Mediation, as a means to end armed conflicts, has gained prominence particularly in the
past 25 years. This article reviews peace mediation research to date, with a particular focus …

Uncertainty about capabilities, intent, or resolve has long been linked to war. More recently,
the bargaining model of war has established uncertainty, also referred to as asymmetric …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of international diplomacy,
covering both theory and practice. This second edition has been revised and updated, with …

Mediation has become a common technique for terminating violent conflicts both within and
between states; while mediation has a strong record in reducing hostilities, it is not without …

This study examines the effect of biased versus neutral mediation on the content of peace
agreements. The author argues that neutral mediators, who are engaged primarily because …

One of the proposed benefits of third-party involvement that has been offered to justify its use
is that it helps reduce the severity of conflict. Existing work finding that peacekeeping …

Wars impose tremendous costs on societies and the question of how to end them is of
foremost importance. Several hundred books and scientific articles have been written on …

International mediation of violent conflicts is commonplace in today's world, and so is
academic research on its features and effectiveness. But research that speaks to both the …

This paper examines the conditions under which warring parties will accept an outside
party's offer to mediate. Specifically, we explore variation in the incentives for accepting third …

How does leverage vary across different mediators? What influence does this variation have
on mediation outcomes? Extant literature has equated mediation leverage with material …