Dialogue

Regional civil society peacebuilding in West Africa

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Emmanuel Bombande describes how he co-founded the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), the reasons for which it was created, and the ways in which WANEP works with local and regional actors to build peace in the region.

The UN Peacebuilding Commission and Liberia's transition

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
In an interview with Accord, Ambassador Prince Zeid of Jordan, Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) highlights UN priorities for Liberia: security sector reform, rule of law and national reconciliation.

Engaging armed groups in peace processes: Lessons for effective third-party practice

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Lessons for effective third-party practice
Fink Haysom sets out a number of considerations for mediators before and during negotiations involving armed groups. He discusses ways to generate momentum and tackle difficult issues, and considers ways to build a party’s capacity to negotiate.

Asymmetries in the peace process: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LTTE advisor Rudrakumaran argues that the international climate in which negotiations take place is biased in favour of states. Anti-terrorist legislation has erected artificial power asymmetries, limiting the LTTE’s involvement in peace talks.

In search of respect at the table

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: In search of respect at the table
Alastair Crooke describes Israel’s and the international community’s lack of responsiveness to various short ceasefires implemented by Palestinian Islamist groups in 2001-03, arguing that without a better understanding of these groups no end to the conflict is in sight.

Facilitating dialogue with armed insurgents in the Philippines: The Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Facilitating dialogue with armed insurgents in the Philippines
Reaching the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees between the government of the Philippines and the NDF was difficult. Rene Sarmiento describes how creative language was used to protect GRP sovereignty and territorial integrity while respecting NDF organisational dignity.

Engaging armed groups: The challenge of asymmetries

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: The challenge of asymmetries
Liz Philipson argues that interveners in conflicts must make better analyses of the asymmetrical relations between states and armed groups to avoid institutionalising inequalities. She explores the different dimensions of asymmetry that might frustrate negotiations.

Engaging the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone: An insider's perspective

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Engaging the Revolutionary United Front
Sandi and Fortune show how civil society actors sought to complement the efforts of international mediators in Sierra Leone while attending the Lomé talks as observers and engaging RUF delegates informally.

Negotiating a ceasefire between Mayi-mayi militias and the Congolese Rally for Democracy

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Negotiating a ceasefire between Mayi-mayi militias and the Congolese Rally for Democracy
Drawing on the experience of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Life & Peace Institute in the DRC in 2002-03, Steve Smith discusses dilemmas over how far track two actors can persist in facilitating negotiations when track one actors oppose their efforts.

The relationship between track one and track two diplomacy

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: The relationship between track one and track two diplomacy
Observing that both peace process and armed groups have become increasingly complex and heterogeneous, Julian Hottinger reviews the comparative advantages of – and complementarities between – track one and track two players’ engagement of armed groups.

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