Conflict Management in the Balkans Program

Conflict Management Training:
“Peacekeeping in the Former Yugoslavia: From the Dayton Accord to Kosovo”
Two day course in July at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia with UN lecturer Dr. Giovanni Ercolani
Free for applicants before February 19
For more information visit Academic Solutions

“Guantanamo North” Prisoners’ Hunger Strike

While the nation’s attention has lately been drawn to the injustice and illegality of detention in military prisons like Guantanamo Bay, much less has been said about attempts by prisoners in such institutions to take their threatened rights into their own hands. Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah, and Hassan Almrei, prisoners in the Immigration Holding [...]

Kofi Annan’s Message to Israel and Palestine

As UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stepped down, he left the Security Council and a world of listeners with an important valedictory message. The following are his heartfelt and poignant remarks to Israelis, Palestinians, and those who wish to see both living in just and stable peace. -Alix Johnson

Posted by the Foundation for Middle East [...]