Cate Malek is a freelance journalist, having graduated with a degree in Journalism and Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado. She is currently also worked as a writer and research assistant for the Conflict Information Consortium.
Coronavirus, Beyond Intractability, and the Constructive Conflict Initiative
The Coronavirus is not just an epidemiological problem, it is a serious conflict problem. Find out about our effort to help us all think through what we can do to help. Explore our new CCI COVID-19 Blog
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The Intractable Conflict Challenge
Our inability to constructively handle intractable conflict is the most serious, and the most neglected, problem facing humanity. Solving today's tough problems depends upon finding better ways of dealing with these conflicts. More...
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- Living with Uncertainty in the COVID-19 Era -- An overview of common mistakes that people make when trying to deal with uncertain situations like COVID-19 (and strategies for avoiding them). #mbi_cci
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change -- President Obama shows us how leaders can respond to crises in ways which bring us together in a spirit of real problem-solving. #mbi_context
- The Risk of Large-Scale Civil Unrest and Violence in the United States -- This video lecture, which I put together earlier in the Trump presidency, seems especially relevant now. We are entering a very dangerous period. #mbi_frontiers
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