Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Stable Peace
	Ron Fisher, of American University, explains that our ultimate goal should be a culture of peace, in which people -- and especially decision makers -- look to cooperative nonviolent methods for dealing with their differences, and eschew violence except when attacked.
	Terrence Lyons suggests that in post-conflict settings, there are risks associated both with premature elections and with waiting too long to hold elections.
	Terrence Lyons talks about the tension between maintaining stability and addressing past injustice in post-conflict reconstruction.

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If you succumb to the temptation of using violence in the struggle, unborn generations will be the recipients of a long and desolate night of bitterness, and your chief legacy to the future will be an endless reign of meaningless chaos. -- Martin Luther King Jr.

Featured Links
Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict

Peace Keeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)

Other Resources from
Beyond Intractability

Interview With Morton Deutsch
One of the founders of this field talks about his research into "malignant relationships."

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Eisaku Sato
Former Prime Minister of Japan, and 1974 Nobel Peace Laureate

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