Ways Out of War Peacemakers in the Middle East and Balkans [Hardcover]

An exploration of the individual work of ten diplomats who were charged with negotiating conclusions to intractable conflicts in the Middle East and Balkans, this book is the first study to combine the outlooks of practitioners and academics on new forms of war, especially asymmetrical warfare between state and non-state actors.Foreword; H.Pharo Introduction: Peacemaking in Asymmetrical Conflicts; M.Fixdal PART I: THE MIDDLE EAST Peacemaking as State Diplomacy: Samuel Lewis; C.Daigle  & T.Wittes The Sustainable Dialogue Approach: Harold Saunders; C.Albin  & A.Jarblad The Psychology of Peacemaking: Terje R?d-Larsen; K.Aggestam Pro-Active Peace Diplomacy: Jan Egeland; H.H.Waage PART II: THE BALKANS The Priority of Peace: Thorvald Stoltenberg; M.Fixdal The Undiplomatic Diplomat: Peter Galbraith; M.Fixdal  & I.O.Busterud Peacekeeping and the Utility of Force: General Sir Michael Rose; J.W.Honig Peacemaking in a Transitional Phase of Statehood: Hans H?kkerup; A.J.Semb Peacemaking and State Creation: S?ren Jessen Petersen; P.V.Jackobsen Peacemaking in Conflicts over Independence: Martti Ahtisaari; S.Bose Postscript: War and Peace in a Trans-national Age; J.Winter

Much has been written about peacemaking but little about the actual experiences of peacemakers themselves. Ways Out of War provides valuable insight into the challenges that contemporary peacemakers face and how ten leading peacemakers responded to those challenges in the Middle East and the Balkans. - Richard Caplan, professor of International Relations, University of Oxford

A wonderful collection featuring rewarding essays on the efforts of ten diplomats to end conflicts in the Middle East and in the Balkans...Unlike other studies on conflict resolution which are dry as dust, Ways out of war offers a lively and vivid picture of peacemaking - Ahron Bregman, Department of War Studies, King's College London

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