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International Conﬂict Prevention and Intervention

Dec 2004, Vol. 149, No. 6
By Emyr Jones Parry

The post Cold War era and the rise of global terrorism have produced changing patterns of conflict, changing major power relations, and evolving structures for regional co-operation and security. Recent crises have exposed new shortcomings in the international security system, and not just over Iraq.
In this changing environment, the challenge for the international community is how to prevent, manage and resolve such crises. How to muster the political will and have capabilities to act, and to do so in good time. The last decade has taught us hard lessons: in the Balkans, in Somalia, in Rwanda and in Afghanistan. We are learning that for success, the response to crisis must be timely, adequately resourced, better co-ordinated, coherent and multi-dimensional, maximizing co-operation between international actors and sensitive to the local situation. Drawing on his diplomatic journey from Brussels to New York, Emyr Jones Parry suggests how different organizations can contribute, and the scope for co-operation that exists.