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6 articles · Writing for PUGAT 2022–2026
Silencing the guns matters, but lasting peace requires independent verification, victims’ rights and democratisation. Examples from Sierra Leone to Colombia and from Northern Ireland to Chechnya show who pays the price when these safeguards are missing.
The Framework Law adopted in August 2026 grants conditional impunity to members of an armed organisation but opens no similar path for opponents who have never used violence. For the author, the problem is that the law applies differently depending on who you are.
The world has more autocratic leaders, stronger right-wing parties and more polarised societies. The uncertainty created by crises feeds the search for a “strong leader”; the antidote is access to accurate information.
Despite the earthquake, poverty and corruption, the opposition lost the 2023 elections. In the author’s view, the roots of this lie in a leader-centred social structure and the lack of a real tradition of opposition.
Drought in Syria forced 1.3 million people to migrate to the cities before the war. Climate change is turning into a security problem that triggers conflict and migration.
Adam Smith’s individual self-interest and John Nash’s equilibrium are two ideas that have shaped humanity’s fate over the last three centuries. The author reads both approaches through today’s international conflicts.
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