by Emily McLaughlin Bahrain Bahrain has been lost amongst the stories of Syria, Egypt, Libya and other more dramatic conflicts in the Middle East. Numerous Bahrainis have been detained as prisoners of conscience, solely because they have been protesting the power of the Sunni dynasty. One of the major human rights activists in Bahrain, Abdulhadi read more »

by Laura Burian As a teacher, I like to think that a lot of important learning takes place in the classroom. However, when I reflect on my own education, I find that many of my most powerful learning experiences have taken place outside of the classroom setting. During my junior year of college at Duke read more »

by Bruce Paton We cannot tell yet, but the recent controversies over Apple’s supply chain in China may represent the last great corporate social responsibility (CSR) conflict of the 20th century or the icon of a new 21st century way of rethinking CSR. The choice belongs to Apple’s senior management team, and they have not read more »

by Girish Agrawal and Anu Mandavilli Control over natural resources has been a major source of conflict in human history. The increasing demand for exploitation of natural resources, particularly mineral resources, has become the leading driver of conflicts, often violent, in much of the global south. It is estimated that a quarter of all armed read more »

by Amy Schwartzott October 4, 2012 will commemorate the twentieth anniversary of peace from the civil war fought in Mozambique between the controlling political party, The Liberation Front of Mozambique/Frente de Libertação de Mocambique (Frelimo), and the Mozambican National Resistance/Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (RENAMO). Prior to suffering through this war (1976/7-1992), Mozambique endured its struggle for read more »

By Pushpa Iyer, Director The field of conflict studies teaches us that there can be no peace without justice being served. It suggests a variety of ways in which justice may be delivered to victims of violence once a conflict has been resolved. Understanding the complexities of justice can come from the study and review read more »

by Kyrstie Lane, Managing Editor, Reflections What constitutes justice has been hotly contested throughout history, and the idea has greatly evolved through the centuries. One offshoot of this enormous and complicated debate is the concept of social justice, based in values of equality, human rights, and dignity for all. As the international arena continues to read more »