Kings of Peace Pawns of War the untold story of peacemaking

by Martin, Harriet

• ISBN13: 9780826490575
• ISBN10: 0826490573
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

"In the complex process of turning war into peace, international conflict mediators play an increasingly pivotal role. Yet almost nothing is known about these influential individuals. In Kings of Peace, Pawns of War, six of the world's leading mediators talk in detail for the first time about their efforts to secure peace in Iraq, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Iraq and Aceh." "Former war correspondent Harriet Martin draws on unparalleled access to top-level mediators at work on the international scene today. Thus she is able to provide for the first time important insights into a profession rarely subjected to public scrutiny. She investigates the tactics they use to keep the two sides talking, and their drive to complete what is often a thankless task. She exposes how the warring parties, and also the international backers of a mediation, will manipulate a peace effort - and the mediator himself - in order to retain the upper hand."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Author's Preface	p. xi
The Seasoned Power-broker	p. 1
The Chess Master	p. 29
The Professional Maverick	p. 65
The Straight Talkers	p. 100
The God-fearing General	p. 131
In Search of the Textbook Mediator	p. 159
Acknowledgments	p. 174
Index	p. 177
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