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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.

International interventions in Côte d'Ivoire: In search of a point of leverage

Powers of persuasion: Incentives, sanctions and conditionality in peacemaking
Feb 2008
International interventions in Côte d'Ivoire
Mike McGovern argues that the threat of international prosecution or the use of UN sanctions have achieved a certain success in limiting the damage of the war Côte d'Ivoire, but attempts to engineer a political solution via a series of peace accords and coercive Security Council resolutions have largely failed.

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts

Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Cover image
Accord 18 focuses on Sudan and asks which issues were excluded from the process leading to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It suggests that future initiatives must be more inclusive and better coordinated.

The limitations of bilateral governance

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The limitations of bilateral governance
As-Sadiq al-Mahdi, the leader of the Umma Party, gives his perspective on the CPA, criticising it for undermining democratic governance by ensuring control of the north and the south to the two parties to the IGAD peace process.

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts (Arabic: Part 1)

Dec 2006
Accord 18 focuses on Sudan and asks which issues were excluded from the process leading to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It suggests that future initiatives must be more inclusive and better coordinated.

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts (Arabic: Part 2)

Dec 2006
Accord 18 focuses on Sudan and asks which issues were excluded from the process leading to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It suggests that future initiatives must be more inclusive and better coordinated.

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