I am thrilled to announce the launch of the Updated Edition of my book, The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization, on 09-08-26 - just in time to help navigate the inevitable tensions and acrimony over the midterm elections in the U.S - informed by new research www.thewayoutofpolarization.com

Many of us are just stuck in seemingly unsolvable conflicts. Here is what we learned from 30 years of studying them. There is hope! Why Some Conflicts Never End… and What Actually Changes Them | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Why Some Conflicts Never End… and What Actually Changes Them

In conflict, complexity, our data suggests, can win, but only if we stop feeding the machine that makes everything simple.

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The Empirical Record on Conflict at Work | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

The Empirical Record on Conflict at Work

What you always wanted to know about conflict in the workplace but didn't think to ask.

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Are You Ready to Lead Through Tumultuous Times? Master these capacities to foster a more resilient, engaged, and psychologically safe workplace. Join us to transform how your organization handles conflict. Register for our Executive Education workshops here: www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...

A sense of the ravages of the Trump administration's war on LGBTQ+ and DEI supports on college campuses. The War Against Trans Students open.substack.com/pub/collegew...

The War Against Trans Students

Schools across the country are making their lives increasingly difficult

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Here is a bit of context on how the rise in political violence over the last 10 years increases the odds of acts of violence such as we saw in DC this past weekend. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Excited to share this long-form interview with Goutham Yegappan on The ReEducated Podcast on conflicts that become entrenched and how to move through them - Enjoy! youtu.be/-nFSRt2MEx0?...

The trails and tribulations at Columbia U have been on full display of late. Here are some findings from a recent survey on our "better angels" - what has been happening quietly on the ground to bring us together and move us forward. news.columbia.edu/news/columbi...

Columbia Is Setting an Example of How to Move Forward

A recent survey identified that the University’s strengths are part of a broader, if fragmented, culture that is capable of constructive discourse.

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MD-ICCCR Associate Director Isadora Costa Caldas speaks about her experience with the Conflict Intelligence Lab. Check it out! www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...

How effective are you as a manager under pressure? Take this 60-second quiz to get a glimpse. It is a taste of our full CIQ Leadership survey that tracks your self, social, situational, structural, and systemic tendencies when facing conflict. Go to tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We have been zeroing in on the mathematical components of Conflict IQ and Conflict-Intelligent Leadership in order to develop a dynamical equation and computer simulations of how CIQ grows and changes over time. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

The Mathematics of Conflict Intelligence

Conflict intelligence is a learnable, dynamic capacity: leaders adapt, regulate emotions, understand systems, and manage tension to keep conflict productive.

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THIS! Just out in the current APA Monitor - How to reduce political polarization today. www.apa.org/monitor/2026...

Van Jones writes, "The hardest spot in politics is holding more than one truth at the same time." And then delivers 10 of them. This is a vital exercise today. War in Iran: Every Argument For It and Against It — Laid Bare open.substack.com/pub/vanjones...

War in Iran: Every Argument For It and Against It — Laid Bare

Develop Your Own Take on the Iran Attack

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THIS. Early days on faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University, in the MD-ICCCR office of my mentor and friend, The Great Morton Deutsch. (He said he never trusted people with clean desks). I miss him every day.

Why Conflict Intelligence Is the Leadership Asset of Our Time The Conflict Intelligence (CIQ Lab) Executive Education Program youtu.be/JmaHulcZ0zI?... via @theserfstv.bsky.social

The Conflict Intelligence (CIQ Lab) Executive Education Program

YouTube video by Teachers College, Columbia University

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What is our North Star? What the science of human flourishing teaches us about our future. pc84.medium.com/what-is-our-...

What Is Our North Star?

What the Science of Human Flourishing Teaches Us

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A MUST LISTEN for all Americans x.com/FareedZakari...

Fareed Zakaria on X: "The greatest threat to the West is not that it is becoming too tolerant or too concerned about individual rights. The greatest threat is unbounded state power. My take: https://t.co/W0M70Kr38o" / X

The greatest threat to the West is not that it is becoming too tolerant or too concerned about individual rights. The greatest threat is unbounded state power. My take: https://t.co/W0M70Kr38o

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Respect. These Liberals Have Left Their Media Comfort Zone www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...

These Liberals Have Left Their Media Comfort Zone

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This is our country on toxic polarization. Below is the spike in the number of threats against our elected leaders in Washington DC. America today.

I support this idea for an economic strike as non-violent civil disobedience to curb the overreach of the Trump administration - especially targeting blue states and their perceived political adversaries. Go to www.resistandunsubscribe.com

Resist and Unsubscribe

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At the launch of our Conflict Intelligence Lab, I demonstrated how two people opposed in conflict can choose to reduce resistance (rather than increase tension) in order to change the dynamic from coercion to cooperation. To learn more, go to: lnkd.in/g2uhXG8h

It is quite humbling that after a 30-year career as a Columbia Prof and Conflict Resolver, my most buzzy work is a 1982 commercial for Pakistani menswear. Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics... youtu.be/ljXhPtbXJ_I?... via @YouTube

Bonanza Garments Pakistan by Mehnaz & Talat Hussain-Tariq's PTV Classics 82 (Imran Khan look-alike)

YouTube video by theTariqFactor

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I highly recommend this new report by More in Common on the nature of the Trump coalition. It will usefully complicate your understanding of "them". beyondmaga.us

Beyond MAGA: A Profile of the Trump Coalition

#BeyondMAGA studies 2024 Trump voters and reveals Trump's support is a coalition, not a cult. Meet the 4 types of Trump voters: MAGA Hardliners, Anti-Woke Conservatives, Mainline Republicans, and the ...

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THIS IS OUR WORLD IN CONFLICT. It demands exceptionally high levels of Conflict-Intelligent Leadership. Go to: - direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article... - hbr.org/2025/07/the-... - www.tc.columbia.edu/tcacademy/pr...

I highly recommend this astute analysis of America's almost irresistible proclivity for violence. medium.com/@manfred.ket...

Why America has so much political violence: an inquiry into the American psyche

By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

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The effects of different approaches to political leadership has long been clear: Authoritarian = Fragile Compliance; Laissez-Faire = Complete Chaos; Democratic = Robust Consensus. Any questions? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership

A forgotten 1939 experiment reveals why strongmen and leaderless drift fail—and why democracy survives only with disciplined, demanding leadership.

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What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership

A forgotten 1939 experiment reveals why strongmen and leaderless drift fail—and why democracy survives only with disciplined, demanding leadership.

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Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn. youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0?...

Fareed’s take: Venezuela action is a rupture in US foreign policy

YouTube video by CNN

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Once again, a clear-eyed take on the dire consequences of the Miller-Trump approach to foreign policy. Listen and learn. x.com/FareedZakari...

2025 was a disheartening year for those of us working in the peace and justice sector. Here is an overview of our efforts to stem the tide: mailchi.mp/1cffacfc5a43...