I’ve recently joined a local trust board. Their remit is to distribute funds to organisations and individuals engaged in peace work. Anyone joining this board is faced with the unavoidable question of what it means to fund peace work in the 21st century. There are two main sorts of work that we immediately think of … Continue reading Funding Peace
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Alternative Security Review, October 2021 I wrote this article in October 2021 for the Alternative Security Review. Follow the link below and have a look: Invisible Solutions: embracing uncertainty to prevent violence Despite a consensus that preventing violence is better and cheaper than trying to cure or contain it, almost all governments persist in vastly … Continue reading Other writing
Why Prediction Isn’t Enough
‘If only we had known!’ It is a common enough phrase, ruing the ‘too little too late’ response to some sort of humanitarian crisis. We shake our heads at how often we hear it. But aside from the disheartened frustration the phrase engenders, it also reflects a common assumption in the world of international relations; … Continue reading Why Prediction Isn’t Enough
The Things We Don’t See
The things that don’t happen are important to understand. Disease outbreaks that don’t become pandemics, are important. So too are workplace injuries that don’t happen, and children not becoming malnourished. The wars that never start are important too. Disease, injuries, malnourishment and war are all influenced by human choices. Given this, it is fairly safe … Continue reading The Things We Don’t See
DIY Proactive Peace
Well, the first thing to remember is that Proactive Peace Work is probably already happening in your community, so it doesn’t need to be ‘invented’ in that sense. But maybe you want to tell the story of your community's action. Or maybe you’re looking for ways of improving your Proactive Peace. Or maybe you want … Continue reading DIY Proactive Peace