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Renewal of MINUSMA: A missed opportunity for new generation of DDR   Annelies Hickendorff and Dr Jaïr van der Lijn On 29 June, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved the renewal of…

By Roberta Holanda Maschietto* Peace has become such a common theme in the international agenda that its meaning is often taken for granted. Whereas there has been an important expansion…

By Roberta Holanda Maschietto* Last week the event “Media and Conflict Interchange”, which took place at the University of Bradford between 17-20 October, was closed with the screening of the…

By Roberta Holanda Maschietto* One of the features of Peace Studies is that it is a field of study that has been developed and consolidated mostly in Europe and North…

I am currently in Cairo, Egypt for my Applied Field Experience (AFE) which is a two-month research project, internship, or other professional activity which Rotary requires of the Peace Fellows to gain…

Where is home is not a question that comes up often as does where do you come from. My experience on when someone asks you about where you come from,…

Keep smiling The girl from Kenya as you referred to me while you introduced me to everybody you met in the shops. Do you know this girl? She came all…

My first time in a Western country has been awesome. First the reception from my host family, Rodger (now deceased) and Ann Percival as well as the host family of…