Mediation

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.

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.

Attempting to understand: An intermediary’s perspective: Terry Waite interview

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed groups: Terry Waite interview
Waite describes his attempts to understand and engage hostage-taking groups – especially Hizbollah-connected groups in Lebanon where he was himself taken captive.

Obstacles to resolution: An Azerbaijani perspective

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Former Azerbaijani negotiator Tofik Zulfuqarov presents his perspective on the OSCE Minsk Group negotiations, tracing issues and problems from 1992 onward. He argues that new concepts of ‘interim status’ have the potential to break the impasse.

The elusive ‘right formula’ at the ‘right time’: A historical analysis of the official peace process

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: The elusive ‘right formula’ at the ‘right time’
Former Armenian negotiator Gerard Libaridian describes the beliefs and miscalculations of both parties in the official peace process, concentrating particularly on Armenian dilemmas around the relationship between Yerevan and Stepanakert. He argues that a negotiated solution requires a degree of urgency.

The role of the OSCE: An assessment of international mediation efforts

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: The role of the OSCE
Volker Jacoby charts the evolution of the OSCE Minsk Group from a preparatory body for an international conference to a negotiating forum. He argues that the OSCE should complement the peacemaking efforts with support for consensus-building forums and intra-societal discussion.

A Karabakh Armenian perspective

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2005
A Karabakh Armenian perspective
Gegham Baghdasarian reviews Karabakh Armenian demands and the problems posed to the ‘Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’ by both Azerbaijan and Armenia. He argues that more democratisation is required, including in Karabakh where society is poorly informed about the peace process.

The role of track two initiatives in Sudanese peace processes

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The role of track two initiatives
Peter Dixon and Mark Simmons assess the contribution of non-governmental diplomacy to Sudanese peace processes. They argue that track two processes can help take into account the root causes of the conflict and the needs and concerns of broader society.

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