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| Author: | David L. Phillips, Executive Director, The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity |
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February 2005
168 pages
ISBN 1845450078
$39.95
The Turkish-Armenian Conflict has lasted for nearly a century and still continues in attenuated forms to poison the relationship between Turks and Armenians. Contact was taboo before the author brought the two sides together to explore ways of overcoming their historical enmity. His lively account of the difficult discussions makes fascinating reading. It shows that the newly developed Track Two diplomacy is an effective tool for reconciling even intractable foes through fostering dialogue, contact, and cooperation.
Acknowledgement
Preface by Elie Wiesel
Introduction
Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean
First Contact
Legislating History
Empathy
A Historic Step
A Storm of Controversy
Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom
Terror Strikes
Reconciliation Dilemma
Taking Stock
Applicability of the Genocide Convention
War in Iraq
At the Border
From Theory to Practice
Epilogue
Appendix
Names
Index
“David Phillips’s informative and stimulating ideas on how to resolve conflicts by using Track Two diplomacy find their expression in this volume. Filled with personal recollections as well as historical references, it deals with contemporary issues between Turks and Armenians.”
—Elie Wiesel
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David L. Phillips is Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations and Director of the Peacebuilding Program at American University. Furthermore, he is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and an analyst for NBC News. Previously, he was a Senior Advisor to the U.S. State Department and the United Nations. Mr. Phillips has written more than one hundred articles and editorials in publications such as the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.
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