Comment
Dec 2012
If you want to reframe relations shattered by violence and war as a basis for future security you cannot avoid the difficult dialogues that lie at the heart of reconciliation. Jonathan Cohen, our Director of Programmes, comments on why key questions of appropriate timing and engagement are crucial.
Oct 2012
Isolated from one another, Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Turks remember separate histories which reinforce antagonistic conflict narratives. Laurence Broers argues that initiatives, such as the release of new film Memories Without Borders, are needed to challenge historical taboos and keep alive the possibility of reconciliation.
Oct 2012
Memories Without Borders is a new film looking at how memory shapes identity and can unite or divide people. The production, now screening in Turkey and the South Caucasus, is the result of a two-year collaboration between a group of Turkish, Armenian and Azerbaijani film-makers.
Sep 2012
Reflecting on points raised by local people during her recent visit to West Africa, Janet Adama Mohammed explores some of the key topics of concern to Ivorians. What are the issues that risk renewed conflict and how can community-level dialogue help build understanding between neighbours?
Aug 2012
In the face of social concerns within the country and a confessional system that favours entrenched elites, where does ownership of Lebanon's post-war situation and future lie? Capturing a snapshot of Beirut during the launch of issue 24 in our Accord series, Zahbia Yousuf asks how peacebuilders can meaningfully engage with those who have a stake in the status quo, and those who are hungry for change.
