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
Northern Africa
Sisi’s socioeconomic agenda and human rights
There is a common Egyptian proverb, al-Sabru Taieb, which translates to “patience is sweet.” Yes, the Egyptian people are very patient, and they will endure... Read More
Losing the last vestiges of our moral fabric
The unspeakable atrocities that are happening in South Sudan are unfathomable, not only because of the scope of savagery in the war between the Dinka... Read More
Is peace possible in South Sudan?
South Sudan may be the world’s youngest country, but the region has a long and turbulent history of conflict – and of peace. In the... Read More
Sudan needs to address racial tension to build sustainable peace
Discrimination against non-Arabs in Sudan is a major problem – and the conflict won’t end until the persecution stops.
What does a mapping exercise in South Sudan reveal about local peacebuilding efforts?
Local conflicts have a long history in Unity State, South Sudan, but so do local means of resolving them. Following five years of work supporting... Read More
How to hold up a sky that is falling in South Sudan
The government must end military campaigns and invest in dialogues with affected communities.
Continuing genocidal dangers of the Darfur conflicts
The creation of a separate South Sudan state, continuing tensions between North and South Sudan, and ethnic conflicts within South Sudan have captured most international... Read More
Shaky peace in South Sudan as Unity Government struggles to take shape
Fighting continues in South Sudan and more people flee every day. What can be done to build a true peace for the country?
Politics of fear in South Sudan
This is a country where a considerable number of citizens are crammed into UN protection camps out of fear of their own government.
When celebration turns to blood – South Sudan’s fifth anniversary
South Sudan’s fifth anniversary of independence should have been a time of celebration, not of bullets. But violence has broken out in the capital, Juba.
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
Constitutionalizing peace in South Sudan
The constitution-making process must remain wedded to the public interest in the peace process, and not simply the narrow interests of political elites.
What lesson from Sudan?
The break-up of Sudan, aided and abetted by the United States, can be seen as another example of ill-conceived outside interference in an internal conflict... Read More
The challenges of South Sudan – how to document the war and its crimes?
Recent research highlights some of the worst of many abuses which have taken place in South Sudan. But when the UN’s own investigations can’t be... Read More
Updates on peace in the Greater Horn and Great Lakes Region of Africa
TransConflict is pleased to present an update on conflict dynamics and peacebuilding efforts in the Greater Horn and Great Lakes Region in Africa.
Egypt can’t eradicate militancy in north Sinai with force
The only long-term solution is for the Egyptian government to adopt a broadened view of security that takes into account the root causes of armed... Read More
A fragile peace in South Sudan
A new peace deal has been signed in South Sudan. The civil war has claimed thousands of lives since the conflict began 2 years ago.... Read More
Conflict resolution in South Sudan – notes towards an institutional analysis
Given the dualistic nature of institutions and the nature of collective decision-making, a durable peace needs to accommodate changes in policy priorities over time that... Read More
Omar al-Bashir – as a thief in the night
For the moment, the ICC has dropped active involvement in the case against Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir due to the impossibility of an arrest and a trial. In... Read More
Women and the Arab Spring – a dream turned nightmare
Change must start from within each individual. As quoted in the Quran, “Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change... Read More
Freedom in martyrdom
If the Arab leaders want to end the scourge of violent extremism, they must assume some responsibility and not simply blame the West for their... Read More
Collaborative Conflict Transformation in South Sudan
TransConflict is pleased to announce the launch of our Collaborative Conflict Transformation initiative in South Sudan, which aims to provide a thorough overview of all aspects... Read More
Tabit and sexual violence in Darfur
Darfur has practically been closed off to journalists, politicians and independent civil society organizations, and sexual violence and rape have now become a reality in... Read More
South Sudan – militarization inhibits popular representation
With militarization inhibiting popular representation, there is a need to identify pillars of peace that that can be amplified to help transform communities away from cultures of revenge... Read More
Can Cairo and Ankara turn a new leaf?
Egyptian-Turkish relations have been soured for some time. While there are no signs of rapprochement on either side, the cycle of dispute should end amid... Read More
Beyond signatures – the roadmap to positive peace in South Sudan
Addressing the legitimate needs of the people – focusing on bottom-up state building and reconstruction processes – will be key for building sustainable peace in South... Read More
Donor-driven technical fixes failed South Sudan – it’s time to get political
While commentators argue about who or what is most at fault for South Sudan’s return to conflict, one thing is clear: the international community is... Read More
What is ‘tribalism’ and why does is matter in South Sudan?
The differing ethnicities of Riek Machar and Salva Kiir can too easily suggest that the current conflict in South Sudan is all about ‘tribes’.
Rape, sexual slavery and flogging – a crisis situation for women in Sudan
A new report by the The International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict, entitled ‘Survivors Speak Out: Sexual Violence in Sudan’, details the rape,... Read More
There never was an “Arab Spring”
With the top of the leadership pyramid removed, the societies left behind were rife with internal divisions. Without any historical experience, or sufficient wealth to divide... Read More
Egypt’s democratic phantasm
If Egypt now falls into a period of extended civil conflict, this will not be a new phenomenon driven by recently discovered popular democratic impulses.... Read More
The military, in the barracks and in society
By staging a coup, Egypt’s generals have acted against the grain of an era in which militaries have become less involved in politics. That is... Read More
Explosions in Egypt
Democracy is the product of a process; it is not the product of instantaneous results. Egypt – and much of the Middle East – is... Read More
Sudan – a ‘Kosovo’ approach to Abyei and Nuba?
While the Kosovo-Serbia case is fundamentally different from that of Sudan, the experience of the Serbian enclaves in Kosovo is not so dissimilar to the situation of the African enclaves in southern Sudan, and may indeed serve as a model for dealing with Abyei and Nuba.
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