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Powers of persuasion: Incentives, sanctions and conditionality in peacemaking

Feb 2008
Faced with the problem of how to respond to the challenges of intra-state armed conflict, international policymakers often turn to incentives, sanctions and conditionality in the hope that these tools can alter the conflict dynamics and influence the protagonists' behaviour. Drawing on case studies from around the world, Accord issue 19 suggests that while these instruments have in some cases helped tip the balance towards settlement, in many others they been ineffective, incoherent or subsumed into the dynamics of the conflict.

The isolation of Abkhazia: A failed policy or an opportunity?

Powers of persuasion: Incentives, sanctions and conditionality in peacemaking
Feb 2008
Archil Gegeshidze explores the Georgian government's strategy of isolating Abkhazia and discusses the possible ways out of the current limbo.

Sanctions and the path away from peace

Powers of persuasion: Incentives, sanctions and conditionality in peacemaking
Feb 2008
In arguing that Georgia and other international actors have misjudged the consequences of the policy of isolating Abkhazia, Liana Kvarchelia describes the sanctions imposed, the effects of Russia's easing of restrictions, and the resulting changes in Abkhazian attitudes.

Georgia: Changing the guard

Jan 2004
In light of the sudden removal of president Eduard Shevardnadze before impending elections, Jonathan Cohen of Conciliation Resources analyses the main challenges facing democracy in Georgia in this article.

Abkhazia: ten years on

Jan 2001
This article by Rachel Clogg of Conciliation Resources summarises the main developments which took place in Abkhazia in the first ten years after the break up of the Soviet Union.

A question of sovereignty: The Georgia–Abkhazia peace process

Oct 1999
Accord issue 7, A question of sovereignty: The Georgia–Abkhazia peace process, explores the background and issues at the heart of the Georgia–Abkhazia conflict – the Abkhaz demand for sovereignty and why Georgia refuses to grant it. The publication offers an insight into a political stalemate. It flags possible avenues out of the deadlock, including the need for political constituencies on both sides to engage more effectively with the challenge of democratisation and economic cooperation.

Georgian perspectives

A question of sovereignty: The Georgia–Abkhazia peace process
Oct 1999
Ghia Nodia analyses Georgian perspectives on the conflict and peace process, explaining Georgia’s official positions, priorities and strategies.

An Abkhaz perspective

A question of sovereignty: The Georgia–Abkhazia peace process
Oct 1999
Liana Kvarchelia presents on Abkhaz perspective on the Georgia–Abkhazia conflict, setting out Abhkazia’s main positions, looking into the reasons for negotiating deadlock and discussing the refugee dilemma.

Russia’s role

A question of sovereignty: The Georgia–Abkhazia peace process
Oct 1999
Dmitrii Danilov assesses Russia’s role in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, arguing that it has balanced its own strategic objectives against the goals of mediation, and that it regards any move that would upset the status quo as a threat to regional stability.

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