South Africa’s preference for dialogue has become harder to sustain in a polarised world.
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Mediation is deeply rooted in the country’s approach to conflict and social dialogue.
Tolerance for the use of force in the conflict in Cameroon has undermined the appeal of dialogue and negotiations.
The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.
Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza are driven by humanitarian compassion and principles. But cease-fires are also technically complicated military and political ventures.
Ahtisaari’s role in Namibia was crucial. But he left a major legacy in pursuing peace in various places of conflict in his later life too.
An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what new opportunities lie ahead.
An agreement to end conflict is only one small step in an often long process.
If the African delegation could convince the belligerents to find a peaceful solution, they will make a critical contribution to the climate for mediation.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
The African Union needs to launch a credible, robust mediation process with mutually accepted mediators.
Politicians aren’t necessarily the best mediators. International experts on peace mediation should be involved.
Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have vowed to strike at the fossil fuel industry.
Many formal sector jobs are increasingly precarious and poorly paid, meaning that formal work is not an avenue to greater social equality for many people.
Critics have said that ranching is environmentally unsustainable because it results in land degradation. There are other reasons it’s not the solution.
The African Union’s role in Sudan’s political crisis proves that it’s legal framework is strong enough to resolve regional disputes
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
Tips from global conflict resolution on how MPs can find a way to agree on a Brexit deal.
Retired South African justice Dikgang Moseneke has made a landmark ruling for damages in the Life Esidimeni matter.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in International Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of the Practice of Mediation, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor and Hepatologist, University of Cape Town
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Senior Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Professor of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Conflict Analysis, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
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Professor in International Conflict Analysis, University of Warwick
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Lecturer, Department of Planning, University for Development Studies
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher and Associate, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection
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Reader in Law, University of Sussex
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Lecturer, Land Management and Land Tenure, University for Development Studies
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
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Professor of International and Diplomacy Studies, Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, University of South Africa