Why not negotiate with terrorists? Negotiations, despite their obvious potential benefits, are not always the preferred means for achieving conflict resolution. Bart Schuurman • May 15, 2015
Syria: the mixed blessing for Israel A large scale confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah is not very likely as the latter is currently involved in Syria, Iraq and even Yemen. Arjen Brink • May 08, 2015
Renewed struggle for Muslim identity can lead to sectarian violence in the Netherlands The sectarian tensions among Sunni and Shia Muslims has the potential of spilling over from the Middle East to other countries. Lisa Heintzbergen • April 06, 2015
Libya: A battle for the future The 2011 NATO-intervention in Libya was heralded by some as a "model intervention". The events of the past year showed that this does not guarantee long term stability. How should we look at the current chaos in Libya? Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • March 16, 2015
Football: the forgotten factor in conflict Football is often overlooked as a factor in social sciences. Still it is a massive source of (political) mobilization, that causes - and might solve - conflict, both domestically and international. Wietse van den Berge • October 15, 2014
