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100	1		_aNATHAN Laurie
245			_aThe intelligence requirement of international mediation / _cLaurie Nathan.
260			_c2014
520			_aWhile the intelligence requirements of UN peacekeeping operations are well understood and accepted the same is not true of the needs of UN mediation functions. This article explains why in-depth knowledge of the parties to a conflict is an essential pre-requisite for international mediation, and places this in the context of Zartman's theory of conflict ripeness, this being the point or time frame when there is the greatest likelihood of resolution.
650			_aCONFLICT RESOLUTION _xMEDIATION
650			_aMEDIATION _xINFORMATION COLLECTION
773			_aIntelligence and National Security : _g Vol 29 No 2, April 2104, pp.208-226 (99)
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2013.799368 _zLink to full text.
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