The skills that I write about enable you to put your emotions aside and to realise that conflict ebbs and flows. It’s a cycle of ups and downs. At the start, you might be convinced that you will continue to fight until the bitter end. Soon, you start to be impacted by the hostilities and you realise that this is
If like me, you are wondering why the government would be in favour of a No-Deal Brexit, here’s my explanation. It’s a negotiation technique aimed at forcing the other side to give in to unreasonable terms. The purpose of this post is to look at the latest Brexit position from a conflict resolution perspective, not to debate whether I am
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It was raining. Again. Only this time, the rain gave way to a downpour that lasted approximately fifteen minutes. My umbrella was useless and I carried on walking against the wet wind towards Divis Towers at the top of Falls Road, the epicentre of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Belfast has come a long way since then but I wanted
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