Prejudice, asymmetry and insecurity
Suthaharan Nadarajah (2008)
External intervention in a peace process is intensely value loaded, with interveners seeking to guide the process to a solution they deem appropriate. If senders miscalculate, their actions could easily add to tensions and undermine the peace process. Suthaharan Nadarajah discusses the Sri Lankan peace process from 2002 and concludes that international action served to tilt the strategic balance on which the peace process began in favour of the state. Her argues that international support for a successful peace process in Sri Lanka must be predicated on maintaining conditions that will allow both protagonists to remain secure vis-à-vis the other whilst pursuing political goals through compromise. Most importantly, international efforts and tools must be directed at ensuring parties address the underlying causes of conflict rather than underpinning the strategic goals of one party
