The Middle East and North Africa region has been plagued with civil wars, international interventions, and increasing militarization, making it one of the most war-affected areas in the world today. Despite numerous mediation processes and initiatives for conflict resolution, most have failed to transform conflicts from war to peace. Seeking to learn from these past efforts and apply new research, Fraihat and Svensson present the first comprehensive approach to mediation in the Arab world, taking on cases from Yemen to Sudan, from Qatar to Palestine, Syria, and beyond.
Conflict Mediation in the Arab World focuses on mediation at three different levels of analysis: between countries, between governments and armed actors inside single countries, and between different communities. In applying this holistic method, the editors identify similarities and differences in the conditions for conflict resolution and management.
Drawing upon the work of experts in the field with a deep understanding of the increasing complexities and changing dynamics of the region, this volume offers a valuable resource for academics, policy makers, and practitioners interested in conflict resolution and management in the Middle East and North Africa.
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A volume of major importance, both in its academic significance and contribution to the field of mediation and conflict resolution studies, and in its direct policy relevance for the resolution and management of conflicts in the Arab world." - Gerd Nonneman, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Foreword: Mediation in the Arab WorldI. William Zartman
IntroductionIbrahim Fraihat and Isak Svensson
Part I: General Trajectories and Challenges of Mediation in the Arab World
1. Peace Agreements in the Middle East: A Regional Challenge to
MediationPeter Wallensteen and Stina Högbladh
2. The Impossible Mandate for Mediation: Exclusionary Approaches to
Conflict Resolution in Libya, Syria, and Yemen Laurie Nathan
3. Current Challenges in Utilizing National Dialogue Mechanisms in Arab
Local Political ContextMohammed Abu-Nimer
Part II: Mediation in or by Arab Countries
4. UN Mediation in the Syrian Crisis: From Kofi Annan through Lakhdar
Brahimi to Staffan de MisturaI. William Zartman
5. Mediation in Syria, 2016-19: A Tale of Two ProcessesMagnus Lundgren
6. Exploring United Nations Mediation Efforts in Yemen (20112019)Alma
Abdul-Hadi-Jadallah
7. The Legitimacy Puzzle in the UN Mediation of the Libyan
ConflictMohammed Cherkaoui
8. International Mediation in the Wake of a Failed Peace Agreement:
Post-Agreement Mediation to Resolve the Civil War in DarfurAllard Duursma
9. When Do Mediators Say No: American Resistance to Mediating the Gulf
Diplomatic CrisisSinia Vukovic and Danielle Martin
10. The Intra-Palestinian Dialogue 2007-2017: A Negotiated
Disagreement?Love Calissendorff and Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs
11. Omani Mediation Diplomacy and the Concept of Concealment
"Kitman"Najla El-Mangoush
12. American Mediation in the Middle East Conflict: A House Built on
SandGhassan Khatib
Part III: Local Level-Mediation in the Arab World
13. Paths to Inclusion: Civil Society Involvement during the Peace Process
in AlgeriaDesirée Nilsson and Luķs Martķnez Lorenzo
14. Mediation between Sunni and Shi?a Arabs in Iraq: Attempts, Assessment,
and Adversity in Mediating in Post-2003Massaab al-Aloosy
15. Hybrid Conflict Resolution and Justice in South West State,
SomaliaMary Hope Schwoebel
Concluding DiscussionIbrahim Fraihat and Isak Svensson
Ibrahim Fraihat is associate professor in international conflict resolution at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He previously served as Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has taught international conflict resolution at Georgetown University and George Washington University. He is the author of Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict.
Isak Svensson is professor at the department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden. Svensson is the author of numerous books, including International Mediation Bias and Peacemaking: Taking Sides in Civil Wars.
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