Category Archives: Types of conflict

All the various types of conflict: personal, family, military, work etc

Conflict: Top Ten Contemporary Thinkers Behind This Blog

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I thought it would be fun to list out some of the contemporary intellectual thinkers who have fed the thinking of this blog, in roughly the order I discovered them and started using their approaches in this context: William Ury*, … Continue reading →

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Declining Honesty in Britain

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

One of the major factors in reducing societal conflict is trust and this is closely connected to societal standards of honesty. Globally, we know that societies where trust has broken down, especially trust between ethnic or religious groups, are much … Continue reading →

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Conflicts of Interest in the Pharmaceutical/Medical World

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

There is a shocking piece on Dan Ariely’s blog on conflicts of interest and unethical selling techniques in the medical/pharmaceutical world. It also illustrates the use of cognitive psychology in unpicking how people can manipulate us in conflict and other … Continue reading →

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The Real Injustice of Affirmative Action for the Rich

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

The 1960s were a time of considerable social ferment, rather like today. Out of that unrest, many identity groups formed for previously oppressed minorities. They have subsequently influenced politics considerably, including successfully introducing a range of affirmative action programs into … Continue reading →

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Stuff white people like: denying climate change

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

  Good piece in Grist by David Roberts. http://www.grist.org/climate-skeptics/2011-08-02-stuff-white-people-like-denying-climate-change I like denying climate change almost as much as I like Lynyrd Skynyrd!There’s a study running soon in the journalGlobal Environmental Change called “Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative … Continue reading →

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The Innocence Project

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Resource on conflict over the innocence of convicted prisoners. Continue reading →

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Don’t Invite Henry Kissinger to Dinner

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

I mentioned Henry Kissinger in a posting a day or so back in illustrating the distinction between very smart and wise in conflict. And by coincidence, above is what Christopher Hitchens is saying in his latest posting: http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2010/12/how-can-anyone-defend-kissinger-now.html And if … Continue reading →

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The Downside to Wikileaks

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

Our correspondent Victor has commented on Wikileaks and I thought his arguments provided a good counter point to the free flow of information comments on the Web. I am posting it as its own post accordingly. The problem is that … Continue reading →

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Real Debate on Real Subjects

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

There are some really excellent debates on major current world conflicts at: http://intelligencesquaredus.org/ I think you can watch them for free on the Bloomberg TV link I don’t know the recent Tony Blair-Christopher Hitchens debate on religion will be on … Continue reading →

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The Games Elites Play

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

I just read that the Conference Board is predicting the Chinese Economy will overtake the US economy in size in 2012: two years away, if you measure in Purchasing Power Parity terms. That will be one hell of a shock … Continue reading →

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