Transformation from Within: Peacemaking in the East Coast of Nicaragua

An unpublished commissioned paper looking at the conflict in Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast from the viewpoint of indigenous peacemakers.

Challenges of Contemporary Conflict

A piece that identifies key patterns and characteristics of post-Cold War era contemporary conflict to provide a starting point for what is needed in terms of a responsive peacebuilding framework.

10 Lessons Learned Wandering in Peacebuilding

A top ten list of things that the international arena, especially the many settings of struggling with protracted and violent conflict, has taught John Paul about life and the vocation of peacebuilding.

Quo Vadis? Reframing Terror from the Perspective of Conflict Resolution

An essay written after the attacks of September 11, clarifying the challenges faced by the U.S., suggesting a reframe to internal debates, and offering next steps to move toward a horizon of interdependence.

Foreword, Advancing Conflict Transformation

The foreword to the second edition of the Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation.

How the United States Can Step Back from the Brink

A message co-written with Melanie Greenberg in the lead up to the November 2020 elections in the United States offering ways to deescalate and counteract mounting polarization in the country.

Conflict Transformation

An abridged version of the book, The Little Book of Conflict Transformation.

Summary 1 of The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A summary of the book, The Moral Imagination, which draws forth and describes the essence of each chapter.