Contents
Checkpoints ...................................................................... Inside Front Cover
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5
Step 1: Assess the Existence and Perception of a Stalemate ...................... 11
Step 2: Assess the Existence and Perception of a Way Out ....................... 23
Step 3: Induce Recognition of the Stalemate and a Way Out ................... 29
Step 4: Ripen the Stalemate and a Way Out ................................................ 35
Step 5: Position Oneself as a Future Mediator ............................................ 43
Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 45
Notes ................................................................................................................ 47
Further Reading.............................................................................................. 48
About the Authors .......................................................................................... 49
About the Conflict Management Program at SAIS ................................... 50
About the United States Institute of Peace .................................................. 51