The Gordian Knots (Conflicts and Their Resolution)

Ordinarily, conflict is considered only a hindrance on the way to a goal, a Gordian knot to be cut. However that is the last thing to do. Conflict is not merely a source of danger but also a stimulus to improve the interrelationships and raise the efficiency of the actions being undertaken. Therefore, it needs to unbind the Gordian knot of conflict consequently and thoroughly by finding the junctures of the sides and taking into account their urgent interests. What are the sources of a conflict and what it adds up to? How to discover the ground it grows from and the stands of the parts engaged? In what way the conflict should be approached and what are the means to resolve it? These are the main points the paper covers.

 Keywords: conflict, sides, controversies, negotiations, arrangement, resolution.