Negotiating with the devil inside the world of armed conflict mediation

Negotiating with the devil: inside the world of armed conflict mediation

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Bibliographic Details
Statement of responsibility:Pierre Hazan with the collaboration of Emmanuelle Hazan ; translated by Susan Mutti
Main Author: Hazan, Pierre (Author)
Other Authors: Hazan, Emmanuelle (Contributor) Mutti, Susan (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Hurst & Company, 2024
Physical Description:xxii, 199 Seiten
ISBN:1911723111 ; 9781911723110
FIV classifikation:
RQ (World wide) ;
SB01 (International relations / process) ;
SF06.01 (Civil war)
FIV-Subjects:
Global ;
Bewaffneter Konflikt ;
Konfliktlösung ;
Friedensprozess ;
Internationale Konfliktverhandlungen ;
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FIV-Aspects:
Bosnien-Herzegowina ;
Syrien ;
Sahel-Zone
Subjects (LCSH):
Pacific settlement of international disputes
Mediation, International
Diplomacy
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Summary:After many years in the little-known world of back-channel mediation, helping sworn adversaries to prevent, manage or resolve conflict, Pierre Hazan felt compelled to re-examine the acute practical and ethical dilemmas that affected his work in Bosnia, Ukraine, the Sahel and the Central African Republic. What is the mediator’s responsibility when two belligerents conclude a peace agreement to the detriment of a third? Should mediators never be party to ‘ethnic cleansing’, even if it saves lives? Is a fragile peace worth sacrificing justice for—or will that sacrifice fuel another cycle of violence? In an increasingly dystopian world, Negotiating with the Devil offers both practical guidelines and a moral compass for mediators whose field of action has transformed dramatically. We have gone from soft to hard power; from ‘peace dividends’ to war in Europe; from the end of one Cold War to a new East–West confrontation in Ukraine; from Pax Americana to a multipolar world; from the dream of an all-powerful UN to the organisation’s marginalisation. Against this tapestry, Hazan sheds light on the complex work of those steering peace negotiations, blending vivid first-hand observation with sharp insights into the psychology of compromise as a first step towards peace.
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