Can a case be made for the meaningful increase of women's representation at all levels of conflict and peace negotiations, without reference to conventional arguments based on legal, gender, equity etc?
My article now published
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
The limitation of legal remedies, and alternative or supplementary strategies. My column in today's Herald newspaper ☕️📰
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Also the inspiration for the title of my first book, Dangerous Magic
Conflicts probe our innermost natures, and the outermost limits of our being. They provoke cruelty and compassion, competition and collaboration, revenge and reconciliation. Mediation is the dangerous magic that moves us from one to the other.
Kenneth Cloke
Trooth
THE CONFLICT CONVERSATIONS
All the conflict science and practice you need. No subscription or emails required - there when you need us
www.conflict-conversations.co.za/conversations
Preparing for the next round of negotiations
Well, there's another of my nightmares materializing. Thank you, 2026
Was I sleeping, while the others suffered? Am I sleeping now? Tomorrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of today?
Samuel Beckett
As promised then, my published article on a possible pathway to peace in the Iran war
DIRE STRAIT
A NEGOTIATED PEACE IN THE IRAN WAR
www.conflict-conversations.co.za/conversation...
It still needs access to the old email account, which does not exist anymore. Thank you, that was a good try
Thank you very much, will give this a try
😁 Thank you, young man
SOME HELP, PLEASE
Maybe one of you clever nerds know how to fix this.
I have access to my laptop Bluesky (as you can see), but I need a code for my mobile app. I forgot my password for that, and we changed the group email addresses since opening this account. How do I get the reset done? 🙃♥️
In my weekly column (#250 🥳) in this Friday's Herald newspaper, we look at the mismanagement of internal disciplinary processes, the harm this causes economically, and management's responsibilities in this process ☕️📰
He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.
Gabriel García Márquez
THE IRAN WAR AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Iran war shows us some of the capabilities of AI in war. What are the implications thereof for strategy, conventional weapons and nuclear deterrence?
Link below to my chapter on this in Hamlet's Mirror
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Workplace conflict with colleagues...my column in today's Herald newspaper ☕️📰
A lovely Sunday walk with the gangsters
Feelings are not some noisy byproduct of engaging in difficult talk, they are an integral part of the conflict. Engaging in a difficult conversation without talking about feelings is like staging an opera without the music. You’ll get the plot but miss the point.
Stone, Patton and Heen
Conflict in our friendships...my article in today's Herald newspaper ☕️📰
An excellent addition to conflict studies, and the fascinating study of the Near Crisis
A happy ending
Remember your hat
(The wonderful Michael Leunig)
With a 4h20am start, two beach walks totaling 2,5 hours, this is a great way to clear the mind and start the day. Now for that coffee
In my weekly column in this Friday's Herald newspaper we consider conflict in our friendships, and some of the difficult to spot challenges in those conflicts ☕️📰
A year ago...puppy wars ❤️
Ten reasons why the Art of the Deal negotiation style is not good strategy
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In my weekly column in this Friday's Herald newspaper we consider harmful, cyclical family conflicts. We discuss the obstacles in the way to resolution, and how we can change these results ☕️📰
THE NEGOTIATOR'S CODEX
Starting soon, a series of articles on elite negotiation case studies, research and best practices flowing from my consulting work and my next book.
Don't go into that boardroom without it