakes were made
Global inequality – countries divided into “haves” and “have-nots” – leads to whole groups feeling that the “modern” world has no room for them. They... Read More
October 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during October, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Iraq, Syria and the MidEast – what is to be done?
The essential fact of the sectarian conflicts (internal and external) that have characterized the MidEast for decades has been the artificial boundaries left behind by... Read More
September 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during September, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Russia/China – containment?
Any effort to contain Russian and China should accept that they will insist on their own regional interests and that none of us has anything... Read More
Kosovo, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq
The struggles by ethnic and religious groups left behind by empire cannot be resolved by outsiders. These competing groups need to find their own way... Read More
August 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during August, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Time to do a deal with Assad?
The military options for the West vis-a-vis Iraq and the IS are limited without some ability to operate permissively in Syria. This would require movement... Read More
April 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during April, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Breaking Ukraine
Russia has real interests in Ukraine, the West does not. The Ukrainians have fundamental interests. The Western role should be to help them make the... Read More
March 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during March, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Why should we care about Crimea?
Beyond the question of what exactly the Western powers expect of Russia and how likely it is that Russia will meet those expectations there is... Read More
US foreign policy and Ukraine
The US might form its policy around building and maintaining multilateral commitment to prevent, diffuse and contain conflicts, using its sense of right and wrong... Read More
February 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during February, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Kosovo – Ahtisaari plus doesn’t solve everything
To preserve the chances of a peaceful transition in north Kosovo, everyone will have to accept compromise and avoid seeking to take advantage of what... Read More
January 2014 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during January, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Time to begin thinking about world government?
What might a world citizen look like while there is still no world government? The first example might be Edward Snowden. Whether he meant to... Read More
Kosovo – perhaps the Quint still doesn’t understand the North?
A way should be found to ensure Mayor-elect, Krstimir Pantic, can take his place without further delay, whilst the Quint should make clear to Pristina that it will... Read More
