We believe that the importance of addressing the catastrophic conflict problem must be recognized far beyond the relatively narrow circle of the conflict, peace, and security communities. To build the necessary public support, a broad education effort is needed–one similar to the Inconvenient Truth's effort to promote awareness of the global warming problem. As a first step toward this longer-term goal, we produced, in this simple, movie "trailer" format, a PowerPoint slideshow keyed to the website and designed to show how one might build interest in a Frontiers documentary or popular book. This is the full, 8 minute version, to see the shorter, 4 minute version click on the link below.
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves. -- Albert Camus
Other Resources from Beyond Intractability Obstacles Become Part of Opportunity Louis Kriesberg offers President Bush constructive advice on how to overcome severe obstacles that are blocking the Israel/Palestine peace process, by transforming them into opportunities that build trust and peace.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Jody Williams Architect of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), and 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate
The Beyond Intractability Knowledge Base Project Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess, Co-Directors and Editors c/o Conflict Information Consortium(Formerly Conflict Research Consortium), University of Colorado Campus Box 580, Boulder, CO 80309 Phone: (303) 492-1635; Fax: (303) 492-2154; Contact