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The Fog of Peace - The Human Face of Conflict Resolution (Hardcover)
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The Fog of Peace - The Human Face of Conflict Resolution (Hardcover)
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Institutions do not decide whom to destroy or to kill, whether to
make peace or war; those decisions are the responsibility of
individuals. This book argues that the most important aspect of
conflict resolution is for antagonists to understand their
opponents as individuals, their ambitions, their pains, the
resentments that condition their thinking and the traumas they do
not fully themselves grasp. Gabrielle Rifkind and Giandomenico
Picco here present two very different experiences of international
relations - Rifkind as a psychotherapist now immersed in the
politics of the Middle East, and Picco as a career diplomat with a
long and successful record as a negotiator at the UN.
Developing links between psychology and politics, the authors
explore what lies behind the aggressive facade of negotiations and
how, underneath the mask, there is a human being. Should we talk to
the enemy? What happens if the protagonists are nasty and brutish,
tempting policy-makers to retaliate? How do nations find the
capacity not to hit back, trapping themselves in endless cycles of
violence? Presenting a unique combination of psychological
theories, geopolitical realities and first-hand peace-making
experience, this book sheds new light on some of the worst
conflicts in the modern world and demonstrates, above all, how
empathy can often be far more persuasive than the most fearsome
weapons. By exploring the question of intervention versus
non-intervention, and examining how the changing nature of warfare
and technology has both armed the warmonger, whilst empowering the
individual through social media, this is a highly topical,
comprehensive overview on international diplomacy and the
complexities of peace-making.
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