Humankind has always engaged in conflict and tried to settle it in a variety of ways. To put an end to a conflict, one … been used historically to reach agreements on contentious issues. The area of Peace and Conflict Studies recognizes an … assortment of theories that are investigated and utilized when arriving at conflict resolution judgments. The 1980s "Second Cold …

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