Why western diplomacy is failing. What can politics learn from psychology?
To download the notes for this speaker’s presentation please click here For many years I had been troubled by the escalating conflicts in the world and that we were passing a on a very dangerous world to our children. I felt restless and frustrated, not knowing how to influence my environment. I became easily distressed and appalled by the news. Yet, the distress was short-lived, quickly becoming the property of short-term memory, unable to propel me into action. I knew I did not want to be a politician; I had neither the skills, desire nor patience to find my way up the political ladder. But, I knew there was a particular form of political expression I was seeking and I wanted to find a way to become involved. I come from a psychological background and am a group analyst and have for many years run group for men and women who presented symptoms of depression, eating disorders, panic attacks and sometimes addiction problems but one of the underlying themes was the inability to mange co
