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 ...

Early marriage is proclaimed a child rights issue, a human rights issue, a health issue or a gender issue. Sometimes even all of the above. Early marriage is generally classified as a type of ...

One of the key drivers of conflict in Kenya is the dimension of community identities – which is itself closely related to the issue of land, borders and associated historical grievances – plus a ...

In at least 10 areas, Trump has inflicted a severe injury on the American public, on the country as a whole, and on America’s reputation abroad. Unless measures are taken by a new President to reverse ...

It has been reported that the EU negotiators heard with utter disbelief the UK Attorney General arguing that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the UK Withdrawal Agreement posed a risk to the ...

Land swaps and other conversations in the Balkans If the international community does not appreciate ethnic partition in the Balkans as a mode for division of the region, then it should not have ...

The USA has always has a difficult relationship with the United Nations, despite the institution’s predecessor having been invented by an American. The League of Nations was the idea of US President ...

Detente redux – the USA, Russia and China in the modern world The rationale for détente with Russia and China, then as now, derives from a change in American foreign policy philosophy. The drive to ...

Europe and the Trump Presidency The UN is widely regarded as an embarrassment and even a disgrace. International law is honoured in the breach. Unless and until the international system can be ...

Recasting the Levant The approach in the Levant should be to hold and manage territory using international military force, deterring further escalations, for the indefinite future until informal zones ...

Yemen – political stalemate, mercenaries prosper, the population disintegrates, and humanitarian relief blocked ...

Fewer refugees, more refugeeism – why is it so? As Lebanon prepares to commemorate 100 years of “statehood” two years from now, it apparently neglected during that century to develop the legal tools ...