| ID | 189939 |
| Title Proper | Kurdish Civil War and Peace Negotiations, 1994–1998 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hama, Hawre Hasan ; Salih, Dana Ali |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Kurdish Civil War between the military forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) began in 1994. Despite frequently occurring peace talks throughout the conflict, negotiations failed to bring about a durable settlement until the United States brokered the Washington Peace Agreement in 1998. This research explores why the earlier negotiations were unsuccessful, and whether it was only the US mediation in 1998 which made the difference. Although the US mediation was clearly an important factor, by employing the contingency model this research argues that both contextual variables and process variables determined the success of negotiations in 1998. Furthermore, they can explain the failure of the previous 4 years of negotiations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies vol. 58, No.3; May 2023: p. 298-321 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2023-04 58, 3 |
| Key Words | Negotiations ; Negotiated Settlement ; Kurdish Civil War ; US Mediation ; Contingency Model ; Contextual Variables ; Process Variables |