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The Escalating "War on Terror": Is there a Role for Conflict Resolution?Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated film American Sniper (2014), the most profitable war movie ever made in the United States, encapsulates the problem of thinking about America’s “war on terror.” Most of the film’s crucial scenes are shown from the point of view of Chris Kyle, the heroic Navy SEAL sniper. From the very start, the visual and moral field narrows down to what Kyle sees through the scope of his high-powered rifle: an Iraqi mother hiding an anti-tank grenade under her chador and giving it to her child to use against U.S. troops; an... |
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Agora - Advancing Perspectives in the Conflict FieldAgora is an official student organization of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Agora exists to create an environment to socialize, network, and discuss current events, conflict theories, field involvement, and other relatable topics. The organization also seeks to provide student-to-student mentoring, scholarships, and the promotion of student accomplishment through awards, honors, and special recognition, among many other things. In essence, Agora is for students by students. Meetings are held every Monday night at 7:30pm in the Johnson Center Meeting Room B.... |
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Analyzing Civil War and Local Peacebuilding at S-CARInterest in local peace zones, local peace communities and local peace-building actually started at ICAR – as it then was – as the result of a visit that Dennis Sandole and I (plus one doctoral student) paid to a small town on the Armenian side of the border with Azerbaijan in the early 1990s. The Soviet Union had just collapsed, several of that Union’s constituent republics had obtained their independence, and, on independence, Armenia and Azerbaijan had taken to fighting sporadically but lethally... |
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Reflections on Practice Through Intervision and Arts Based Approaches In early February, the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, together with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, organized a retreat for practitioners working on conflicts with religious dimensions. It combined arts-based reflection and peer exchange. I attended the retreat, along with another member of the PhD cohort, Jerome Armstrong, and Dr. Susan Allen, who was one of the facilitators of the afternoon sessions. |
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Nicole Eisenschenk, Dual Master's Degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security Nicole Eisenschenk is a student in the Dual Master’s Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security, which S-CAR offers in cooperation with the University of Malta. Nicole earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Management with a minor in Sports Management from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. |
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Caroline Chisolm, S-CAR Undergraduate Student
Originally from Rhode Island, Caroline Chisolm is a current student at S-CAR and one of the mostpassionate and energetic student leaders. She has been very active in S-CAR’s undergraduate organization, Agora, regularly attends discussions and gives great insights into issues. Caroline is also as very proactive in organizing events, starting new initiatives, and supporting others. |
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Remembering ForgivenessA cursory look at today’s headlines paints a picture of a troubled world with growing violence and complex conflicts. Local and international news outlets continue to reflect those dire realities. From the shootings of unarmed young black American men and the point-blank murder of unarmed American Muslims to issues abroad with the extremist attacks on cartoonists and the emergence of a new order of global deadly violence. Almost every continent, region, country, and community is plagued by a global nexus of interrelated conflicts. |