Phil Barker is a graduate student in Political Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder and is a part of the research staff at the Conflict Research Consortium.
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The Intractable Conflict Challenge
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- Marc Wong on How We Can Bring Out the Best in Others -- and Ourselves -- Road rage is much like ideological rage. We don't accept the former; why do we accept the latter?
- Massively Parallel Peace and Democracy Building Links for the Week of December 8, 2024 -- Reading and videos from colleagues and journalists on peace, conflict, and governance.
- Ariel Markose, the Chief Strategy Officer of Amal-Tikva, Talks About How To Do Peacebuilding in Wartime -- Peacebuilding looks different in the context of war, but it can (and must) be done, explains Ariel Markose, CEO of a leading Israeli-Palestinian NGO. And, she explains, it IS being done, despite tremendous obstacles.
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