Conflict Resolution in the Middle East

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Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Simulating a Diplomatie Negotiation Between Israel and Syria c
Shortlv befo're the Middle East peace talks began in November 1991, the United States Instjfüte of Peace conducted a four-day simulation of what was about to unfold in-the diplomatic dialogue between two enerrty countries whose représentatives had never before sat together. The póficy exercise simulated the dvnamics of the initial phases of direct negotiations between Israelis and Svrians. What transpired quite'c|ösely mirrored the actual negotiations that took place over the next eleven months as part of the Middle East peace process.
This volume presents a detailed description of that exercise; which involved several former high-ranking U.S. and foreign officials. The description of the exercise and its implications for peacemaking and conflict resolution in the Middle East is augmented by a broader discussion of simulations and their utility for diplomats and for the field... Tovább

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Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Simulating a Diplomatie Negotiation Between Israel and Syria c
Shortlv befo're the Middle East peace talks began in November 1991, the United States Instjfüte of Peace conducted a four-day simulation of what was about to unfold in-the diplomatic dialogue between two enerrty countries whose représentatives had never before sat together. The póficy exercise simulated the dvnamics of the initial phases of direct negotiations between Israelis and Svrians. What transpired quite'c|ösely mirrored the actual negotiations that took place over the next eleven months as part of the Middle East peace process.
This volume presents a detailed description of that exercise; which involved several former high-ranking U.S. and foreign officials. The description of the exercise and its implications for peacemaking and conflict resolution in the Middle East is augmented by a broader discussion of simulations and their utility for diplomats and for the field of conflict resolution. Rounding out the volume-is a discussion by the participants of prospects for the overall Middle East peace negotiations. - , ; -
¦ J. Lewis Rasmussen is project officer in the Education and Training Program
¦ Robert B. Oakley is .senior coordinator of the Special Middle East Program in Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution at the United States Institute of Peace. Vissza