Intermediaries In International Conflict (ebook)

Argumento de Intermediaries In International Conflict (ebook)

Few scholars have attempted to evaluate critically the role mediators play in managing international conflicts. Thomas Princen examines where mediation fits in the larger realm of diplomatic practice, going beyond the usual state-centric focus to account for the mediating activities of a wide range of actors-from superpowers to small states, from international organizations to nongovernmental groups.

Originally published in 1992.

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"This book is a 'must read' for students of international negotiation and conflict resolution. Princen has systematically examined a dimension of international negotiation that traditionally has been explored primarily by historians and the legal profession, namely, the role mediators play in managing international conflict."--Linda P. Brady, American Political Science Review

"Princen's book is an excellent--indeed, outstanding--work of its kind.... [Policymakers], like scholars, can draw on such work most profitably to deepen their understanding of this important international process."--Alan James, Survival

"In the context of international politics, Princen provides enlightening answers to how intermediaries learn, how they develop their role, and how they function in the context of both the international system and domestic politics. The work draws from extensive contemporary research in the field of conflict resolution and will replace Oran R. Young's The Intermediaries: Third Parties in International Crises (1967) as the definitive text."--Choice0List of Figures Preface Pt. 1 The Nature of Intermediary Intervention Ch. 1 Introduction: Intermediaries in International Conflict 3 The Prevalence of Intermediary Intervention 4 The Function of Intermediaries in International Conflict Management 7 Intermediary Influence and the Study of International Relations and Negotiation 12 Conclusion 16 Ch. 2 Third Parties: Principals and Neutrals 18 Third-Party Interests and Capabilities 19 The Target of Intervention 23 Impediments to Reaching Agreement 27 The Neutral's Dilemma 29 Conclusion 30 Ch. 3 The Bases of Intermediary Influence: Reconfiguration, Proposal Making, and Information Pooling 32 Bargaining Structure 32 Third Parties and the Structure of the Bargain 36 Conclusion 44 Ch. 4 The Intermediary's Decision Problems: Entry and Exit 46 Direct Negotiations 47 Intervention Question 47 Intermediary Interests 48 Entry Decision: Gaining Control 51 Exit Decision: Urging Agreement 54 Conclusion 59 Ch. 5 The Disputants' Decision Problems: Acceptance, Initiation, Role Bargaining 60 Acceptance 60 Initiation 63 Role Bargain 64 Conclusion 66 Pt. 2 Intermediary Intervention in Practice: Principal Mediators Ch. 6 Camp David: Jimmy Carter Mediates between Israel and Egypt, 1977-1979 69 The Case 70 Analysis of Carter's Intervention 86 Conclusion 104 Ch. 7 Portsmouth: Theodore Roosevelt Mediates between Russia and Japan, 1904-1984 107 The Case 108 Analysis of Roosevelt's Intervention 122 Conclusion 129 Pt. 3 Intermediary Intervention in Practice: Neutral Mediators Ch. 8 Vatican: Pope John Paul II Mediates between Argentina and Chile, 1978-1984 133 The Case 133 Analysis of the Vatican Intervention 162 Conclusion 183 Ch. 9 Biafra: The OAU, the British, and the Quakers Mediate in the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970 186 The Case 187 Analysis of the Biafra Interventions 199 Conclusion 211 Ch. 10 Conclusion 214 The Practice of Intermediaries 216 The Challenge of Intermediary Intervention 219 Notes 227 Bibliography 253 Index 261