CONTENTS:

Introduction

Jan Eliasson: The challenge of conflict prevention

Conceptual developments

Fen Osler Hampson: The United Nations and the responsibility to prevent

Vidar Helgesen: Preventing conflict and preventing terrorism

Peter Wallensteen & Frida Möller: Third parties in conflict prevention. A systematic look

Regional organizations in conflict prevention

Sven Biscop: A defining commitment for the EU. Preventing (even more) conflict in the Middle East

Giorgi Gogia: The EU and South Caucasus. The need to shift from an economic to a political actor

Marie V. Gibert: The difficult exercise of conflict prevention. The EU in the Mano River Basin (West Africa)

Klaus Schumann: Council of Europe enlargement. An ever greater Europe thanks to multilateral commitments

Non-governmental actors in conflict prevention

Timo Kivimäki & David Gorman: Non-governmental actors in peace processes. The case of Aceh

Kjell-Åke Nordquist: Securing independence and peace in East Timor. Conflict prevention though non-governmental actors

Global organizations in conflict prevention

Birger Heldt: Preventive diplomacy in emerging intrastate conflicts. Some historical patterns

Connie Peck: The role of special representatives of the security-general in conflict prevention