A systematic approach to analyzing some of the transient aspects of war and peace with empirical cases that include Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Sri Lanka, and the Armenian genocide, this book discusses some of the critical and transformative issues in war and peacemaking. Considering subjects such as the roles of private military and security companies, the use of force in peace-support operations, how states, organizations, and individuals contribute to conflict resolution, and the challenge of coordinating various peacemaking efforts, this study explores the manifold demands and challenges facing external actors such as international peacekeeping forces and mediators.

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• About the Authors
• Foreword
• INTRODUCTION - War and Peace in Transition
• CHAPTER 1 - New Roles for External Actors?
  • Introduction
  • PMSC: A complex object of regulation
  • No international legal vacuum
  • The limited role of international legal instruments
  • Disagreeing about indirect international regulation
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 2 - The Privatisation of Security and State Control of Force
  • Introduction
  • The privatisation of security and state control of force
  • The privatisation of security in Iraq
  • State control in the case of Iraq
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 3 - The EU’s Intervention in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  • Introduction
  • Previous research
  • Model of analysis
  • Europe’s colonial legacy in the Middle East
  • EC/EU becomes a new actor: 1970–1991
  • EU interventions: A multi-level approach
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 4 - The Changing Character of Peace Operations
  • Introduction
  • The changing character of peace operations
  • The use of force at the tactical level
  • Some challenges for the use of force in peace operations
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 5 - Witnessing the Unbearable
  • Introduction
  • The Armenian issue
  • Witness writing
  • The testimonies of Alma Johansson
  • Missionary from the the West
  • Woman and civil actor in war
  • Silence and speech
• CHAPTER 6 - Sequencing of Peacemaking in Emerging Conflicts
  • Introduction
  • Patterns of conflict and peacemaking
  • Sequencing theory and peacemaking
  • Sequencing in theory: Four testable implications
  • Competing explanations
  • Sequencing in practice: The historical pattern
  • Final reflections
• CHAPTER 7 - Mediating between Tigers and Lions
  • Introduction
  • Mediation: Motives and selection
  • Why Norway in Sri Lanka?
  • The mediation approach and its implications for the negotiation process
  • Conclusion
• CONCLUSION - Changing Roles and Practices
• References