The “Two State Solution” is a slogan not a solution. By David B. Kanin Washington has defaulted to the tried and failed idea ...

Principles of Conflict Transformation 1. Conflict should not be regarded as an isolated event that can be resolved or managed, but as an integral part of society’s on-going evolution and development; ...

I have frequently referred, here and elsewhere, to a possible political solution for north Kosovo that I have called “Ahtisaari Plus.” By this I meant to refer to a form of special autonomy for the ...

Sri Lanka – we need to talk about impunity Growing timidity around the issue of impunity from among members of the international community, including those countries who played a pivotal role in ...

The tendency for African leaders to extend or prolong their terms in office seems to be slowly regaining momentum. Between April and November 2015, the Great Lakes region is once again at the brink of ...

The marginalization of civil society from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s process of transition can, in part, be explained by the dominant ethno-nationalist agenda that has meant that civil society itself ...

Reading carefully all the contributions and comments on constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I would like to offer a different perspective. I am not a diplomat, lawyer or academic. I am no ...

Living with the Islamic State Even if the Islamic State’s current modus operandi revolts us, the political logic to its existence remains firm. The West and the regional powers alike would now do best ...

A year ago, in this space, I suggested the usefulness of revisiting the Ahtisaari Plan as part of an effort to resuscitate the Contact Group effort to reach a compromise solution on Kosovo. It has ...

Between 1949 and 1973, the US provided Israel with an average of about $122 million a year, a total of $3.1 billion. Since 1974, Israel has received nearly $108 billion in direct assistance from the ...

By Momčilo Pavlović In March 1981, a little less than a year after Tito’s death, demonstrations broke out in Kosovo. These demonstrations came as a surprise to the political leadership and to the ...