Kings of peace, pawns of war : the untold story of peace-making by Martin, Harriet instant download

Kings of peace, pawns of war : the untold story of peace-making by Martin, Harriet instant download

xiii, 184 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm, \"In the complex process of turning war into peace, international conflict mediators play an increasingly pivotal role. Yet almost nothing is known about these influential individuals. In Kings of Peace, Pawns of War, six of the world's leading mediators talk in detail for the first time about their efforts to secure peace in Iraq, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Iraq and Aceh.\" \"Former war correspondent Harriet Martin draws on unparalleled access to top-level mediators at work on the international scene today. Thus she is able to provide for the first time important insights into a profession rarely subjected to public scrutiny. She investigates the tactics they use to keep the two sides talking, and their drive to complete what is often a thankless task. She exposes how the warring parties, and also the international backers of a mediation, will manipulate a peace effort - and the mediator himself - in order to retain the upper hand.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references and index, The seasoned power-broker : Lakhdar Brahimi -- The chess master : Alvaro de Soto -- The professional maverick : Martin Griffiths -- The straight talkers : Vidar Helgesen and Erik Solheim -- The God-fearing general : Lazaro Sumbeiywo -- In search of the textbook mediator : Antonia Potter