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- Today is the 69th Anniversary of D-Day But We Also Remember Operation Bagration
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- Abraham Path An attempt to physically bridge the chasm between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
- Art not Hate A really interesting site about creative responses to conflict, especially artistic ones
- Benny's Blog Great site from an evangelical Christian Church of England/Episcopalian vicar old friend of mine Benny who is contesting Christian condemnation of homosexuality
- Correlates of War Project Excellent source of information on all forms of armed conflict
- Creating Reciprocity Great site about the role of empathy and reciprocity in conflict
- End of Economic Growth: Richard Heinberg Great site for information on why and how economic growth may be over; with profound implications for future conflict
- Equality Trust My old contact Richard Wilkinson’s data based site on economic inequality: an often missed vertical element in conflict
- Grist Organization I like the data driven approach of this environmental site
- Jerome Slater Really interesting Middle East expert and blogger with a mind of his own
- Josh Berer Interesting site on Arabic art by someone who has lived in the Yemen
- Move Him Into the Sun A blog devoted to World War 1 war poetry with unusual selections and critical comment. Very generative
- Natasa in Malawi I am enjoying Natasa’s (from Slovenia) coming to terms with life and working for an NGO in Malawi.
- Peace Mapping A really useful site that shows visual ways to re-frame conflict
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- Right Brain Blogger A really interesting insightful blog on creativity and its blocks. Really powerful insights that will help in conflict, especially our internal conflicts
- Roger the Surf Blog on Climate Change from a Skeptics Viewpoint This blog is a monument to Confirmation Bias in the direction of Climate Change Skepticism. That said it has a lot of reference material some peer reviewed and is therefore a useful resource if you can get past the rhetoric of one of my correspondents.
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Twitter Revolution in Libya
Posted in Conflict History, Conflict Humor, Middle East Conflict
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Betrayal in Conflict (and Life): Top Ten Tips
I am often asked: what do you do if the other side in a conflict or a relationship, betrays your trust. So I thought I would post one of our Top Ten Tips for handling such situations. They are tough, … Continue reading
Gay Marriage Made Legal in New York State
I came across this set of postings on Facebook on this issue, which I thought interesting. There were some more abusive postings that I have left out. This string illustrates how difficult it has become to dialogue across the values … Continue reading
The Movie The Kingdom
I like the movie The Kingdom, directed by Peter Berg, because it gives a realistic impression of the complexity of the political situation in Saudi Arabia, and it is also a high quality action movie. But I like it for … Continue reading
Climate sceptic Willie Soon received $1m from oil companies, papers show
Now here is a surprising story from today’s Guardian: Documents obtained by Greenpeace show prominent opponent of climate change was funded by ExxonMobil, among others. One of the world’s most prominent scientific figures to be sceptical about climate change has admitted to being … Continue reading
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The Blog Spreads: Conspiracy Theorists Posting enjoyed in Bulgarian
This is what my post of February 28th 2011 on conspiracy theorists looks like translated into what I think is Bulgarian. I guess the cartoon wouldn’t translate: Десетте най-Съвети за теоретиците на конспирацията Публикувано на 28ми февруари 2011 от creativeconflictwisdom Лично аз никога … Continue reading
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Conflict Heroes and Heroines
Almost impossible to decide but here are a representative selection of conflict heroes and heroines, both well known and less so: Llewellyn Thompson (the man who swung the Cuban Missile Crisis towards a peaceful settlement) Stanislav Petrov, the Russian who … Continue reading
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Straw Men Arguments
Nothing like a good argument. So it was good to see this piece in 3 Quarks Daily today on bad arguments: http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2011/06/men-of-straw.html JUNE 27, 2011 MEN OF STRAW by Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse Properly run argument requires … Continue reading
