Impartial Conflict Resolution

The Concord Foundation’s engagement in impartial conflict resolution — anywhere in the world — focuses on intractable violent political conflict between groups with disturbed historic relationships using the three lenses of Politics, Psychology and Faith.

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POLITICS

How A Community Understands And Organises Itself

PSYCHOLOGY

How People In All Their Complexity Engage With Themselves And Other

FAITH

How People Understand And Engage With Their Culture And Beliefs

Current Focus

Jerusalem’s Holy Places

One of the most painful and unresolved conflicts of modern times has centered on the holy places in Jerusalem. This past year has seen another explosion of serious violence which has far-reaching repercussions across the region and around the world.

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John, Lord Alderdice @alderdicelord ·

21 Oct

Now in Rome at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) where I have lectured before, to give a talk today on the role of religion in conflict and tomorrow on morality in warfare.

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John, Lord Alderdice @alderdicelord ·

20 Oct

Back in Vienna for a meeting of the International Dialogue Initiative. Great to see a number of very bright young people getting involved in applying their professional psychological understandings to situations of conflict with enthusiasm and imagination.

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John, Lord Alderdice @alderdicelord ·

18 Oct

De-escalation should be part of the Strategic Defence Review https://lordalderdice.com/index.php/2024/10/18/de-escalation-should-be-part-of-the-strategic-defence-review/

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