{"id":49,"date":"2022-03-23T16:29:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:55:23","slug":"lesswar-org-proven-ways-to-decrease-armed-conflics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesswar.org | Proven ways to decrease armed conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49\" class=\"elementor elementor-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b1125c4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6b1125c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:56,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lesswar.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/less-war-peace-makers.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:57,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lesswar.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/peace-in-africa.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:55,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lesswar.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/less-warorg-milt.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lesswar.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/close-up-portrait-of-two-happy-smiling-brothers-ly-2022-03-04-13-18-28-utc.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:20,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lesswar.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/emotional-face-smiling-and-laughing-kid-2021-08-31-10-16-52-utc.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:1500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:7000,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3165d36c\" data-id=\"3165d36c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7730bdee elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7730bdee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Can Stop Wars!<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b997e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b997e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Our goal is to contribute to an effort to work with others in the peacebuilding industry to achieve better results. The <a href=\"\/180-examples-of-successful-peace-efforts\/\">180 summaries of successes<\/a> demonstrates that we can do it, and how we can use our resources for a more peaceful world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76919dec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76919dec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a193fc5\" data-id=\"1a193fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0239ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c0239ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But warfare is spreading\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea7740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ea7740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, there are over 50 wars going on, some of which have continued for many years. There are over 100 million refugees and internally displaced persons who have fled their homes and work to escape the violence.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong> To reduce the appalling human and economic cost of warfare, peacebuilders must shift more resources to:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef9b2d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef9b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- direct actions\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5a460 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf5a460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- approaches for which there is hard evidence of efficacy \n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2eae elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbf2eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">- actions led by local leaders\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860e91 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0860e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-\ncost-effective projects \n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-286ccc6c elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"286ccc6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59844047 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"59844047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b631728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b631728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c7345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8c7345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">180 SUCCESSES <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62729e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62729e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Elliot Short lists 180 wars that were stopped or prevented. \u00a0By basing their efforts on what experience has shown has actually produced results, the many organizations in the field can make the world more peaceful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b0b994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60b0b994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"\/180-examples-of-successful-peace-efforts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c07a9b5 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7c07a9b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562e64db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562e64db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Encouraging stories<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e93c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67e93c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Locally Led Peacemaking<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb36fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb36fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting the heads of conflicted groups together to find ways to end their fighting requires understanding the people, their motivations and their culture. Local people usually understand local situations better than foreigners can. Local leaders have been instrumental in stopping or preventing many violent conflicts.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5707d79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5707d79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"\/locally-led-peacebuilding-in-guinea-bissau\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7e7c45 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e7e7c45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aee05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aee05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the cost of conflict<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ced7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47ced7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COST-EFFECTIVENESS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28f95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28f95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the limited resources available to the peacebuilding field, focusing our resources on activities that are cost-effective will go a long way to determining the results we achieve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c7462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a4c7462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"\/cost-effectiveness\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b44813 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b44813\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0bd707\" data-id=\"a0bd707\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585366c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"585366c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PEACE IS POSSIBLE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a584ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-simple-tab\" data-id=\"a584ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-simple-tab.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <div class=\"elementkit-tab-wraper  \">\n            <ul class=\"nav nav-tabs elementkit-tab-nav  elementskit-fullwidth-tab\">\n                                    <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-d97969a\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  active show left-pos\" id=\"content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"direct-action\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2\" href=\"#Content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2\">\n                            <span class=\"icon icon-rocket elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Direct Action<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-c561b2d\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"-evidence-of-effectiveness\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2\" href=\"#Content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2\">\n                            <span class=\"icon icon-magnifying-glass-search elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\">  Evidence Of Effectiveness<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-95c1c51\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"results-orientation\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2\" href=\"#Content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2\">\n                            <span class=\"fas fa-signal elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Results Orientation<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-3676181\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-3676181662e9792ec8e2-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"strategies-coordination\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-3676181662e9792ec8e2\" href=\"#Content-3676181662e9792ec8e2\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-3676181662e9792ec8e2\">\n                            <span class=\"far fa-handshake elementskit-tab-icon\"><\/span>                            <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Strategies & Coordination<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n\n            <div class=\"tab-content elementkit-tab-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-d97969a  active show\" id=\"content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-d97969a662e9792ec8e2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p>Essentially all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/180-examples-of-successful-peace-efforts\/\">180 successful peacemaking cases<\/a> summarized by Dr. Short* involved <strong>peacemakers engaging directly with the leaders of the conflicted parties.<\/strong> In contrast, very few of the presentations at PeaceCon 2022 dealt with such direct action. Instead, they described indirect peacebuilding work, efforts to create conditions believed to be conducive to peace, such as reduction of poverty or improving governance. Especially because indirect approaches are not expected to lead to results in the short term, it is difficult to evaluate their effectiveness. Shifting resources to approaches that have demonstrated their effectiveness would appear to improve results. The challenge again is to persuade peacebuilding organizations to increase their efforts to make peace directly.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-c561b2d \" id=\"content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-c561b2d662e9792ec8e2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p>The 180 cases collected by Dr. Short represent a great deal of evidence about what actions have been effective in reducing armed conflict. Similarly, failures represent potentially useful evidence for peacebuilders. Unfortunately, this abundant evidence is widely scattered. Finding evidence relevant to situations faced by peacemakers is so difficult that little of it is used.<\/p><p>An initial review of the summaries of the cases written by Dr. Short has yielded some tentative conclusions about the effectiveness of various approaches to stopping violence. A more thorough, deeper investigation of these cases is under consideration.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lesswar.org\/the-better-evidence-project\/\">The Better Evidence Project at George Mason University<\/a> (GMU)* is undertaking to assemble much useful evidence and to make it widely available in a form that makes it easy to find what is relevant to situations at hand. Amazon Web Service is partnering with GMU to create a search engine that will be easy to use. A prototype will be shown to prospective users in the near future.<\/p><p>Once more, the challenge will be to get peacebuilders to use the facility. Initially, it may appeal more to funders interested in the effectiveness of what they support.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-95c1c51 \" id=\"content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-95c1c51662e9792ec8e2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p>Partly because results of peacebuilding work are so hard to determine, many organizations, perhaps a majority, focus more on outputs than on outcomes. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A review of the web sites of 12 large peacebuilding organizations failed to identify a single claim of having reduced violence.<\/span> The sites tended to follow an outline of &#8220;who we are, what we do, and where we do it\u201d, rather than on results achieved.<\/p><p><strong>What can you do to get peacebuilders to focus on results?<\/strong><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-3676181 \" id=\"content-3676181662e9792ec8e2\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-3676181662e9792ec8e2-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p>Much human accomplishment is the result of coordinated action following clear strategies. When I suggested to the head of the Alliance for Peacebuilding that the organization try to develop strategic approaches to reduce the amount of warfare in the world, the response was that it would never try to tell its members what to do.<br \/>While peace workers in the field frequently cooperate, <strong>much more might be accomplished if peacebuilding organizations worked together strategically.<\/strong><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959a0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"959a0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The value of local leadership in resolving local conflicts is becoming widely recognized.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18f570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b18f570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge now is to persuade members of the peacebuilding community to encourage and to fund local leaders to resolve local conflicts.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d28a9da elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d28a9da\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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