title: How Conflict Resolution Evolves Over 4 Stages (Vol. 19)
abstract: Executive Summary: This book emerged from a simple yet profound observation: throughout human history, societies have consistently developed increasingly sophisticated alternatives to total destruction, when addressing serious conflicts. Beginning with indiscriminate slaughter of early warfare, to the nuanced collaborative problem-solving of modern mediation, we can trace a remarkable evolutionary progression, that represents one of humanity's most significant yet under-recognized achievements A