Overview

Many ceasefires and peace agreements in civil conflict are initially unsuccessful. Some give way to renewed, and often escalating, violence. In other cases, peace processes have become lengthy and circular negotiations in which concessions are rare. Given the huge material and human costs of a failed peace process, the international community has a strong interest in helping these processes succeed. Challenges to Peacebuilding approaches this problem by focusing on “spoilers”— groups and tactics that attempt to obstruct or undermine conflict settlement through a variety of means, including terrorism and violence.

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Edward Newman is the director of studies on conflict and security in the Peace and Governance Program of the United Nations University. Oliver Richmond is professor of international relations and director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of St. Andrews.

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