HAWKS AND DOVES
Are you a hawk or a dove, or something in between? Hawks favour a military solution to conflict. Doves focus on processes that point...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Robert Clive, soldier, first administrator of Bengal and one of the creators of British power in India signed the Treaty of Alinagar...

ROSSING CENTRE REPORT - Part 2
(This follows on from the previous post, The Rossing Report - January 2025) With a focus on the present, fostering dialogue,...

THE ROSSING REPORT - January 2025
Dear Friends, As we reflect on the first month of 2025, we are struck by the profound events and changes that have already shaped this...

BOOK REVIEW - THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO
Christie Lefteri's bestselling novel, drawn from her volunteer work with refugees is beautifully written – a sensory experience, a visual...

A WARNING FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT
Dwight Eisenhauer, US President during World War 2 warned US citizens in his farewell speech in 1961: "In the councils of government,...

MELANCOLIE
This is what grief is. A hole ripped through the very fabric of your being. The hole eventually heals along the jagged edges that remain....

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM BETHLEHEM
Created by Zoughbi Zoughbi - Founder and Director of Wi'am: The Palestinian Conflict and Transformation Centre


WHO ARE KAIROS PALESTINE? And a Christmas message from the heart of Bethlehem
We are a Christian Palestinian movement, born out of the Kairos Document, which advocates for ending the Israeli occupation and achieving...

REVIEW - 'MACHINES LIKE ME' BY IAN MCEWAN
McEwan creates an eerie narrative of a state-of-the-art robot named Adam, and his interactions with his minder Charlie and his girlfriend...
