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Resolution Through Negotiation

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For the resolution of conflicts, especially violent conflicts, the analysis of causes becomes relevant, since a solution should aim at removing such causes. I will differentiate the factors that cause war according to the Aristotelian scheme of cause assignment. Apart from general explanations such as ‘man’s aggression’ or ‘the ruler’s stupidity’, four complexes of causes can be discerned.

Also setzt ein jeder Friede voraus, dass alle Ansprüche, die bis auf den Zeitpunkt ein Staat auf den anderen haben konnte und die zu Feindseligkeiten Anlass geben könnten, abgetan und für Null erklärt sind … [Die] Ursachen zum künftigen Kriege sind durch den Friedensschluss insgesamt vernichtet. — Each peace presupposes that all claims that one state has against another and that cause enmity be removed and declared nil … A conclusion ofpeace nullifi es all existing reasons for a future war.

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Pfetsch, F.R. (2007). Resolution Through Negotiation. In: Negotiating Political Conflicts. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230206519_12

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