Conflict Intervention
In the practice of negotiation, how do you know when a conflict is ripe for intervention? Must provide examples from readings from Weeks (see attached). The purpose of the question is to understand when the process of intervention is appropriate and desirable by the parties – and when it is not.
3 pages. Double spaced. Turabian author/date reference list style. Must include
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Answer previewNegotiation is one of the oldest tools that is used to resolve conflicts among parties. According to Cohen & Meerts, negotiation diplomacy has been in existence in the Near East since the BCE era[1]. During this period, neighboring countries negotiated to maintain friendly ties. Negotiation is still applicable in the modern world. Negotiations have been used in Europe, though in a smaller capacity before the world wars broke in the early twentieth century. Negotiations work best when the negotiating parties have a flexible approach to the issue at hand. Sometimes, the parties take hardline[1] Paul Meerts and Raymond Cohen, “The Evolution of International Negotiation Processes”, International Negotiation 13, no. 2 (2008): 149-156, doi: 10.1163/157180608×320171….
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