A new book on conflict resolution provides a history of the subject and a counterfactual history of recent events.
Review: Realizing Peace
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Conflict Resolution
Obama: The Conflict Resolution President?
In minimizing U.S. resort to violence, President Obama has brought conflict resolution to the Oval Office.
Conflict Resolution 101: Talking With Hamas
If the U.S. wants to mediate a long-lasting peace in Israel-Palestine, it must negotiate with Hamas.
Avoiding a War in the Persian Gulf
With tensions between the United States and Iran rising over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program, the prospect of an accidental or deliberate military provocation in the region has increased dramatically. Direct military conflict between the two sides is more likely now than at any point since diplomatic relations were severed in 1980.
Resolving Muslim-Western Disputes
Western countries are embroiled in armed conflicts with Muslims, Arab nations, and non-state Arab and Muslim groups. To manage or resolve these ongoing disputes, Western disputants — including Israelis, who define themselves as Western — should become familiar with the ways Muslims and Arabs customarily manage and resolve disputes. Failure to understand these cultural differences will prolong or exacerbate ongoing conflicts.
Did 9/11 Make Peace Passe?
Peace has never been a particularly popular word in Washington, DC. This is, after all, the home of the Pentagon and the major military contractors, not to mention all the think tanks and congressional lapdogs that lie in the king-size family bed with them. But the word “peace” has acquired such a negative reputation inside the Beltway that the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), which saw Congress nearly ax all its funding over the summer, is now considering a name change.
How the Irish Can Save the Middle East
History is the story we tell ourselves in the present about the past. But how we punctuate the storyÂwhere we put the periods, the commas, and the ellipsesÂdepends not on everything that happened, but on who is telling the story, where we stand in the narrative, and what outcome we want.