Every intimate relationship has its ups and downs. No matter how compatible the partners may be, they are bound to occasionally disagree. If those conflicts are insignificant, the couple will ...

A double bind is a predicament in which a person receives conflicting messages from a single source that allow no appropriate response to be made. Does conflict itself send conflicting messages? Is ...

There are two different kinds of conflict in storytelling: internal and external. Now, we go into lots of detail in our definitive guide to conflict, but today, I want to focus on external conflict ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Human-wildlife conflict ...

Any time one party misunderstands or misconstrues the words or actions of another, it has the potential to create conflict. Poor communication is frustrating in the workplace and can lead to poor ...

While it may not seem like there are any advantages to conflict in your small business, disagreements can provide benefits to savvy small business managers. Conflicts allow you to identify problems ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing tools and resources to start, grow and manage your business. Workplace conflicts have been in the news lately—the tumult ...

The main conflict in Northern Ireland over the past fifty years has been sectarian — that is, between different religions (in this case, Catholics and Protestants). Sectarianism in Northern Ireland ...

Economist Paul Collier once wrote that “war is development in reverse.” That conflict inevitably produces poverty and hunger is a theory that has been tested—and proven true—in every major clash ...