Social media is both an asset and a threat to social and political goods like human rights, democracy, peace, and…
An Open Letter to MCC on Iran and Israel, Muslims and Jews
Dear Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Staff, Your recent “Open Letter to MCC Friends in Iran” falls in a long tradition…
State of Peacebuilding 2019: Seven Observations
After attending several large peacebuilding conferences last year, I wrote a blog on 12 observations on the state of the…
Response to ‘Christchurch Call’ must define violent extremism, include civil society
Last week, there was a summit on the spread of violent extremism on social media hosted by New Zealand’s Prime…
An Open Letter of Complaint to “The Mennonite”
A year ago today, The Mennonite, a publication of the Mennonite Church, published an article I wrote on Rethinking Mennonite’s…
Mapping Solutions to Social Media Threats
Click here to read the full report on Mapping Responses to Social Media Threats. The report identifies social media threats on…
7 Approaches to Local Ownership and 4 Problems with Trickle Down Peacebuilding
2 May 2019 What would an international framework for peacebuilding support look like that is a better fit for sustaining…
11 African Innovations in Peacebuilding
Nearly 40 African peacebuilding experts gathered at a recent conference on “Next Generation African Peacebuilding” convened by Wilton Park in…
