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Exploratory talks and peace initiatives in Afghanistan: actors, demands, Germany's role as mediator

It is widely held that NATO’s strategy in Afghanistan can only succeed if progress is made in the country’s internal peace process. But none of the initiatives to date have been able to initiate meaningful negotiations, nor has it been possible to reach lasting agreements on representatives, mediators, topics and procedures. Numerous actors have already been involved in exploratory talks involving both independent and interconnected threads. It would represent an important step forward if existing initiatives could be channelled into an orderly negotiating process. Germany can play an important mediating role here. Talks about a political resolution of the Afghanistan conflict will be protracted and complex, their outcome open. Forward strategic thinking must also consider the possibility of the Afghan peace process failing. (author's abstract)

Exploratory talks and peace initiatives in Afghanistan: actors, demands, Germany's role as mediator

Urheber*in: Wörmer, Nils

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Alternative title
Sondierungsgespräche und Friedensinitiativen in Afghanistan: Akteure, ihre Forderungen und Deutschlands Rolle als Vermittler
ISSN
1861-1761
Extent
Seite(n): 7
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comment (44/2012)

Subject
Politikwissenschaft
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Afghanistan
politische Verhandlung
Friedensprozess
Taliban
Außenpolitik
Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wörmer, Nils
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
(where)
Deutschland, Berlin
(when)
2012

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-399658
Rights
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  • Stellungnahme

Associated

  • Wörmer, Nils
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Time of origin

  • 2012

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