MEDIATION IN MALAYSIA: IS IT FACILITATIVE, EVALUATIVE OR TRANSFORMATIVE?
REMOVING HANDICAPS TO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF MEDIATION IN MAJOR COMMERCIAL/INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
China's Xi sidesteps SE Asia pressure over South China Sea disputes
Mediation can keep the peace between disputing neighbours
Parental alienation leaves bitter taste
Resolving domestic conflict in South East Asia: how to build a sustainable peace (WP1359)
In this article in The Diplomat, Moritz Rudolf, looks at the possible reasons behind China’s efforts to mediate in the Syrian conflict. According to Rudolf, China’s efforts to engage with Syria reflect a mix of geostrategic interests and a desire to be seen as an influential actor on the stage...
Pakistan’s foreign minister says the first meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Committee is scheduled to be held by the second week of January in Islamabad. Pakistani and Afghan officials will be joined by senior US and Chinese officials in these consultations which will seek to develop plans...
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on December 19 that Beijing wants to take a more active role to help resolve the crisis in the Middle East. “We will invite representatives from the Syrian Government and the opposition to visit China, continuing our effort to play a constructive role in facilitating...
Liesel Louw-Vaudran of the Institute for Security Studies looks at China’s role in maintaining peace and security in war-torn South Sudan. China has had a significant business presence in Africa for some time now, but their role in peacekeeping is fairly new – so is their attempt to serve as mediators...
James T. Areddy, in the China Real Time section of The Wall Street Journal, reported that Admiral Scott Swift the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said that international mediation was the best way to reduce tension over the disputed islands in the South China Sea Admiral Swift made his comments during...
Published by VOA news China has mediated talks between South Sudan’s warring factions, winning pledges from the rivals to speed up the country’s peace process. South Sudanese officials say the two sides agreed in Khartoum Monday to accelerate negotiations on forming a transitional government...
By Hamid Shalizi in Reuters Afghanistan arrested and handed over several Muslim Uighur militants from China’s west in an effort to persuade China to use its influence with Pakistan to help start negotiations with the Taliban, Afghan security officials said on Friday. The deal sheds light on China’s...
Writing for tax-news.com, Mike Godfrey spread light on an under reported recent trade dispute–addressing dumping duties imposed by China on imports of Canadian cellulose pulp. With nearly half of the entire nation’s cellulose pulp currently being exported to China, the dispute represents...
By Knut B. Pissler Resolution in the form of mediation has a long tradition in China. On the one hand, the importance of mediation can be traced back to the philosophy of Confucianism. On the other hand, extra-judicial mediation gained in acceptance in China because of the socialist approach to involve...
That China has made enormous strides in pursuing mediation is well known throughout the international mediation community. Far more interesting for both China, and those countries who would benefit from a similar emphasis on mediation, is the question of what factors prodded and impeded China’s...
