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This article investigates Swiss participation in peace promotion efforts in the Sudan since the mid 1990s. Though Swiss diplomats and experts can contribute substantially to peace and stability under certain prerequisites, the example of Sudan shows that the Swiss potential has not been exhausted. Numerous methods at different phases and levels are necessary in complex conflict situations and perseverance and engagement of experts is of enormous importance, as is continued support from the Swiss administration, which requires greater public consensus.

AbstractCivilians play an increasingly important and complex role in armed conflicts, both as victims and as perpetrators. While this overall trend towards 'civilianization' encompasses all types of present-day conflicts, it is twofold: it takes on a very different nature in high-technology warfare than in the context of low-technology combats that are typical of many civil wars. This article explores these two trends, shows how they merge in asymmetric warfare and outlines key implications for international stabilization and state-building efforts. The present-day conflict landscape is presented from a security policy point of view, placing the ongoing debates on the civilian participation in hostilities in a broader strategic context.

Civilians play an increasingly important and complex role in armed conflicts, both as victims and as perpetrators. While this overall trend towards 'civilianization' encompasses all types of present-day conflicts, it is twofold: it takes on a very different nature in high-technology warfare than in the context of low-technology combats that are typical of many civil wars. This article explores these two trends, shows how they merge in asymmetric warfare and outlines key implications for international stabilization and state-building efforts. The present-day conflict landscape is presented from a security policy point of view, placing the ongoing debates on the civilian participation in hostilities in a broader strategic context. Adapted from the source document.

The present article first deals with the specific context of the Korean conflict. Subsequently follows a summary with some general notes on the role of the six parties involved (the two Korean states, the USA, China, Russia and Japan), and the options offered by Swiss CSS (Center for Security Studies) and Swedish SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), involved in a multinational research program to find " Tools for Building Confidence on the Korean Peninsula ". References. O. van Zijl

The result of a long collaboration between a Kenyan-Somali mediator and a Swiss scholar-practitioner, Mediation and Governance in Fragile Contexts introduces an innovative, practical approach to resolving an enduring issue: How can conflicts be resolved in polarized societies? This approach breaks out of the insider/outsider dichotomy to develop a framework for achieving peace in the most challenging of contexts—a framework that unites outsider perspectives on mediation methodology with the rich experiences and reflections that only local peace practitioners can provide. The authors lay out the framework step by step, present case studies that show it in action, and clarify how local peace and security structures can act as a bridge between short-term mediation and long-term state-building efforts around the world.