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 | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

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?...

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...

This is an excellent example of "positive deviance", a problem-solving approach finding individuals within a community who use uncommon, successful strategies to solve common problems, then spreading those practices to help others with similar challenges. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/p...

A Superpower for 2026. How Well Do You Navigate and Leverage Conflict at Work? www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/202...

Many of the most knotty problems we face today like national political divisions are what Karl Popper called "cloud problems": highly complex, volatile, and seemingly impossible to solve. But only when they are approached as "fixable clock problems." Knowing the difference is everything.

This essay on "consciousness" should be carefully avoided by all thinking people. Tantalized? harpers.org/archive/2025...

American politics has lost its way and its decline is spreading globally. Here is a basic adjustment to set us on a new path. pc84.medium.com/our-politics...

Know the difference between empathy vs compassion - it matters! pc84.medium.com/weve-been-se...

Listen to FZ's clear-eyed, constitutionally-informed caution about the increasingly uncheck power of the American Presidency. Or suffer the consequences. x.com/FareedZakari...

An essential insight offered by the late Emile Bruneau, one of our best peace researchers. pc84.medium.com/the-radical-...

Our formula is simple. When positive intergroup reciprocity outweighs negative intergroup reciprocity by about 3:1 - communities sustain peace. Try it for the holidays!!

My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness.

My thanks to Making Peace Visible for working tirelessly to fight back against the media outrage industrial complex and speak about peacefulness. www.makingpeacevisible.org/peter-colema...

Thanks to NY1 for having me on again this year to offer some simple (research-backed) advice on how to navigate tensions between family and friends at Thanksgiving. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Excited to see this research come out in print - especially at a time when organizational activists feel back on their heals. A veritable "how to" on shepherding org reform. www.emerald.com/edi/article-...

This is a chilling story about a university takeover by the State. In the U.S. Please share widely. collegewatch.substack.com/p/teaming-up...

Such an honor to work with this brilliant group of Columbia graduate students on making this world more just and peaceful.

My latest opinion in The Boston Globe. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/o...

I have a solid rec. This book, organized around 43 songs, is a brilliant, moving exploration of the creative genius that emerged from the alchemy that was John & Paul's relationship. I read a chapter a day, then listened to the focal song, often hearing it anew. It was a tremendous ride.

A gripping story about tradition, climate change, and murder in South Sudan. An excellent piece of investigative journalism. aje.io/uv5bso

Mourning in America. pc84.medium.com/life-after-d...

It is such a treat to work with this crazy talented group of colleagues from Columbia and Toyota Research Institute to build a useful app to leverage the findings from our research on optimal ratios of peace speech to conflict speech in the media. This is good tech.

What are the consequences of omitting pieces of our past from the memory of our nation? A vital reflection for today. www.nytimes.com/2001/04/28/o...

For all my colleagues trying to tone down the partisan divide in our country - here's a few evidence-based tips for bringing opposing groups together... The Hidden Keys to Building Bridges in an Exhausted America | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Debunking the current myth that "woke" is wrong. pc84.medium.com/in-defense-o...

Officially out in the MIT Negotiation Journal direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...

"To us, the solution is deceptively simple. Universities should create environments where students with different views must talk to one another routinely and establish ground rules that ensure they do so without distractions or prejudgment." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

Learn to lean into conflict. Why Embracing Conflict Now Can Prevent Catastrophe Later greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

Just in time for your next leadership crisis! The science (Negotiation Journal) and practice (Greater Good Science) of navigating multi-front conflicts effectively. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...

My latest installment on CIQ Leadership - how to respond to multi-front crises - is just out (Early Online) in MIT's Negotiation Journal. direct.mit.edu/ngtn/article...

My son Adlai Coleman had his first story (on South Sudanese exiles from Sudan) published in the AP this week - and his photo was chosen as one of the top AP photos of the week. Full story: apnews.com/article/sout...

Excited to see my article from the current Harvard Business Review on The Conflict-Intelligent Leader published in the German edition of Harvard Business Manager. Lernen und genießen!

A high honor to join Sara Blanchard, William J. Doherty, Jennifer Freyd, Lilliana Mason, and Fathali M. Moghaddam on the Main Stage at the APA 2025 conference to discuss Burned Bridges and Broken Trust: Psychology’s Solutions for a Troubled Time.

Here is a basic economics primer for us all - especially those buying into the Trump Tariff Tale. Ignore this at your peril. x.com/FareedZakari...

It was a genuine honor to be featured as a keynote speaker today - as part of a most prestigious group - to discuss toxic polarization in our country and how to find the way out. It was a packed house of highly attentive colleagues. Together we will find a way forward. @APA

I am excited to be offering a Main Stage Keynote talk on escaping the trap of toxic polarization at the APA Conference in Denver next on August 8 - part of the session on Burned Bridges and Broken Trust. Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 2-4. See you there!

This video - WHICH I RECORDED 15 YEARS AGO - speaks to why the conflict in Israel-Gaza so readily became a source of deep division at Columbia and other universities today. youtu.be/QN6YtawdPc8?...

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless yet be determined to make them otherwise.”

What the World needs now... Decency Is the Small Word That Holds a Big Country Together | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

What do we really know about peace? pc84.medium.com/a-radical-ne...

This HBR IdeaCast interview is an excellent complement to my current cover article on The Conflict-Intelligent Leader in the summer edition of Harvard Business Review. Check them out! Podcast: hbr.org/podcast/2025.... Article: hbr.org/2025/07/the-...

Just up! HBR IdeaCast interview with me on Conflict Intelligent Leadership! hbr.org/podcast/2025...

A high honor to get a shout out from my friend, the great poet Pádraig Ó Tuama, about my recent article on Conflict IQ Leadership! Talk-about-talk open.substack.com/pub/poetryun...

A genuine honor to work with the Excellencies of the Global First Partners' Academy at the Ford Foundation this week. We discussed Conflict-Intelligent Leadership - and I learned a great deal!

My 2 cents. pc84.medium.com/columbia-bri...

Do you have any advice for how people might answer the question what is the meaning of life?

Got peace? The U.S. ranks at the bottom globally in positive group interactions featured in the media, highlighting deep social fractures. Traditional peace indices miss such vital signs of peace: quality of relationships between social groups matters. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...