CHAIN REACTION: Some Thoughts about Conflict Resolution

IMAGE: Two geometric objects superimposed with an ignition point at the center.

Satoru: Sometimes it seems as if wars start off like chain reactions. Once tensions have 
        risen high enough, all it takes is a mere spark to set off a conflagration.

Ying:   (nodding) That's true. The conditions that prelude war and foster conflict often 
        build up gradually for years or decades.

Frida:  What we need to do is learn create conditions in which war would become unthinkable.

Satoru: (with a satirical chuckle) No doubt. However, given human history so far, 
        it is hard to envision how that could be possible.


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from Peace Pieces: Reflections on Violence and Conflict Resolution by T Newfields
SUMMARY: Reflections on reactive conflict responses and resolving tensions peacefully.
KEYWORDS: reactive conflict responses, critical flashpoints, conflict resolution

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2001 in Nagoya, Japan ⩝ Finished: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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