Conflict Resolution Program – Articles by Carter Center Experts

March 19, 2012
Formal and Informal Justice in Liberia (PDF)
Featured in Accord, a publication of Conciliation Resources, issue 23.
In this article, Pewee Flomoku and Counsellor Lemuel Reeves from the Carter Center describe their organisation's experiences in promoting justice in post-war Liberia, in particular in linking traditional and formal justice systems.

Aug. 22, 2011
The EU Must Give Gazan Hope a Hand
This op-ed by Sami Abdel-Shafi was published by the Guardian on Aug. 22, 2011.
It is no longer fitting to wonder whether Gaza is a problem: of course it is, and will continue to be for as long as its residents are forced to survive on aid for lack of economic opportunity and are denied the simple freedoms to pursue a decent and peaceful life. Whenever violence breaks out in or around the Gaza Strip, whether Gazans are responsible or not, we end up bearing the brunt.

Dec. 29, 2009
This Is Not Humane. We Need Dignity.
This editorial by Sami Abdel-Shafi, Carter Center representative in Gaza, was published in the Dec. 29, 2009, edition of The Guardian. 
A year on from Operation Cast Lead, the Gaza blockade is preventing people from leading a minimally respectable civil life.

Oct. 9, 2009
Opinion: Talk to Hamas Now or Fight New Radicals Indefinitely
This op-ed by Nathan Stock, assistant director of the Conflict Resolution Program, was published in the Oct. 9, 2009 edition of The Christian Science Monitor.
History is repeating itself in the Palestinian territories. Washington refuses to engage a right-wing Palestinian group – and so spawns organizations that are even more extreme.

Oct. 9, 2009
Sami Abdel-Shafi: Palestinians Let Down by Their Compromising Leaders
This op-ed by Sami Abdel-Shafi, Carter Center representative in Gaza, was published by The Independent on Oct. 9, 2009.
A diplomatic, political and legal disaster has left people in Gaza shocked and disillusioned, and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and its President look like they are trying to cover the sun in continuing to deny their responsibility for it.

Jan. 16, 2009
Trauma and Terror in Gaza
This op-ed by Sami Abdel-Shafi, Carter Center representative in Gaza, was published by The Guardian on Jan. 16, 2009.
I never imagined I would, but now I know what it feels like to be stalked by death. Last week, I had just arrived for an engagement at a media building in Gaza City only to find the studio crew huddled in fear and peering out of the window.

Jan. 5, 2009
Our Spirit Will Not Die
This op-ed by Sami Abdel-Shafi, Carter Center representative in Gaza, was published by The Guardian on Jan. 5, 2009.
Yesterday morning, I hurried up to the rooftop of my home to catch a glimpse of the sun rising. Columns of black smoke stretched sideways over Gaza's horizon, eerily symbolising how Israel's ground assault has already inflicted more indiscriminate suffering on ordinary people.

Dec. 22, 2008
Harvard Article Spotlights the Carter Center's Work in Rural Liberia
At the invitation of  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, The Carter Center is helping Liberia rebuild  its legal infrastructure, which is a prerequisite for lasting peace and democratic progress. We work in partnership with leaders at the highest levels of government, as well as those in the most remote areas of Liberia, and act as a communication bridge between these groups.