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Jun 25, 2026, 10:45 PM

The Grievance Economy

Illustrative. Grief in a living room. Outrage on a screen. How media and algorithms turn private loss into public grievance. Created by the author.

This essay is part of an ongoing series on “peace preparation” — the emotional, relational, and narrative work that political agreements cannot do on their own. Earlier pieces traced how grief becomes identity and identity becomes grievance; this one...

Jun 24, 2026, 5:24 AM

The Politics of Making Others Weep

This essay is part of an ongoing series on “peace preparation” — the emotional, relational, and narrative work that political agreements cannot do. Drawing on decades of work with couples, families, and dialogue programs, I’m exploring how grief, identity,...

Jun 23, 2026, 5:28 AM

What a Peace Preparation Process Would Look Like

Why agreements fail when societies are not emotionally prepared to live inside them. Peace agreements describe what leaders sign. Peace preparation describes what people must be ready to live. The first is negotiated in conference rooms. The second is built in homes, schools,...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:30 AM

Will There Ever Be Peace in the Middle East?

Photo credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

For more than seventy five years, the Middle East has been marked by conflict, war, terrorism, and missed opportunities for peace. Yet despite the challenges, Israel has repeatedly shown that peace is possible. The real question is not whether...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:24 AM

The Emotional Work Peace Agreements Cannot Do

Peace deals are supposed to change everything. Maps get redrawn. Flags are raised. Hands are shaken for the cameras. Commentators talk about “historic moments” and “bold leadership.” For a few days, it can feel as if the future has finally...

Jun 21, 2026, 4:14 PM

Reframing the narrative: Israel’s most important strategic objective right now

Israel is in its most difficult strategic position since October 7th itself. It needs to find a new paradigm and a new voice, and quick. Back then, after the horrors of October 7th, and with Hezbollah bombarding the north,...

Jun 19, 2026, 4:58 AM

Trapped in the Stories of Palestine

What if one of the greatest barriers to peace is not only what the sides want, but what their deepest wounds have taught them to fear losing? As the region begins to look beyond the immediate Iran crisis toward...

Jun 14, 2026, 11:41 AM

US-Iran Breakthrough Nears: Trump Hints at Historic Agreement

After months of military escalation, economic uncertainty, and behind-the-scenes diplomacy, a breakthrough in US-Iran relations appears closer than at any point in recent years. President Donald Trump has indicated that a peace agreement is nearing completion, describing the framework...

Jun 12, 2026, 2:56 PM

Lebanon at the crossroads: Honest words are not enough

Then-newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/ Hussein Malla)

Peace with Israel hinges on Aoun acknowledging what brought Lebanon to its knees – not Israeli aggression, but the deliberate action of an Iranian-backed militia

Michael Gencher

Jun 12, 2026, 5:16 AM

Australia has no mandate to shape peace

Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada have announced an International Peace Fund for Israelis and Palestinians. Each government will contribute the equivalent of approximately AUD$2 million over three years to civil society organisations involved in dialogue and peacebuilding. There is...

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