To bridge disagreements between conflict parties during the early stages of a mediation process, mediators like to apply creative ambiguity where they deliberately use ambiguous language for sensitive issues. Agreeing on broad concepts such as ‘democratic governance’ or ‘justice’ is often easier since the words allow…
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This article was originally published by War is Boring on 31 October 2016.On Sept. 10, 2016, the U.S.-brokered a ceasefire with Russia and Syria in the besieged city of Aleppo. Although low-in