Negotiating for peace

Description

Negotiating for peace involves structured dialogue between conflicting parties to reach mutually acceptable agreements that end hostilities and address underlying grievances. This strategy focuses on practical steps such as ceasefire arrangements, confidence-building measures, and the establishment of frameworks for ongoing cooperation. Its core intent is to transform conflict into sustainable peace by remedying mistrust, reducing violence, and creating mechanisms for dispute resolution, thereby fostering stability and preventing the recurrence of conflict.

Implementation

Since 1945, the United nations has been credited with negotiating 172 peaceful settlement that have ended regional conflicts. Recent cases include an end to the Iran-Iraq war, the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, and an end to the civil war in El Salvador.