Random thought\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2026for a Friday afternoon. I\u2019ve been doing some research on an indigenous tribe in Chile and the long-standing dispute they\u2019ve had with the Chilean government since the 16th century. I\u2019m researching with the question in the back of my mind of whether this conflict could be mediated by a third party, but the more I research, the more issues come up that would be relevant to resolving the conflict. Why is this tribe demanding sovereignty? Because their land was taken away by the government. But also because a Chilean power company built dams on their land. And because they feel they\u2019re being economically discriminated against. Also, their tribal leaders are being detained in prison and aren\u2019t given fair trials\u2026 the list goes on.<\/p>\n
This shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise to me, but I suppose that thinking practically about ways to manage this conflict made the enormous, rather daunting nature of the dispute really hit home. Even the cases that we deal with at the mediation firm I\u2019m working at seem multifaceted and overwhelmingly complex; but this international conflict takes that complexity and multiplies it by 100. <\/p>\n
But I do have faith in mediation (it might be a little naive, who knows). I\u2019ll be interested to see whether that sort of solution would be viable as I continue researching.<\/p>\n
However \u2013 there will be time to ponder how to save the world later. For now, happy long weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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