“Only when Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria fall, can we begin to talk about the beginning of the end of the physical territorial state. We already have plenty of evidence, that… Continue reading
“The Amnesty [Act]’s major limitation was the reintegration component … As a disarmament tool [the Amnesty Act] was excellent.” How were former LRA-combatants reintegrated back into society after the Amnesty Act (2000)? Mr… Continue reading
Linda Polman is a freelance journalist who has been covering peacebuilding and humanitarian aid in the aftermath of war for over 20 years. In War Games (2008) she describes the negative consequences of… Continue reading
Amos Guiora warns that the current American use of drones creates a deeply troubling paradigm. Guiora is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Global Justice at the S.J. Quinney College of Law… Continue reading
How has the War on Terror impacted the global sense of hope and optimism of the 1990s? Mary Kaldor (Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics) explains how visions of a world… Continue reading
“Our benchmark is international community failure. But I’d like to think that even though there are still mass atrocities in the world, we are certainly getting better at preventing them from happening. And when… Continue reading
“Anyone who committed a crime in Darfur or elsewhere should be held accountable. Because we need justice, and no peace without justice.” Abdelgaleel Albasha Mohammed Ahmed discusses the traditional mechanisms that are used… Continue reading
“The best way to achieve justice in Zimbabwe is not through an international court, but through the domestic justice systems.” In this interview with War and Peace Talk, Mr Sixpence reflects on the… Continue reading
“Fighting corruption and impunity within the justice system is needed to deliver a good quality of justice”. In this interview with War and Peace Talk, Mr Makangu reflects on the lessons that he… Continue reading
On the deadlock over Syria: “This in my mind takes us back to the 1990s: Rwanda, Srebrenica, Kosovo.. Unless we are willing to act illegally but legitimately, then the people will be at… Continue reading
“The history of R2P demonstrates the limits of moral advocacy … [it] has no legal basis, really” Aidan Hehir (Director of Security and International Relations at the University of Westminster) critically reflects on… Continue reading
“R2P does not begin and end with military intervention. There are many ways of fulfilling the responsibility. I tend to think that using military force in Syria would have made things worse for… Continue reading
On Syria: “We simply did not take this seriously and now we have a nightmare scenario that is going to take a long time to fix” Kyle Matthews (Senior Deputy Director at the… Continue reading
“I’m worried at the moment we’re reaching a turning point, particularly over Syria, where the rethoric of R2P is starting to become too far detached from the reality of R2P for them to be… Continue reading
It is with joy and pride that I launch a new series of War and Peace Talk-videos. Over the last few months I have been working with The Hague Institute for Global Justice. Together with… Continue reading
“I think we stand a good chance of helping Mali to restore order and regain control over the whole of their territory”. “The whole of the news on the mission is geared towards… Continue reading
“A red card holder will not be necessary if I do my job correctly!” Colonel Joost de Wolf has been working in the Netherlands Marine Corps for 30 years. On Thursday 17 April… Continue reading
“If it was easy, they would not have asked us!” Colonel Joost de Wolf has been working in the Netherlands Marine Corps for 30 years. On Thursday 17 April he was sent to… Continue reading