Gabrielle Rifkind is the founder of Oxford Process, a diplomacy initiative that creates quiet off-the-record dialogue in areas of conflict. She is co-author of “Fog of Peace: how to prevent war”, IB Tauris 2016.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNational dialogue: post-Brexit, we need a UK-wide coming together
National dialogues operate outside the permanent institutions of government; moving beyond the Westminster bubble to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGaza regeneration: we all need dreams for the future
The question now is not only how to respond to recent conflict on the border, but to address the underlying causes...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Jobs, jobs, jobs – how to divert away from the industrial military complex in the UK
There is talk of ghost towns if UK defence jobs are threatened, but are these the only ghost towns that should concern us?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJob creation would solve one problem with the UK’s burgeoning military-industrial complex
Britain needs a different kind of security that looks at the root causes of violence. The need for jobs mustn't be...
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Published in: HomeWhat does North Korea want?
US-led war games may look like a defensive manoeuver to us, but from North Korea‘s perspective they do not look the same.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChilcot: all peaceful options were not exhausted
Tony Blair told Chilcot Saddam Hussein was, “a man to whom a last chance to do right is just a further opportunity...