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For a number of reasons, the topic of critical periods in group development is of central importance for practicing and researching peace psychologists. Although inter-individual conflict is important, peace psychology is primarily focused on intergroup conflict. This is because the most destructive kind of conflict, such as between ethnic and religious groups, as well as between nations, is intergroup rather than inter-individual. Second, intergroup conflict involves collective processes that tend to be long-term, spanning years, sometimes decades and even centuries. During the course of these collective processes, the potential changes over time for successful interventions by peace psychologists and other professionals, and there are certain critical periods when such interventions have a higher probability of success. There is hope that as psychological science in general, and peace psychology specifically, becomes more international and less reductionist, the topic of critical periods in group development will receive more serious attention from peace psychology researchers as well as practitioners. In the reminder of this article, the author provides an overview of the papers and book review in this issue of the journal. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)