Regina Eddelman takes her first trip to Nicaragua and finds a nation of poets.

Rogelio Fernández Güell: Un Quijote costarricense, homenaje a los 91 años de su asesinato Author: Ronald Castro Fernández Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 05/08/2009 Category: Comment El pasado 15 de marzo se cumplieron 91 años del asesinato del Ingenioso Costarricense Don Rogelio Fernández Güell en Buenos Aires

The elections in Iraq were widely hailed as a tentative success in an otherwise disastrous situation. But considering the history of foreign intervention in the Middle East when it comes to oil interests, perhaps this silver cloud has a dark lining.

The Editor spends a couple of days out of the office.

Elliot Waring reviews the 2005 film Sometimes in April, written and directed by Raoul Peck. Waring writes: "What is contained within this “review” is a brief summary of the film and some of the questions which jump off the screen as you watch. Other than that, this reviewer can only say, watch

The General Assembly of the UN watched the "establishment of an active group of friendly countries to play a particularly important role in supporting the reactivation of the social development in the country (Nicaragua), which will facilitate the strengthening of its institutional and democratic structures." With the whole world watching

Nicholas Reader looks at 235 ways of dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

Keep your knitting needles handy – just in case Author: Simon Stander, Editor- Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 04/14/2003 Category: Editorial Of all the outcomes of the current war, one surprising series of events has been the scale of peace protests: from London and Rome to Moscow

As a child, I remember the Commander of Palmahim Air Force Base inviting the people of Israel, through festive radio jingles, to participate in one of the key events of our independence day: the magnificent exhibition of Israel’s weaponry, culminating in an air-show over the base’s sky, a demonstration of

The news that NATO is now in charge of peace keeping in Kabul is pitched as good news. However, questions about NATO and its role do not necessarily go away.