structure

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

A chart illustrating cultural expectations across stages of mediation along a spectrum from "pure formal" to "pure informal."

Guide posts for conflict managers to understand key aspects of the experience, structure, and dynamics of conflict.

Written while stranded in Guatemala after September 11, an essay suggesting a number of lessons learned from peace initiatives where terrorism was employed as a tool of struggle and calling for new approaches to combating the challenge.