BI ArticleDestructive Conflict is the Most Serious Threat to Our Common Future
An explanation of why intractable conflicts is so important--and why we must ALL address it now.
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Destructive Conflict is the Most Serious Threat to Our Common Future
An explanation of why intractable conflicts is so important--and why we must ALL address it now.
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Why Can't We Fix Anything Anymore?
Intractable conflicts are making many critical problems all over the world impossible to deal with.
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Intractable Conflict: A "Climate Change-Class" Problem
The peacebuilding field is roughly where the climate change field was in the 1970s. That movement's successes and challenges have a lot to teach peacebuilders.
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Massively Parallel Problem Solving and Democracy Building: An Ongoing Response to the Threats to Democracy in the U.S. - Part 2
In this 2nd (of 5) installments of the Burgess's Toda Policy Brief on Massively Parallel Democracy Building, we look at some of the threats facing democracy in the United States, and where they could lead if they aren't addressed soon.
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Small-Group Intractable Conflict Threat
An overview of the multifaceted threat that intractable conflict poses to our interpersonal relationships, workplaces, and communities.
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Societal Level Intractable Conflict Threat
At the societal level, intractable conflict can destroy societal problem solving capabilities, expose democratic institutions to authoritarian takeover, increase the risk of large-scale civil unrest, and make us vulnerable to external aggression.
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We Must Break the Logic of War Now--Before We Get World War III
An editorial reprinted from The Hill reflecting on the dangers of the war in Ukraine, and ways out that would chart a path towards long-term global stability.
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Peter Adler: COVID Consequences: Slouching Toward Civil War
A report on a poll regarding likelihood of civil war in America, and what that means for conflict resolution work.
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Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says
From Rachel Kleinfeld and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an extensive, must-read analysis of the origins of the United States' ongoing political difficulties.