Friday was an intense day. We started the day with Dr Francis from the University of Bradford on the topic "The Fire Next Door": Peace and Security Architecture in Africa. He took us through the [...]
This is a tip on Conflict Prevention/ summary, Looking at some root causes. Let us now extricate ourselves from the history of conflict and embark upon a discussion of the religious and cultural dimension of [...]
A few months ago, I wrote an essay about reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in which I presented a critique of the limitations of the Dayton Peace Accord (“the Accord”). Today, I participated in a [...]
Hello From Bologna! Today, the Simulation was completely different than conventional learning approach. Yes, we all interacted constructively to explore the way to stop violence and facilitate peace in a fragile political situation that engulfed [...]
Thursday was another beautiful sunny day in Bologna! We had an early start in preparation for our morning activity: a simulation of a peace conference that could have taken place at the Organisation for Security [...]
Today we discussed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with reference to the current conflict erupting in South Kyrgyzstan. The lecture by Dr. Hopmann was enlightening and the following discussion were very [...]
On Tuesday morning I was still feeling a little tired from last nights’ dinner with I. William Zartman and Joyce Neu (who by the way were pretty awesome), so I was really grateful for the [...]
SCENE: Breakfast. The Aemalia Hotel, Bolgona, Italy. Background soundtrack: rain. ATMOSPHERE: Un-dampened enthusiasm, despite the weather. (Greatly aided by the amazing spread laid out at the buffet every morning, from every pastry imaginable-- including chocolate [...]
Hello from Bologna, Italy! The 2011 Bologna Symposium will offer an unprecedented line-up of the world's top academics, practitioners, and advocates, and we want to make sure those not present at the program can experience the month along with [...]