The assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was spearheading the reconciliation process with the Taliban in Afghanistan, has changed the dynamics of peace in Aghanistan. The Afghan government has evidence that the assassination, carried out by the Quetta Shura Taliban headed by Mullah Omar and based in Pakistan, was supported, encouraged, and perhaps financed by the ISI, the Pakistani Intelligence Service. The Pakistanis vehemently deny this charge. However, it would seem that Pakistani…

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My guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is Professor Paula Young--a leader in training lawyers to be problem solvers and peacemakers.

Paula, winner of the Distinguished Mediator Award given by the Virginia mediation Network, is an Associate Professor of Law at the Appalachian School of Law and Director of its Lawyer as Problem-Solver…

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On the November 18, 2010 edition of The Doug Noll Show I have a conversation with scholar peacemaker Susan Allen Nan, assistant professor at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Susan’s academic focus is on reflective practice and research that emerges from practice contexts. In addition, she has engaged long-term in conflict resolution in the…

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My guests are Gord Breedyk and Erich Schellhammer, two Canadians pushing an initiative to formally accredit international peace professionals to work with parties at war with each other. Gord is a non-profit leader in Ottowa, Canada. Erich is a professor at Royal Roads University in Vancouver, B.C. and director of the Bachelor of Arts Justice Program, which orients junior and senior undergraduates to social justice opportunities as careers.

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Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority continued this week with little progress made. Essentially, the talks are between two men, Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, who are ideologically aligned in very different directions.

It was with this background that I read an interesting blog about the potential of women as participants in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. I have always known of the power of women in the peace… Continue