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Give Peace Science a Chance
c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 12
tures. His proposals evolve around
sanctions and incentives, w ork to
ward a nuclear free zone in the M iddle
East, restoration o f diplom atic rela
tions w ith Iran, and establishing
m ore co n tact and exchanges b e
tw een Iranians and A m ericans.
R ight now the space for those
co n stru ctiv e solu tio n s m ight not
yet exist sufficiently in the political
and public life.
B ut will the political leaders - will
w e - be sm art enough to u n d er
stand the trend and get on board
w hen it com es to b etter u n d erstan d
ing how to d eco n stru ct en em y im
ages, stereo ty p es and p reju d ice?
A nd how do w e m ove from p o lar
ized positions, to the interests o f
basic hum an needs such as secu
rity, p articipation, autonom y, rec
o gnition, and id en tity ? N ot only
peace scientists u n d erstan d that all
hum ans share those needs.
Patrick. T. Hiller, Ph.D., o f Hood
River, is a conflict transformation
scholar, professor and director o f
the War Prevention Initiative by
the Jubitz Family Foundation.
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