Negotiating with the Devil - Inside the World of Armed Meditation

After many years in the little-known world of back-channel mediation, helping sworn adversaries to prevent, manage or resolve conflict, Pierre Hazan felt compelled to re-examine the acute practical and ethical dilemmas that affected his work in Bosnia, Ukraine, the Sahel and the Central African Republic. What is the mediator's responsibility when two belligerents conclude a peace agreement to the detriment of a third? Should mediators never be party to 'ethnic cleansing', even if it saves lives? Is a fragile peace worth sacrificing justice for-or will that sacrifice fuel another cycle of violence?In an increasingly dystopian world, Negotiating with the Devil offers both practical guidelines and a moral compass for mediators whose field of action has transformed dramatically. We have gone from soft to hard power; from 'peace dividends' to war in Europe; from the end of one Cold War to a new East-West confrontation in Ukraine; from Pax Americana to a multipolar world; from the dream of an all-powerful UN to the organisation's marginalisation. Against this tapestry, Hazan sheds light on the complex work of those steering peace negotiations, blending vivid first-hand observation with sharp insights into the psychology of compromise as a first step towards peace.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Hazan, Hazan Pierre
• Publisher: Hurst House
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781911723110
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-11-0
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control