UN Mediators in Syria

Since 2011 the conflict in Syria has been one of the most catastrophic conflicts of our time and a dark stain on the peacemaking abilities of the United Nations (UN). At the heart of this book is a simple but critical question what do UN mediators tasked with the responsibility to make peace actually do? By explaining this the book offers a detailed record of what Kofi Annan Lakhdar Brahimi and Staffan de Mistura did in their roles as UN mediators in Syria and presents a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics that shaped their decision-making. Beyond the cases of these three mediators Fadi Nicholas Nassar introduces a method by which to forensically identify a mediator''s fingerprints on the peacemaking process and charts a map to examine their decision-making processes. In doing so it paves the way to evaluate the performance of these mediators to hold them accountable for their successes and failures.