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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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Very, very good development at George Mason's School for Analysis and Resolution. It is now the Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution! According to the press release, "The new name will serve as a tribute to the Carters’ steadfast commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflict worldwide, a transition made timely as the world faces both entrenched and emerging global threats and human security challenges."
A giant of a man, even at 100, didn't live long enough! As the Times writer observes, Mr. Perez de Cuellar "astonished the diplomatic world by brokering peace agreements in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America as the Cold War thawed in the 1980s and early 90s." His appearance on the scene was timely and effective as he seized the moment to advance crucial negotiations.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Dies at 100; U.N. Chief Brokered Peace Pacts
A cultured diplomat from Peru, Mr. Pérez de Cuéllar was a reluctant compromise choice for secretary general but proved remarkably successful in the war-torn 1980s and ‘90s.This is a provocative and important perspective that deserves attention. Restorative Justice is a "remedy intended to heal victims and prevent re-offending through accountability and restoration--not incarceration."
Colleges and universities are beginning to consider similar programs as those mentioned in this column for harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct. A recent column in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports increasing use of the process. We should be evaluating these processes and if found to be welcome options, i.e., choices of parties victimized by others, then more institutions should offer this process as an option for victims and those they accuse of committing harmful acts against them. Options that provide for the potential for healing merit consideration.
Opinion | #MeToo Doesn’t Always Have to Mean Prison
Restorative justice is an alternative we should also consider.An inside view of the complex, fraught negotiations that produced an exit plan from Afghanistan for the U.S., and, we hope, a path forward for the people of Afghanistan. There is no substitute for experience in diplomacy, for patience, for close constant contact between the principal negotiators and for hope.
At Center of Taliban Deal, a U.S. Envoy Who Made It Personal
Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born veteran American diplomat, earned the trust of the militants, if not of Afghan officials.Abdullah Anas has become a champion of peaceful change and dialogue, not only for Algeria but for restive societies across the Muslim world. In Afghanistan, he helped facilitate the first exploratory peace talks with the Taliban in 2006. He is still at it, and hopeful, for Algeria, and for Afghanistan, insisting the "only way ahead is through dialogue."
From Armed Struggle to Peaceful Protest, a Road Still to Travel
A veteran of the Afghan jihad working for nonviolent change in Algeria