In a thought provoking interview, genocide scholar Dr. Caplan examines the effectiveness of international law in genocide prevention, outlining both the failures and potential strengths of the UN system. Dr. Caplan also discusses the responsibility of nations and individuals and comments on the role social media could play to design

Dr Fontan discusses the graphic and disturbing video of Libyan rebels sodomizing and beating Muammar Gaddafi during his capture, released by GlobalPost, in reference to the doctrine of responsibility to protect (R2P), as well as democratization, humiliation, and the liberal peace paradigm.

A letter from US congressman Ed Markey to "the super commitee", charged with cutting government spending. Markey reasonably suggests that cuts should be made the the US government's $50 billion/year nuclear weapons program.

Emerging Socio-Economic and Political Conflicts in Tanzania Author: William John Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 02/02/2011   Tanzania is known as a paradise of peace in the troubled continent of Africa. The country neither experienced civil wars, religious conflicts, ethnicity nor coups since independence (Hirschler, 2004; Rubanza,

Dr Amr Abdallah reflects on the ongoing social and political changes in Egypt, noting the remarkably peaceful and democratic nature of the protests, even in the face of police brutality and opportunistic looters, and the real changes these events represent for mainstream media and authoritarian politicians in the country and

Jean-Pierre, citizen and peace activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares a first-hand account of this week's election-related violence in his country. Election results remain disputed among declarations of mass fraud and violence.

Dr Abdallah comments on the ongoing protests in Egypt, advising that demonstrators maintain a firm commitment to non-violence as a practical strategy to achieve much needed and revolutionary political change in the country.

Kefaya Author: Annonymous from Egypt Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 02/08/2011   “Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty” – John Basil Barnhill. There are no words which better captures the plight of the Egyptian people.

Jerry M’bartee Locula discusses the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), raising questions about its universality, its practical implementation, the role of judicial proceedings in determining a child's "best interest", and ultimately posing the question of who is a child.