Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution

This seminar is open to the public.

The 2025–2026 Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution explores conflict resolution efforts domestically and worldwide. The seminar considers ways to strengthen the capacity to prevent, resolve, and transform international conflicts. The topics this year include the current challenges of the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, US-China relationship; South Africa’s internal conflicts, and more. Speakers include experts from academia as well as political actors from conflict regions. This series, sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has been planned in collaboration with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.