Every individual needs to understand how to approach and handle conflicts in order to resolve it.

The truth is that for centuries these people have lived together in the Balkans and southeastern Europe with greater or lesser degree of tensions, but often without anything approaching the intolerable conditions and conflicts that exist today.

His suggestions included advice on how to approach ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians, noting that "America does not have a doctrine for total war against an enemy who is hiding behind a civilian population."

More often than not, we approach problems, conflicts, and life-decisions with only half of our resources - just the analytical mind.

Approaching conflicts as opportunities to improve departmental policies and operations rather as ailments to be eradicated or ignored will result in a more productive work force and greater departmental efficiency.

People recognize the differences, and assuming this trend continues or even grows, it would be self-defeating not to take this into account when we approach other conflicts.

He eased out Mr. Gromyko's deputies and replaced them with career foreign service officers who had demonstrated a willingness to rethink every aspect of Soviet foreign policy, particularly in areas such as arms control and how to approach regional conflicts.

"The truth is that for centuries these people have lived together in the Balkans and southeastern Europe with greater or lesser degrees of tension, but often without anything approaching the intolerable conditions and conflicts that exist today," he said in a speech here to combat veterans of World War II.

His vision for the center includes education in positive resources for conflict resolution in the world's religions; empowerment of religious leaders in the resolution of conflicts; and a change in the way policymakers approach religious conflicts.