Category Archives: Peace

Losing the way with robots and inflatable shields

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

This blog draws on a new report by the Flemish Peace Institute, ‘A European Agenda for Security Technology: From Innovation Policy to Export Controls’, and a presentation by its author, Jocelyn Mawdsley, at the launch event in the Flemish Parliament. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Friends by Chloe Hassard

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Towards the end of January, two pupils from Friends’ School Lisburn, Chloe Hassard and Caroline Finney, came to Brussels for a week of work experience with QCEA. They attended a number of meetings and have each written a short piece … Continue reading →

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PEACE in Nothern Ireland

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

“The PEACE programme is a fine example of the European Union’s longstanding commitment to peace and reconciliation”. These were the words of EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn at the opening of an event held yesterday in Brussels celebrating … Continue reading →

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Defence Cooperation: Is it the way to build peace?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

“The Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples”. Article 3 – Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union Europe is said to be slowly losing its global influence. The continent, which undoubtedly … Continue reading →

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Video: Rami Levy Supermarkets in the West Bank: Promoting Peace or Normalising the Occupation?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

This is a guest blog post by former Programme Assistant Hannah Slater. QCEA is pleased to present a new short-film looking at the role of the Rami Levy supermarkets in the West Bank. You can watch the video below, and … Continue reading →

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Arms exports: a subject of debate in the European Union

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

The control of arms exports is highly technical, often controversial – and very interesting. This was proved at a conference this week which was hosted by the European External Action Service of the European Union (EU) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) … Continue reading →

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A Taste of the Middle East: Cuisine, Culture and Conflict

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

This is a guest blog post by Martina Weitsch. How can we talk about the Middle East today? On 8 November incidents took place in Gaza that led to the most recent outbreak of violence; on 9 November 32 Quakers and … Continue reading →

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‘Trading Away Peace’ – EU can do more to stop expansion of illegal settlements

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

The European Union (EU) imports fifteen times more from Israel’s illegal settlements than it does from Palestinians themselves within the West Bank. This was revealed in a report released last week by a coalition of European NGOs, including the Quaker … Continue reading →

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Six decades of Pax Europa: The European Union and the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

The award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union (EU) is being met with some derision and disdain. Commentators are confusing the current economic troubles in the Eurozone with the founding ideas of the European Union. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Europe – a Peace Project or a Peace Process?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

In the most recent edition of Around Europe, QCEA discussed the European Union as a peace project. How can we defend, learn from and apply its history of peacebuilding today? This question is all the more relevant given that the … Continue reading →

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