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A tool that suggests a convergence of universal and particular processes, components, and skills in conflict resolution training.

A short article co-written by John Paul and his daughter, Angie, that four simple ideas and requests following the Columbine shooting.

An article written in the aftermath of the Columbine shooting by John Paul and his daughter, Angie.

An essay written after the attacks of September 11, clarifying the challenges faced by the U.S., suggesting a reframe to internal debates, and offering next steps to move toward a horizon of interdependence.

A foreword written for The Bernal Story, a firsthand account of the transformation of a community conflict in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California.

A message co-written with Melanie Greenberg in the lead up to the November 2020 elections in the United States offering ways to deescalate and counteract mounting polarization in the country.

Thoughts about the challenge of to all of us as leaders when we live in settings of social fragmentation and at the same time are committed to pursue justice and healing in our relationships.

An article imagining a courageous alternative to the then pending U.S. war with Iraq.

Written while stranded in Guatemala after September 11, an essay suggesting a number of lessons learned from peace initiatives where terrorism was employed as a tool of struggle and calling for new approaches to combating the challenge.