Peacebuilding from a southern perspective

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'We have no Israeli partners' - Jeff Halper on the Israeli Left and the non-existence of the occupation

Published on: 8 October 2012

Written by: Chris Cox All articles by Chris Cox

The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions is well respected outside Israel, but barely known in Tel Aviv. Jeff...

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Afghanistan Post-2014: power will be shared between the CIA, the Pentagon and the current elite

Published on: 27 September 2012

Written by: Malaiz Chopan-Daud All articles by Malaiz Chopan-Daud

A power-sharing political system already exists, but not the one Farhad Arian envisions. The system proposed is...

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Threatened in the bud: the fragile existence of policy research and advocacy in Pakistan

Published on: 24 September 2012

Written by: Marco Mezzera All articles by Marco Mezzera

The international focus on Pakistan has affected how knowledge is produced within Pakistan, and who for. Looking...

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'We think of Zakir as Nick Clegg': Taliban perspectives on reconciliation

Published on: 20 September 2012

Written by: Anatol Lieven All articles by Anatol Lieven

Written by: Michael Semple All articles by Michael Semple

Written by: Theo Farrell All articles by Theo Farrell

Written by: Rudra Chaudhuri All articles by Rudra Chaudhuri

This summer, former leading figures in the Afghan Taliban and former mediators met the authors to discuss Taliban...

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Could power-sharing build the consensus necessary for peace in Afghanistan?

Published on: 17 September 2012

Written by: Farhad Arian All articles by Farhad Arian

For there to be stability in Afghanistan, all major ethnic groups must be guaranteed a share of power. The support...

Published in: openSecurity

Making sense of political-related violence in Kenya

Published on: 14 September 2012

Written by: Lawrence Gitonga Mwongera All articles by Lawrence Gitonga Mwongera

Recent violence in Kenya is cause for great concern as we approach elections in March 2013. A history of political...

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Lebanon: a fate beyond its control?

Published on: 14 September 2012

Written by: Marie-Jöelle Zahar All articles by Marie-Jöelle Zahar

Written by: Zahbia Yousuf All articles by Zahbia Yousuf

It has increasingly become a question of when - not if - the violence in Syria will lead to sectarian fighting in...

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Narrating peace: Somaliland women’s experiences

Published on: 3 September 2012

Written by: Siham Rayale All articles by Siham Rayale

Somaliland women’s narratives have largely been absent from accounts in state and nation building in Somaliland, yet...

Published in: openSecurity

Bordering on Peace?

Published on: 14 August 2012

Written by: Jo Tyabji All articles by Jo Tyabji

As we move towards the draw-down of foreign forces in Afghanistan, openSecurity asks Afghan, Pakistani and...

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Indigenous people 'provoke' peace in Colombia

Published on: 1 August 2012

Written by: Kristian Herbolzheimer All articles by Kristian Herbolzheimer

Standing between the government, FARC and international mining companies are the indigenous people of Cauca:...

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Seven years of shifting sands: South Sudan's government must make the change

Published on: 24 July 2012

Written by: Dr Pamela L Lomoro All articles by Dr Pamela L Lomoro

In seven years of independent control, South Sudan has not diversified its economy. Now the domestic agricultural...

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Uganda's tribal districts are a ticking time bomb

Published on: 20 July 2012

Written by: Mubatsi Asinja Habati All articles by Mubatsi Asinja Habati

A riot in Uganda's Rwenzururu kindom left a mother and child dead, pointing to a divisive trend in Ugandan politics...

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South Sudan: a false start

Published on: 17 July 2012

Written by: Dr Lam Akol All articles by Dr Lam Akol

For all the Government of South Sudan's rhetoric, real investment in the country's future has been slow to begin....

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South Sudan: building the foundations of the world’s newest nation

Published on: 9 July 2012

Written by: Aggrey Tisa Sabuni All articles by Aggrey Tisa Sabuni

Aggrey Tisa Sabuni, economic advisor to the President of the Republic of South Sudan, looks back on a tumultous year...

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Creating lasting security in Sudan

Published on: 6 July 2012

Written by: Moez Ali All articles by Moez Ali

Sceptics say regime change in Sudan would worsen the security situation. But the three wars and massive...

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Maoist hostage crisis in India: government indifference makes Maoists give up on mediation

Published on: 28 June 2012

Written by: Basudev Mahapatra All articles by Basudev Mahapatra

Mediation has been successful at bringing down levels of violence and bringing popular welfare and social justice...

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Peacebuilding in an impossible context? Perspectives from Pakistan

Published on: 15 June 2012

Written by: Zahid Shahab Ahmed All articles by Zahid Shahab Ahmed

Caught between the restrictions placed on them by the state and a relationship with the general public framed by...

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Afghanistan: local solutions needed to settle a regional problem

Published on: 5 June 2012

Written by: Syed Irfan Ashraf All articles by Syed Irfan Ashraf

Any militant force fighting against NATO forces in Afghanistan has to abide by the Taliban war codes which compel...

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Masters of manipulation: how the Kenyan government is paving the way for non-cooperation with the ICC

Published on: 30 May 2012

Written by: Thomas Obel Hansen All articles by Thomas Obel Hansen

A policy of non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will leave the victims of 2007/8...

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New Silk Road: stabilizing Afghanistan post-2014

Published on: 29 May 2012

Written by: Mariam Safi All articles by Mariam Safi

As Afghanistan looks to a future beyond international intervention, regional support will become ever more important.

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