Professor, Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
Conflict response is complex and complicated, especially for protracted and intractable conflicts. Developing “constellations” of mediator and guarantor roles, rather than focusing solely on actors for such roles, can address several critical challenges that emerge because of the realpolitik of regional and international interests and power dynamics amongst the parties to the conflict and external intervening units.
