Citizens Understanding Peace and Conflict Project

Hi, my name is Jim (James for the police and the British).

The purpose of this project is to reach as many concerned citizens as possible with informed explanations about peace and conflict circumstances and observations about constructive conflict (experience and PhD-based).

I've spent a good many years overseas in peacekeeping operations as a humanitarian officer, operations officer, and civil affairs officer. Although I served in the U.S. Air Force in Viet Nam long ago, my time in conflict zones since then has been as a civilian. Several years ago, I felt compelled to write down my observations and knowledge about peace and conflict and human affairs gained over a lifetime.

I wrote "Analytic Reflections from Conflict Zones: A Cautionary Tale for A Polarizing America and World" (2021). In the book, I lay out my observations, conceptual work, and cautions about peace and conflict, including what I see going on now in the USA and elsewhere. I've seen such troubling patterns before. I explain my view that War Is the Road Rage of Humanity. I recommend not going down that road too far.

Foundational to this project is publishing my second book "Peace & Conflict: Citizens Edition — A Cautionary Tale and Reasons for Hope." It's a shorter, affordable version of "Analytic Reflections from Conflict Zones."

Peace & Conflict: Citizens Edition is directed at all concerned citizens. I put it in plain language as best I can to contribute to a more informed, calmer, constructive national discourse.

The book and your support will enable my peace and conflict- dynamics public education efforts at a wide variety of venues across the country. For example, at organizational, educational and religious institutions, veterans' groups, public and private gatherings, military and civilian audiences.

I signed a publishing contract in April with a major publishing company, but the days of publishing advances and useful royalties for non-celebrity, non-scandal connected, new authors are long gone, plus my disposable income goes to student loan debt, therefore my appeal for help with this project.

Specifics: Copy editing/reformatting - $3,500, Mandatory 240 book pre-publishing purchase - $5,700, Initial public engagement road trip costs - $2,800.

I very much appreciate whatever you can do. For more on me, see my author website:

www.analyticreflections.org.

Thank you very much,

Jim Adams