Words Over War Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict

by Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.; McGuinness, Margaret E.; Bien, William J.; Bouckaert, Peter; Hanson, Alan; Khachikian, Arthur; King, Kevin; Laudy, Mark; Levy, Tali; Messing, Barbara; Stettenheim, Joel; Tang, Rock; Weinthal, Erika

• ISBN13: 9780847698936
• ISBN10: 0847698939
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-12
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The international community can creatively and aggressively address deadly conflict through mediation, arbitration, and the development of international institutions to promote reconciliation. The editors of this book designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in twelve conflicts of the postCold War period. They examine the role of international organizations-the United Nations, international development banks, and international law institutions-and they analyze the tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Based on the case studies, the editors identify the most effective institutions, make recommendations for improving interventions, and elucidate several important insights into the mediation process and the role of the international community in dispute resolution.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Preface	xvii
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xxi
Maps	xxv
Introduction: Background and Analytical Perspectives	1	(12)
Melanie C. Greenberg
John H. Barton
Margaret E. McGuinness
Part One: Separation of Nations	13	(124)
Multilateral Mediation in Intrastate Conflicts: Russia, the United Nations, and the War in Abkhazia	15	(20)
Arthur Khachikian
From Lisbon to Dayton: International Mediation and the Bosnia Crisis	35	(41)
Melanie C. Greenberg
Margaret E. McGuinness
Croatian Independence from Yugoslavia, 1991-1992	76	(33)
Alan Hanson
The Oslo Channel: Benefits of a Neutral Facilitator to Secret Negotiations	109	(28)
William J. Bien
Part Two: Integration of Nations	137	(124)
The 1991 Cambodia Settlement Agreements	139	(22)
Tali Levy
El Salvador	161	(21)
Barbara Messing
The Role of International Mediation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process	182	(31)
Kevin King
The Arusha Accords and the Failure of International Intervention in Rwanda	213	(24)
Joel Stettenheim
South Africa: The Negotiated Transition from Apartheid to Nonracial Democracy	237	(24)
Peter Bouckaert
Part Three: Intermediation in Noncivil Conflicts	261	(80)
Making Waves: Third Parties and International Mediation in the Aral Sea Basin	263	(30)
Erika Weinthal
The Vatican Mediation of the Beagle Channel Dispute: Crisis Intervention and Forum Building	293	(28)
Mark Laudy
The North Korean Nuclear Proliferation Crisis	321	(20)
Rock Tang
Part Four: Conclusion	341	(30)
Lessons of the Case Studies	343	(28)
John H. Barton
Melanie C. Greenberg
Notes	371	(38)
Bibliography	409	(16)
Appendix: Interviews	425	(4)
Index	429	(16)
About the Contributors	445