George Mason University’s S-CAR Hosts Summer Conflict Resolution Youth Summit, Fairfax, VA, 7/17-7/21

By: David J. Smith, April 5, 2017 George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution is hosting its first Summer Conflict Resolution Youth Summer July 17-21. Designed for high school students, the summit will explore issues of social and political action, global engagement, justice, reconciliation, leadership, and interpersonal dynamics. More information and registration beContinueContinue reading “George Mason University’s S-CAR Hosts Summer Conflict Resolution Youth Summit, Fairfax, VA, 7/17-7/21”

Forage Center’s Graduate Level Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, 3/16-19

By: David J. Smith, March 11, 2017 This coming week the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc. will host 35 graduate students participating in its Atlantic Promise field exercise.  The exercise will start the afternoon of March 16 and end the afternoon of March 19.  It will be held in Fellsmere, FL. AttendingContinueContinue reading “Forage Center’s Graduate Level Atlantic Promise Field Exercise, Fellsmere, FL, 3/16-19”

Reflections on 2016

By David J. Smith, December 15, 2016 Disruption was the watchword for 2016. The election of Donald Trump could usher in a seismic transformation of the role of government and the social compact that Americans haven’t experienced since FDR was president. Indications are that he will be the most unconventional (and unpredictable) president we’ve hadContinueContinue reading “Reflections on 2016”