November 2013, Volume 7, Issue 6

Many of my colleagues have been intrigued with the publication of my new book, The Eclipse of Equality. They wonder how it fits within this ado­lescent field of conflict resolution; after all it is a book about the United States, it focuses on the media, and it is isolated within the discursive space of Beltway influentials. This is a far cry form our intuitive focus on exotic locales, battlefields in the bush, and suffering of those held in the margins of the Washington consensus on liberal peace building around the world. But as you know, what makes this field so exciting is that conflict happens everywhere: among couples, in corporations, and also in the cloakrooms of the Nation's Capitol. Now that we have seen the street eruptions of Occupy Wall Street and the silliness of the government shutdown, it has been easier for me to sell my standpoint to our community, but even...

The Genocide Prevention Integration Applied Prac­tice and Theory (APT) aims at integrating early warning systems knowledge to prevent and miti­gate genocide and atrocity risks. During the spring and summer of 2013, a group of S-CAR graduate students, in partnership with former Dean Andrea Bartoli, Tetsushi Ogata, and Bridget Moix, joined forces to contribute to the research and practice of genocide prevention, especially in connection with electoral process. The building of a new APT proved to be a shared learning process, and after two semesters, APT members created a tangible product for practitioners and developed a blueprint that can be used by future S-CAR students.
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On December 6, S-CAR will host a holiday party and of­ficially launch the Wallace Warfield Scholarship Fund. The event, which will take place in the Metro­politan Building, is envisioned as an opportunity for the S-CAR commu­nity to share their cultures, tastes, and talents with each other. It will feature music, cultural performances, and a potluck-style dinner. Starting at 2pm, community members will have the opportunity to DJ a twenty minute set. Event organiz­ers hope this will give faculty, students, and staff a platform to share their fa­vorite songs and answer the question, “What does S-CAR listen...

As CEO of Advanced Decision Vectors, David Harris does not need another impressive line on his resume. The Virginia native enrolled in S-CARs’ Graduate Certificate Program because when he is called upon to advise federal agencies on efforts to reconstruct communities where the U.S. is or has been involved - such as Iraq - he wants to be “one of the smartest guys in the room.” Harris founded ADV in 2009 to provide program management, planning, and support for agencies with critical missions in post-conflict settings. The CAR Certificate for...