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•Graduated & Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction (GRIT) A strategy designed to decrease international tensions. One side recognizes mutual interests and initiates a small conciliatory act that opens the door for reciprocation by the other party.
Peacemaking
In one of his state of the union messages, President Bush described Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the "axis of evil". Our approach to dealing with Iraq ultimately ended in military attack and invasion. Working in small groups, discuss how we might use the GRIT approach to seek peace with Iran and/or North Korea.