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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 limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process

Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: Cover image
As Azerbaijan and Armenia remain in deadlock over Nagorny Karabakh, Accord issue 17 highlights the challenges and obstacles to a sustainable agreement.

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.

Пределы возможностей лидеров: элиты и общества в нагорно-карабахском мирном процессе

Dec 2005

С момента заключения соглашения о прекращении огня в 1994 году Азербайджан и Армения по-прежнему не могут выйти из тупиковой ситуации, сложившейся вокруг Нагорного Карабаха. При столь широко распространенном недоверии к процессу, вопрос в том,  может ли более инклюзивный и многосторонний подход преодолеть динамику поляризации и обеспечить лучшие шансы для достижения приемлемого для всех решения.

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process (Armenian)

Dec 2005
The limits of leadership: Armenian
As Azerbaijan and Armenia remain in deadlock over Nagorny Karabakh, Accord issue 17 highlights the challenges and obstacles to a sustainable agreement.

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process (Azerbaijani)

Dec 2005
The limits of leadership: Azerbaijani
As Azerbaijan and Armenia remain in deadlock over Nagorny Karabakh, Accord issue 17 highlights the challenges and obstacles to a sustainable agreement.

Препятствия на пути к урегулированию: взгляд из Азербайджана

Пределы возможностей лидеров: элиты и общества в нагорно-карабахском мирном процессе
Dec 2005
В прошлом участник переговоров с азербайджанской стороны, Тофик Зульфугаров представляет свою точку зрения на переговоры под эгидой Минской группы ОБСЕ, отслеживая проблемы и вопросы, начиная с 1992 года. Он утверждает, что новые концепции «промежуточного статуса» в потенциале могут указать выход из создавшегося тупика.

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes

May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Cover image
Accord issue 16 explores the case for engagement with armed groups and the lessons learned from peacemaking practice. Highlighting both opportunities and challenges, it suggests that the range of engagement options and potential interveners makes a strong case for engagement.

Opcinoes de compromiso: Apercamientos con grupos armados en procesos de paz

May 2005
Eligiendo el compromiso: grupos armados y procesos de paz (Accord N°16, 2005) explora casos de compromiso con grupos armados y las lecciones aprendidas para las prácticas de construcción de paz.

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.

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