United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict by Stephen M. Hill (auth.)

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84 Finally, a Kantian anarchy is one in which the groups have acquired cooperative ‘friendly’ social identities. As the use of force is no longer expected under any circumstances, groups in this culture can concentrate on positive-sum cooperation and absolute gains. As these three alternative cultures suggest, there is simply no ‘logic of anarchy’. 85 The second element of social structures is material resources, or the material capabilities of groups. By assuming that all groups holding material resources will view each other as potential threats to their survival, regardless of the relationship that exists between them, Neo-Realists have adopted a ‘de-socialized’ view of material capabilities.

20 In such circumstances a prerequisite for the resolution of the Cambodian conflict was a thawing of relations between the international and regional players. The first real movement in this regard took place in 1986, when President Gorbachev outlined the USSR’s new perspective on the AsiaPacific region and called for the resolution of regional conflicts. Before the year’s end, the USSR had also signaled its willingness to discuss the Cambodian situation with China, thereby removing the primary obstacle to the normalization of relations between the two countries.

The second peacemaking initiative was to be driven by Portugal, the excolonial power in Angola. 9 Initial talks in April and June, however, did little more than highlight the differences between the two sides on a number of issues, including the conditions for a cease-fire, the nature of the political system and the modalities for monitoring a settlement. Although, by the third round of talks in August, UNITA had dropped its demand for a transitional government, it nevertheless refused to accept a cease-fire until the MPLA (henceforth referred to as the Government) had recognized it as a political party.

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