By Dayle E. Spencer
A good portion of my professional life has been spent in conflict resolution. From my position as the founding director of the Conflict Resolution Program at the Carter Center of Emory University, I worked for almost ten years with former President Carter as we monitored the globe for mediation gaps, areas where internal fighting was not being addressed by the United Nations or other multinational groups. Our efforts took me to over fifty countries where I played a direct role in convincing warring parties to come to the table, to consider alternatives to violence as a means of stopping civil wars.
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