El Salvador and the power of democratic change Author: Ross Ryan Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 03/23/2009   The recent election in El Salvador is an example of those relatively rare times when substantial change in the direction and philosophy of government is achieved through peaceful democratic

Doña Yvonne Clays Spoelders: Una historia inconclusa Author: Ronald Castro Fernández Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 08/11/2009   En una reciente visita a la sede del Instituto del Servicio Exterior Manuel María de Peralta tuve la grata experiencia de admirar, en un sitio privilegiado, la fotografía de

Do you Remember? Author: Jennifer Francesca Acio Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 04/23/2009   Do you remember When we used to sit Around the smouldering faggots With anxious eyes Glued to mama’s aromatic cauldron? Awe-struck by the glistening stars That seemed to hold our future?   How

Whether or not the present Honduran interim government will be fully recognized by the international community remains to be seen. For the time being, however, states must still decide when and how to conduct relations with the military-appointed government, balancing concerns for pressing international issues with the expected validity and

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Founding Sisters Author: Carol Peasley Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 03/16/2009   As we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month throughout March, we need to remember that the origins of these events go back to long-ago protests in Europe and the United States for the

Faced with further breakdowns in negotiations with the Iranian government, the International Atomic Energy Agency recently passed a controversial resolution that could lead to the referal of Iran's budding nuclear program to the UN Security Council. What's more, in a surprising move, long-time friend India voted with the United States

Be the Change? Author: Susan Carew Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 01/29/2009     I am going to change the world, I whisper, I am changing the world, I feel, I am the change, I see, I am the world, Actually, And what I see, Frees me,

Arms and the Boy Author: Wilfred Owen Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 06/17/2009   Let the boy try along this bayonet-blade How cold steel is, and keen with hunger of blood; Blue with all malice, like a madman’s flash; And thinly drawn with famishing for flesh. Lend