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Multi-Communal Security Force for United CyprusSecurity Dialogue Project - Background Paper
The purpose of this article is to present the concept of the ‘Multi-Communal Security Force’ (MCSF) and key considerations for future policy design on the issue in Cyprus. It is developed out of (1) a comparative analysis with other post-conflict societies – South Africa and Lebanon – who successfully shared military power by integrating former antagonist groups. It also builds on the author's reflections from previous (2) empirical research on militarism, masculinity and nationalism in Cyprus, (3) policy work for the Cyprus Ministry of Defense, and (4) for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, as well as from (5) evaluation and assessment of the defence institutions of Cyprus with Transparency International.
- Year 2017
- Author(s) Stratis-Andreas Efthymiou
Berghof Foundation Annual Report 2017
- Year 2018
Salafi jihadi armed groups and conflict (de-)escalationThe case of Ansar Dine in Mali
As violent conflict erupted in Mali in 2012, the Salafi jihadi Armed Group (SJAG) Ansar Dine quickly emerged as one of its main protagonists, and its leader Iyad Ag Ghaly retained a prominent role within the umbrella entity Jamāʿat nuṣrat al-islām wal-muslimīn (Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, JNIM) formed in March 2017.
- Year 2019
- Author(s) Tim Jan Roetman, Marie Migeon, Véronique Dudouet
Constitution Making in Contexts of ConflictPaying Attention to Process
Carl sets the background of his study as such: Behind the headlines of reformed and new constitutions lie complex and dynamic processes with prominent and less prominent actors and initiatives, all taking place in same space and time as the ongoing crisis and conflicts. When successful, their actions add up to processes of constitution building that represent a new and purposeful dynamic of accommodation and assertion of a new law-based order. This transformative change emerges out of the counter-current of powerful and self-perpetuating economic, political and social systems of conflict. Within this background, Carl addresses questions like: what do we know about how such change processes happen, and what can we learn from those deliberate, planned and implemented projects, initiatives and interventions? He sets out a series of framing issues and concepts.
- Year 2019
- Author(s) Andy Carl
Somalia: Supporting the stabilisation of Galmudug State
The project seeks to support the stabilisation of Galmudug through a multi-track approach to dialogue, which supports the cohesion of Galmudug society.
- Past Project 2019 - 2020
Inclusive Political SettlementsPapers series
Several background, case study, comparative and policy-related publications were produced within the context of the IPS project. They were written by researchers from our partner institutions, ‘insider experts’ from former power contenders, external experts, as well as the research coordination team at the Berghof Foundation.
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Solving local conflicts to unblock developmentAn example from Yemen
In Al-Absiyya, a small village in Yemen’s mountainous central highlands, the brand-new local health centre lay slowly falling apart for the last four years.
- Impact
20 years since the Kosovo warWhat was – and what remains
It is exactly 20 years since NATO carried out airstrikes in the former Yugoslavia. Whether the war was justified is still contested, 20 years on.
- blog post 2 Apr 2019
- Author(s) Hans-Joachim Giessmann
2018 – A bad omen for the future?
In future, the year 2018 may be seen as a bad omen for the breakdown of the cooperative global order that was originally designed by the UN Charter in 1945.
- blog post 8 Jan 2019
- Author(s) Hans-Joachim Giessmann
Youth in dialogue about climate change and sustainable peace
We are creating virtual dialogue spaces and learning material for young people from Baden-Württemberg and from various world regions, to discuss strategies and visions for dealing with climate change.
- Past Project 2022 - 2022