We Wage Peace the way others Wage War
The Next Century Foundation believes that meeting on a non-political level can lubricate the wheels of diplomacy. All who participate are determined to act through an unofficial network creating forums for people of opposing sides. The sole aim of the Foundation is to apply a solvent for the fear, insecurity and lack of trust that have so often bedevilled more public exchanges.
Reports and Statements to the UN
NCF UNHRC Meeting on Detainees and Missing Persons in Syria
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- September 25, 2026
From the NCF Blog
Why is US diplomacy failing?
The United States has put itself at the centre of nearly every recent major diplomatic effort in the Middle East, from the war with Iran, the conflict in Lebanon, and
Why the Green’s Zionism Motion won’t help Palestinians or Peace
The Green Party of England and Wales have passed a motion to classify Zionism as Racism. In doing so, they may have politically ostracised themselves. They now stand in a
Reform Before Membership: Is Ukraine’s only Road to Europe open?
Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union is a diplomatic goal but is also, arguably, a matter of national survival and future stability. Since applying for membership in February 2022,
Afghanistan Beyond Isolation: The Promise and Limits of Regional Engagement
Five years since its foundation, the Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is virtually at war with its neighbour Pakistan and continues to treat Afghan women as if these
NCF UNHRC Meeting on Detainees and Missing Persons in Syria
The Next Century Foundation has just held a meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, to discuss
Stalemate in the Strait: A Window for Peace in the US-Iran War ?
Next Century Foundation Research Officer Alfie Shaw argues for a six month moratorium on restrictions on shipping through the Straits of Hormuz whilst negotiations on Lebanon and the Nuclear Deal
Could Renewed Conflict in Ethiopia Spark a Wider Regional War?
Ethiopia is at war again. On 23rd September 2026, almost four years after the Pretoria Peace Agreement ended the 2020-2022 Tigray War, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and its
Next Century Foundation Middle East Human Rights Rankings 2026
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