

Trump, Peacebuilding, and a New Approach to Global Harmony
At his second inaugural address on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump made a striking declaration: "I want to be a peacemaker, stop...


Community in a Changing World
Quick Read: The traditional understanding of "community" as a cohesive, place-based group has become outdated and problematic. This...


Facing Change Together in Jordan
What a privilege to speak at the Facing Change Conference earlier this month in Jordan.  As soon as I arrived, I realised it wasn’t a...


There are webinars then there are WEBINARS
This was a Webinar of note. The UCL’s Urban Laboratory held a Webinar called Urbicide and Horizons for City Re-making . An event in...


To Talk About Hatred and Bias Crimes is to Get Close to Terror
Take a moment to reflect on the idea that, where we stand and who we are, influences what we assume - Our perspective influences our...

Working on HLP in The Middle East
This Article may help my peacebuilding colleagues understand and address HLP issues in the Middle East. I believe that developing a...


Adaptive Reuse aids Recovery
I think that the current approach to the adaptive re-use of buildings as a peacebuilding initiative suffers from many of the same...


Building A Reflexive practice
Kaufman states, “[I]n order to see the big picture you have to have an understanding of the more narrow view through which you see the...


Understanding The Bedrock of Reality
To study the everyday worlds and accomplishments of ordinary persons is to touch bedrock reality The everyday The ‘everyday’ is a...


Local Recognition and the ringing of UNESCO Bells in Iraq
After the last major battle for Mosul and whilst pockets of ISIS were still active in the city, I began searching for sites of civil...