Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Author | : J. Lewis Rasmussen |
Publisher | : US Institute of Peace Press |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 1878379194 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781878379191 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Shortly before the Middle East peace talks began in November 1991, the United States Institute of Peace conducted a four-day simulation of what was about to unfold in the diplomatic dialogue between two enemy countries, Israel and Syria, whose representatives had never before sat together. This volume presents a description of that exercise and its implications for peacemaking and conflict resolution in the Middle East, a discussion of simulations and their utility for diplomats and for the field of conflict resolution, and a discussion among the participants of prospects for the overall Middle East peace negotiations.