A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

For his 99th Birthday, a tribute to Lou Kriesberg -- a leading light in the conflict and peacebuilding fields, along with his latest thoughts on the Israeli / Palestinian conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

Jacob Bornstein gives a master class on how to assemble and facilitate a collaborative process over very contentious issues -- and easier ones.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A review of the distinction the Burgesses make between core conflict factors and conflict overlays. This is the first of a two-part series; this focuses on the core issues; the second will examine the overlay factors.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

Continuing our review of the distinction between core conflict factors and conflict overlays, this post examines common overlay factors that make conflicts even more difficult to resolve--and (briefly) what to do about them.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

In this Newsletter we announce the release of the much updated Beyond Intractability website with the addition of an extensive Constructive Conflict Guide focused on hyper-polarization and ways to strengthen and improve democracy. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

Defending civil society against attacks is not enough. We also need to cultivate the attributes that will make civil society more defensible – and worth defending.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A conflict map of democratic erosion shows how complex this problem is, and why a simple, us-versus-them definition of the problem, along with an attempt to overpower "them," cannot work to solve it. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

David Eisner points out astonishing similarities between our civic angst now and the turmoil of the early 1900s. He goes on to argue that we turned things around then and can do so again. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

An initial report on why and how BI is starting to experiment with AI. We'll know more over time, but the initial experiments are intriguing! beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

If we want to get out of the trouble we are in as a society, we need to realize that the "enemy" is not "the others." It is the destructive way in which we deal with "the others." beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

Jonathan Stray explains why we still need to build bridges to "the other side," even if we think they are doing terrible things. It is the only way for those who want to protect democracy to "win" that fight.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3… Twelve Bridging and Civic Health Organizations reflect on the implications of Charlie Kirk's murder, and how we can turn America's increasing political violence and polarization around.

A second "Big Picture" essay, this one explaining why democracy is worth defending by looking at the systems it is designed to replace. While no democracies are perfect, they are clearly better than their dystopian alternatives. beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…

A new collection of links to news and opinion articles and organizations that are, in various ways, contributing to the massively parallel effort to help us understand and more constructively handle intractable conflict.beyondintractability.substack.com/p/newsletter-3…