Negotiating under fire
Subtitle: preserving peace talks in the face of terror attacks
By: Matthew Levitt.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780742551626
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Peace; Hebron Massacre, Hebron, 1994; Terrorism -- Influence; Crisis management
Description: "The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict resolution theory to remain under-researched. It also stands out as the factor most likely to derail inherently sensitive negotiations. Negotiating under Fire explores how such crises between two nations impact diplomatic initiatives between those countries. How do the negotiators' willingness and ability to continue influence the outcome? Do the levels of legitimacy, trust, and confidence within and between the parties change in such strained negotiations?" "Through a detailed analysis of three critical moments in the Oslo peace process - the Baruch Goldstein Hebron massacre of 1994, the Nachshon Wachsman kidnapping and execution of 1994, and the nine-day string of suicide bus bombings carried out in Israel in March of 1996 - Matthew Levitt concludes that insurgents, or those hostile to peace talks, can and do undermine negotiations."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Hebron massacre; title: The Wachsman abduction and murder; title: The 1996 suicide bus bombings; title: A focused comparison of the Goldstein, Wachsman, and 1996 bombings crises; title: Conclusion: toward a theory of crisis management under conditions of ongoing negotiations.