From rhetoric to conflict resolution
The inadequate response on the part of the state and government (both the previous PML-N government and the caretaker) on Kashmir in the wake of the first-ever report by the…
Conflict and resolution in China’s Year of the Monkey
After a supposedly docile Year of the Sheep, astrologists expect 12 months of greater uncertainty with the arrival of the Monkey on February 8. Common lore in China predicts the…
The wages of conflict
THE recent three-day Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Jamrud was a reflection of the anguish of people who have suffered in a conflict that has ravaged KP for over two decades.…
Poverty, conflict and humanity
Regional and global organisations hold conferences and special sessions every year to ponder over factors contributing to poverty across the world. Politicians and members of the global elite make solemn…
Pakistan’s dual crisis: conflict and climate
Pakistan, a country historically embroiled in geopolitical conflicts, is now grappling with an even more complex challenge—one that is as natural as it is political. The latest World Risk Report, published…
Resolving conflicts
OCCURRENCES of conflict linked to differences in human affairs are as old as any other issue in society. They occur in just about any family, tribe, society, community, state, or…
Conflict and women
WHILE conflicts and violence directly and indirectly impact everyone, girls and women are invariably the most vulnerable and worst affected. According to a study, nearly 90 million girls live in…
Climate-conflict nexus
DISASTERS triggered by climate change leave deep scars. The impact is not just about the loss of lives and damage to properties; disasters also threaten social cohesion and exacerbate local…
Resolving conflicts
The Gaza conflict has currently divided the international community. I believe that human society has witnessed – and continues to face – horrific conflicts over various issues. Historically, the use…
Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control
Sudan’s warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of fighting shows neither can easily win, raising the spectre of a drawn-out war between an agile paramilitary force…
