Timing Mediation Initiatives by I. William Zartman and Alvaro de Soto - HTML preview

Contents

Checkpoints ...................................................................... Inside Front Cover

Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5

Step 1: Assess the Existence and Perception of a Stalemate ...................... 11

Step 2: Assess the Existence and Perception of a Way Out ....................... 23

Step 3: Induce Recognition of the Stalemate and a Way Out ................... 29

Step 4: Ripen the Stalemate and a Way Out ................................................ 35

Step 5: Position Oneself as a Future Mediator ............................................ 43

Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 45

Notes ................................................................................................................ 47

Further Reading.............................................................................................. 48

About the Authors .......................................................................................... 49

About the Conflict Management Program at SAIS ................................... 50

About the United States Institute of Peace .................................................. 51