Browsing Political Sciences by Author "Nathan, Laurie"

Browsing Political Sciences by Author "Nathan, Laurie"

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  • Civil war settlements and the prospects for peace 
    Nathan, Laurie; Toft, Monica Duffy (MIT Press, 2011)
    In “Ending Civil Wars: A Case for Rebel Victory?” Monica Duffy Toft questions whether policymakers are correct to have a strong preference for terminating civil wars through negotiated settlements. Her main endeavor is ...
  • The disbanding of the SADC tribunal : a cautionary tale 
    Nathan, Laurie (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013-11)
    In 2011 the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) disbanded the SADC Tribunal after the regional court held that the Zimbabwean government’s land seizures violated the rule of law. The ...
  • How should the peace and security performance of SADC be evaluated? A response to my critics 
    Nathan, Laurie (Taylor & Francis, 2013-09)
    This article responds to the reviews by Gwinyayi Dzinesa and Elling Tjønneland of Community of insecurity: SADC's struggle for peace and security in southern Africa. It does this by exploring the methodological and analytical ...
  • Intelligence requirement of international mediation 
    Nathan, Laurie (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
    This article explores the intelligence requirement of international mediation, a topic that is ignored in both the literature on conflict resolution and the literature on intelligence. A mediator’s strategies and tactics ...
  • Interests, ideas and ideology : South Africa's policy on Darfur 
    Nathan, Laurie (Oxford University Press, 2011-01)
    Under former President Mbeki, South Africa provoked international dismay and criticism when it tried to block United Nations censure of Burma, Sudan, and Zimbabwe for gross human rights abuses. In the case of Sudan, Pretoria ...
  • Solidarity triumphs over democracy - the dissolution of the SADC Tribunal 
    Nathan, Laurie (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, 2011-12)
    In 2011, the heads of state of the countries comprising the Southern African Development Community (SADC) decided to dissolve the SADC Tribunal, a regional court modelled on the European Court of Justice. Four years ...
  • Synopsis of Community of Insecurity : SADC’s struggle for peace and security in southern Africa 
    Nathan, Laurie (Taylor & Francis, 2013-09)
    This article presents a synopsis of Community of Insecurity : SADC’s struggle for peace and security in southern Africa, published by Ashgate in 2012. It focuses on SADC’s efforts to establish a common security regime; ...