Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Most people fear conflict because it feels like a threat to the ...

A deeper analysis of twelve global case studies where insurance or compensation are utilized as part of a conservation goal relating to a conflict species. This is an annex to the report “Human ...

Conflict is inevitable, but managing conflict can be a challenge even for those used to it. But there are several steps everyone can take to make it better all the ...

Larger, more tolerant chimpanzee groups manage shared resources more effectively and exhibit less aggressive competition than smaller, more competitive groups. Tolerance functions as a group-level ...

Taiwan has learned two early lessons from the new war in the Middle East, with the island nation setting up a task force to study the impact of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. "Our ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the nearly four years since Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has repeatedly confounded expectations. A conflict that many analysts anticipated would be short and ...

It was 56-years ago today that the U.S. and North Korea signed the armistice that ended active combat in America’s forgotten war. More than 36,000 Americans gave their lives defending South Korea from ...

If we could graph conflict over time, this past year would surely demonstrate a peak. We are all surrounded by constant conflict—from the intensity of living with loved ones in lockdown to political ...

Harvey Mudd College’s Atwood residence hall is in hell this Tuesday afternoon. “I don’t even know what to do,” says one dejected student who received an academic warning in a core physics class. “I ...

Robin Gurien was a lone voice at the start of the discord. Gurien, a communications professor at Cal State Fullerton, stood before Santa Ana Unified school board members last April to share concerns ...

From school to work to everyday life, you’ve likely been part of groups that work together smoothly and others that quickly devolve into squabbling factions. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself ...