Showing you’re listening is a critical part of fraught discussions.
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Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds an opposite view.
A G5 Sahel meeting on Burkina Faso and Mali.
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The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
Those with different perspectives don’t have to butt heads.
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Talking with people who hold different political views doesn’t have to be an exercise in futile rage. Here are some tips to help you peacefully and fruitfully discuss spicy topics.
A Nigerian Navy unit on patrol, looking for illegal oil refineries in the Niger Delta region near Port Harcourt.
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Mismanagement of funds appears to be the biggest challenge confronting the Niger Delta peacebuilding programme.
A Fulani herdsman tends to his cattle at Kachia grazing reserve, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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Beyond the struggle for land and water, new triggers of conflict between farmers and herders have emerged in northern Nigeria.
For immigrants like Juana, from El Salvador, migration – not coronavirus – is the main cause of separation from family. Norwalk, Connecticut, March 25, 2020.
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What international families can teach the rest of us about sustaining long-distance relationships.
Conflict resolution theory suggests we may be less likely to move toward a competing position if we have taken the time to learn about each other in a genuine way.
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Conflict in the classroom may not look or sound like an argument. It might look like disengagement if students don’t feel seen and heard.