The Taliban and the US – accepting the inevitable
It will be tragic if either the US or the Taliban squanders this initial agreement, because the alternative is more death and destruction. Although the... Read More
Macedonia name issue – agreement and disagreement
Maximalist positions for the renaming of the neighbouring state without the use of the term ‘Macedonia’ has always been the equivalent of a unicorn eating... Read More
Time to dump Netanyahu
The upcoming parliamentary election offers Israelis a historic opportunity to rid themselves of the revisionist, nationalist, and blindly zealous leaders like Netanyahu who have steered... Read More
The Kosovo dialogue – must the show go on?
It is clear that “rallying ‘round the flag” is not a phenomena which is limited to the Kosovo territory, but something which represents a mainstream... Read More
Corruption in the Balkans is impeding EU membership
Addressing the problem of corruption in the Balkans is central to the EU’s geostrategic interests as well as the Balkans’ future wellbeing within the EU... Read More
December 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during December, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Afghanistan and Russia – still searching for appropriate structures of governance
The Association of World Citizens remains concerned with the efforts to find appropriate forms of governance in Afghanistan. We are still far from a condition... Read More
Sri Lanka – a retreat from the precipice, for now.
Unless the serious human rights violations at the heart of these stories are addressed, the perpetrators held to account, and the structures that enable such... Read More
Partition phobia
The simple assumption that border changes, by necessity, bring horrific consequences is a form of work avoidance, as is the teleological notion that there exists... Read More
November 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during November, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Central African Republic: continuing collapse – local peace building needed
What is required today in the Central African Republic are reconciliation bridge-builders, persons who are able to restore relations among the ethnic groups of an... Read More
America must not live and die by the gun
The answer, Mr. Trump, is not placing armed guards in every restaurant, night club, bar, school, synagogue, church, amusement park, museum, movie theater, bank, hospital,... Read More
Information Collection Analysis and Management (ICAM)
TransConflict hereby recommends a new course, entitled ‘Information Collection Analysis and Management’ (ICAM), organized by Metis Services AB, which will be held in Stockholm in... Read More
The end of Syria’s civil war and the beginning of the conflict over the spoils
Regardless of how the conflict over Idlib is settled, it would be a disastrous mistake if the US leaves Syria to the whims of Putin,... Read More
September 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during September, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
August 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during August, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Let Kosovo be partitioned
It’s wrong to close down the partition option. If this is what the local parties can agree on, let Kosovo be partitioned. The US has... Read More
Why the Paisley scandal should prompt wider scrutiny of the UK-Sri Lanka war crimes denial lobby
The procedural rules of Parliament aside, at the heart of the matter – in the case of both Paisley, Naseby, and others – is the... Read More
Human rights in the United Nations system
The scale of the crisis in the UN human rights architecture is confirmed when the world’s biggest donor, and one of the world’s principal advocates... Read More
Conference on security and cooperation in the Middle East
The Association of World Citizens has for a good number of years proposed a Conference for Security and Cooperation in the Middle East with full... Read More
The future of the United Nations Development system
There remain many flaws in the UN Development System, arising from the bureaucratic waste typical in any multilateral agency. But because there is no money... Read More
Yemen – political stalemate, mercenaries prosper, the population disintegrates, and humanitarian relief blocked
Today, the choice between an end to the armed conflict with negotiations for a renewal of a Yemeni State on the basis of the con-federal... Read More
The EU response to the Libyan crisis – shallow impact with a short-term vision
By securitizing migration, EU leaders have appeared to address the needs of European audiences more than those of Libyan stakeholders.
Ain Al-Hilweh redux – what’s still Palestinian in those refugee camps?
Today, some 51 years following the establishment of Palestinian refugee camps on Lebanese soil (Ain al-Hilweh was among the first), we must ask ourselves a... Read More
April 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during April, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
