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Conflict and Resolution: Contest, Cost, and Change

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Regional conflicts can be thought of in three different ways, each suggesting a different approach to their resolution. One is as a clash of conflicting unilateral solutions, which then require a formula for a joint or multilateral outcome satisfactory to both parties. A second is as a succession of opposing policies based on cost-benefit calculations, which then require a ripe moment—comprising specific components of mutually hurting stalemate, impending catastrophe, and a formula for a way out—for resolution. A third is an an event in a process of change, requiring the negotiation of a new regime to replace an old one that previously embodied certain expectations and behaviors. These different notions are illustrated with many examples of regional conflicts and their attempted—and sometimes successful—resolution.

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  • I. William Zartman, 1991. "Conflict and Resolution: Contest, Cost, and Change," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 518(1), pages 11-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:518:y:1991:i:1:p:11-22
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716291518001002
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