Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Peace Agreements
	Chester Crocker discusses a model for implementing and monitoring peace agreements.
	Mari Fitzduff talks about peace legislation in Northern Ireland.
	Silke Hansen tells a story showing how opposing needs can be sometimes be accommodated in one document.
	Herb Kelman explains that though he didn't use the acronym, BATNAs caused Oslo to break down.

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Peace is an environment where conflicts are resolved without violence, where people are free, not exploited, living so they can grow to their full potential. -- Gerard Vanderhaar

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