AUTHOR: Jonathan Powell
“Essential reading for all parties in conflict” — Patrick Cockburn ― Independent
Jonathan Powell has spent nearly two decades mediating between governments and terrorist organisations. Here he argues that no conflict – however bloody, ancient or difficult – is insoluble. With attention to the lessons of the past, patience and above all political leadership, they can be solved, even where previous attempts have failed.
Talking to terrorists will always be practically difficult and morally hazardous. But it is the right thing to do. Drawing on conflicts from Colombia and Sri Lanka to Palestine and South Africa, this optimistic, wide-ranging, authoritative book is about why we should and how best to go about it.