Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation - 31 March - 04 April 2014

The first day introduced participants to the obstacles to cooperation and trust that so often lead to the entrenchment of conflict, and the role that empathy and interpersonal dynamics between leaders and diplomats can play in opening up new possibilities for cooperation and conflict-transformation. Guest Speakers included Andrew Barlow from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and Paul Schulte, an expert on nuclear non-proliferation. In the evening Lord Hannay of Chiswick delivered a keynote speech on settling disputes, building trust and reaching compromises.