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The Quest for Viable Peace: International Intervention and Strategies for Conflict Transformation

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 / Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm 

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Editors of the Quest for Viable Peace discussed its core ideas.

Internal conflicts often persist long after an international intervention has been mounted. Exiting prematurely risks a renewed cycle of violence. Yet remaining interminably is unacceptable. The only sensible way out of this dilemma is to become proficient at the demanding art of building viable peace. This book is written by seasoned practitioners for those who must respond to future strife-ridden corners of the globe. The pragmatic strategies described in this work have already begun to change the way international intervention is conceived and conducted.

The editors outlined the core concepts of The Quest for Viable Peace:

  • What is the essence of viable peace?
  • Why is conflict transformation necessary to achieve it?
  • What strategies form the basis for conflict transformation?

Speakers

  • Ambassador James Dobbins
    Director of International Security and Defense Policy at RAND and former Special Envoy for Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan.
  • General Gordon Sullivan
    President and CEO of the Association of the US Army and former US Army Chief of Staff
  • Chapter authors:
    Stephanie Blair, Dana Eyre, Halvor Hartz, Ben Lovelock, Laura Mercean, Dennis Skocz, Jim Wasserstrom, and Clint Williamson
  • Colette Rausch, U.S. Institute of Peace, Rule of Law Program, Co-Moderator
  • Christine Fair, U.S. Institute of Peace, Research & Studies Program, Co-Moderator

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