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Deborah Lauffer and Katja Rieger on Peacebuilding, Israel/Hamas, and Future Visioning

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Two more readers contribute thoughts about the Israel/Gaza war and ways of envisioning a future we would all want to live in.

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Growing Strawberries on Coconut Trees: The Nature of Peace and Peacebuilding in a Collectivist and Illiberal World

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To understand why the peacebuilding field has failed to live up to its lofty ambitions, we have to unpack the world we inhabit today. Peacebuilding is not possible in many societies, and peacebuilders need to understand where their processes can work and where they cannot.

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Colleague and Context Posts for the Week of January 7, 2024

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Readings on Israel/Hamas war recommended by readers, more colleague activities articles and news, and writing from people in allied fields.

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A New Year's Gift from Jay Rothman: 31 Definitions of Peace and You

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An exercise to help us all appreciate our inner and social experiences of peace, wholeness, and connection, as defined by many cultures around the world.

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What Happens When We Have ANOTHER Election That Both Sides Absolutely Positively Can't Afford to Lose?

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The US 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be extremely challenging to U.S. democracy, but there are things that can be done to make sure it is both trustworthy and trusted.

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Jack Williams and the Burgesses Discuss the Israel/Hamas War - Part 1

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An exchange between the Burgesses and Jack Williams examining how the Burgesses have come to make the several controversial assertions with respect to the Israel and Hamas war.

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Envisioning a Future (Almost) Everyone Will Want to Live In

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How much could we change if we could just accept the fact that "America belongs to all who live here" and we set about the task, as South Africans did, to figure out how we could make that work for everyone?

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Intersectionality Can Be Beneficial to Peacebuilding: Jay Rothman

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Jay Rothman shared his 2013 article in which "intersectionality" is seen as aiding intergroup cooperation, not harming it.

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