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• Understanding Conflict Problems
  This group of essays explain the nature of conflicts: their characteristics, underlying causes, what makes them intractable or not, their stages, dynamics, costs and benefits, and other key concepts that are necessary to understand in order to effectively approach or intervene in these situations.
  Core Concepts | Causes | Costs and Benefits | Dynamics | Complexity | People | Development & Conflict | Power | Culture and Conflict | Relationships | Facts

• Intervention Processes and Outcomes
  Approaches for transforming conflicts and measuring results.
  Options & Strategies | Assessment & Evaluations | Negotiation | Mediation & Facilitation | Arbitration & Adjudication | Peace Processes (Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, & Peacebuilding) | Outcomes of Intervention | Peace Agreements

• Additional Resources
  Other useful sections of the Beyond Intractability site, including editorials, a glossary, and a site map.
  Site Map | Full Topic List | Full Topic List with Descriptions | Interviews | Editorials | Conflict News | Book and Article Summaries | Affiliated Projects | Glossary | Quotable Quotes | Conflict Organizations

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  Site Search | Advanced Search | ADR Publishers and Distributors | Beyond Intractability Essays and Articles | Conflict News | Conflict Research Consortium Websites | CRInfo Website | Intractable Conflict Publishers and Distributors | Opinions and Editorials | Peace Publishers and Distributors | Podcasts and Audio Files | SSTR & PO