Kings of Peace Pawns of War: The Untold Story of Peacemaking

Kings of Peace Pawns of War: The Untold Story of Peacemaking
ISBN-10
0826490573
ISBN-13
9780826490575
Category
Political Science
Pages
184
Language
English
Published
2006-08-15
Publisher
A&C Black
Author
Harriet Martin

Description

In the complex process of turning war into peace, international conflict mediators play an increasingly pivotal role. Yet almost nothing is known about these influential individuals. In Kings of Peace, Pawns of War, six of the world's leading mediators talk in detail for the first time about their efforts to secure peace in Iraq, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Iraq and Aceh. Former war correspondent Harriet Martin draws on unparalleled access to top-level mediators at work on the international scene today. Thus she is able to provide for the first time important insights into a profession rarely subjected to public scrutiny. She investigates the tactics they use to keep the two sides talking, and their drive to complete what is often a thankless task. She exposes how the warring parties, and also the international backers of a mediation, will manipulate a peace effort - and the mediator himself - in order to retain the upper hand.

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