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Welcome to the Web site for the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (CNCR). The Center is part of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, located at Civic Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey. CNCR is at the forefront of a movement that believes disputes can be settled by constructive negotiation and consensus-building and problem-solving approaches instead of by force or adversarial argument.
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Stephen Bronner, Rutgers political scientist, together with his colleague and co-director, Eric Gozlan, are doing their best to create the conditions for dialogue and to facilitate difficult conversations between and among adversaries to advance peace in the world.
International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue
The International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue (ICDD) has been formed not merely to engage in advocacy or conflict resolution but, beyond the needs of political or religious organizations, to ex...The Nobel Committee has chosen well, rewarding and encouraging support for the peace-making role that Ably Ahmed, PM of Ethiopia, has, and continues to play. The agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea is a solid example showing how historic change can come about in seemingly intractable conflicts. Diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have resumed, and the two leaders and senior officials from both nations have met frequently to discuss how to reconnect the two countries. Implementing the peace, as we have shown with respect to the Colombia Accords is the next stage of critical negotiations.
It was right that the Nobel Committee also recognized the role of the president of Eritrea as well: “Peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone...“When Prime Minister Abiy reached out his hand, President Afwerki grasped it, and helped to formalize the peace process between the two countries.”
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister
Mr. Abiy spearheaded a peace accord in his region and catalyzed reforms at home.Swiss mediator, Mirko Manzoni, has helped achieve peace in Mozanbique--after three years of effort following 16 hears of war. He is being hailed as the architect of the peace deal, although he stresses he did not work alone. “Nothing can be done alone in these kinds of things...We were a small team of brave persons.”
Now Manzoni says he feels responsible for what happens next, because it is easier to sign a peace agreement than to ensure it holds. (Return to posts on Colombia Peace Accords)
This is something he will be helping to do in his new post as the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Mozambique, which he is expected to take up in November.
And lasting peace will have a major impact, he says.
“It will be a leading country in the region if they are able to keep this peace.”
‘Quite an adventure’: How the Swiss brought peace to Mozambique
As lead mediator of Mozambique's peace deal, Mirko Manzoni spent three years shuttling between the president and rebels in the bush.What prompts main actors to change behavior? In the case of Saudi Arabia, recognizing that the Trump administration will not go to war (the interpretation Saudis give to President Trump's reluctance to retaliate militarily for the strike on Saudi Arabia's oil installations (thought to be orchestrated by Iran), and desiring to not be in a position of 'going it alone,' the Saudis have reached out, indirectly, to Iran in an effort to "reduce tensions." Iran may be ready as well. And, what enables indirect outreach to occur? The willingness of leaders of other nations to act as "go-betweens," and offer, further, to serve as mediators in managing talks. And what circumstances provide for these exploratory interactions to take place? Gatherings at the U.N. among other settings where informal contacts can be made outside of formal diplomacy, and, thereby, avoid scrutiny and any 'loss of face' for projecting "openness to talk."
Whatever steps may be required to have talks, in order to avoid war, surely must be taken.
Saudi Arabia and Iran Make Quiet Openings to Head Off War
Weeks after the Middle East seemed on the verge of war, Saudi Arabia and Iran are seeking ways to ease tensions. A warming relationship could have far-reaching consequences.Photographs of panel members and audience attending the Rutgers Global program "Understanding the Peace Process in Colombia" and including a screening of "Port of Destiny," the documentary about the Nobel Peace Prize winning president of Colombia.
Understanding the Peace Process in Colombia – Film Screening and Discussion – 9/24/19
Explore this photo album by Rutgers Global on Flickr!