conflict resolution
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Bill Eddy, a longtime conflict resolution specialist, also describes relationship dynamics between siblings that can be similar to a divorcing couple trying to make it work for the kids.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
An estimate will often shift as a conflict evolves in real time, explained Prof Eric Min, from the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies conflict resolution and diplomacy.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Whether in Kyiv or Khan Younis, war has ceased to be a mechanism for conflict resolution and has instead become a perpetuator of instability, humiliation and loss.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
The board is "tethered to a galaxy far, far away and not to the realities of conflict resolution back here on Planet Earth," he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Hence a large society that continues to leave conflict resolution to all of its members is guaranteed to blow up.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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