Conflict Resolution Program – Expert Q&As

Oct. 27, 2008
Q&A with Hrair Balian, Director, Carter Center Conflict Resolution Program
A Q&A with Hrair Balian, director of the Carter Center's Conflict Resolution Program, on the program's goals and current initiatives.

Jan. 17, 2006
Palestinian Legislative Council Elections: Expert Q&A with David Carroll and Matthew Hodes The Carter Center, with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), will send an international delegation to monitor the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council elections, set for Jan. 25. Both organizations observed the 1996 and 2005 elections in the Palestinian Territories. In this Q&A, Democracy Program Director Dr. David Carroll and Conflict Resolution Program Director Matthew Hodes examine the implication of these elections for Palestinians and for Middle East peace.

Jan. 16, 2006
Liberia's Historic Presidential Inauguration: Carter Center Expert Q&A
The inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president-elect of Liberia and Africa's first elected woman president, is set for Monday, Jan. 16, 2005, in Monrovia, Liberia. The Carter Center, involved in the West African country's peace and democracy efforts since 1991, actively engaged in the 2005 electoral process in Liberia, and organized an international observer delegation in partnership with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) to monitor the October election. In this Q&A, Ashley Barr, Carter Center/Liberia Country Director, and Tom Crick, senior political analyst for the Center's Conflict Resolution Program, discuss the country's future and the Center's continuing role in Liberia.

Jan. 26, 2005
The 2005 Palestinian Elections: New Era for Middle East Peace?
A Q&A with Carter Center experts Matthew Hodes and David Carroll on the Jan. 9, 2005, Palestinian presidential elections, with photo essay.

July 1,  2004
The Geneva Initiative and The Carter Center: Q&A with Matthew Hodes
The Geneva Initiative, an unofficial peace plan formally launched in December 2003, offers what former U.S. President Jimmy Carter calls, "the best chance for peace in the Middle East."

April 1, 2003
Q&A With Matthew Hodes, J.D., Director of the Conflict Resolution Program
How has the nature of conflict changed in the past decade? Many of the governments and nations sustained by Cold War patronage are now facing internal opposition as they attempt to adapt to the new world order. While several of the current conflicts cross borders and involve multiple state actors, these conflicts also often have ethnic, religious, and/or other identity-based roots.