Mediation and Peacebuilding in an Age of Division by Daisaku ... - 9781032864983

Mediation and Peacebuilding in an Age of DivisionThe Wars in Ukraine, South Sudan, and Afghanistan\nAuthor(s): Daisaku Higashi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032864983, 978-1032864983\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the major challenges of mediation during armed conflicts and post-conflict peacebuilding in an age of division, when the permanent members of the UN Security Council are fundamentally divided. The author argues that it is critical to mediate armed conflicts and implement peacebuilding by maintaining the fundamental rules of the international system, such as respecting national sovereignty, borders of states, and self-determination of peoples, even in the age of division. At the same time, he calls for adaptive peacebuilding, reflecting local contexts, histories, and political dynamics, avoiding text-tailored approaches.\n\nDialogues and interviews with the leadership of conflicted states provide uniqu.