This week we have been introduced to the practical application of negotiation within applied contexts. As for myself, I was very much excited to not only learn about such practices, but also intrigued about the [...]
Today commemorates the final academic day of the first week here at the Bologna Peace and Security Symposium. It is a day of celebration and personal reflection about the experiences we’ve had so far, and [...]
On 25 June Klaas Glenewinkel CEO of the Media in Cooperation and Transition has spoken on the media developments in Iraq and Sudan but because I am more familiar with Iraq I will write on this part of his presentation. In [...]
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 [...]