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2 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. 417 (2002)
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: A Partner in International Conflict Prevention

handle is hein.journals/pepds2 and id is 425 raw text is: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: A Partner in International Conflict Prevention Andrea Strimling* We consider our commitment to conflict prevention to be an indispensable clement in our international actions and initiatives. Conclusion of Meeting of G-8 Foreign Minis- ters, including Colin Powell, Rome, July 2001.' We have come to the conclusion that the prevention of deadly conflict is, over the long term, too hard - intellectually, technically, and politically - to be the responsibility of any single institution or government, no matter how powerful. Strengths must be pooled, bur- dens shared, and labor divided among actors. (Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict).2 The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), an indepen- dent agency of the U.S. government with over a half-century of conflict- management and institutional-development experience, is a valuable resource in U.S. efforts to prevent armed conflict and build the foundations for lasting security in the U.S. and around the world. As the September 11 attacks and the events that followed have demonstrated, any strategy for security must in- clude preventive diplomacy, and in doing so must promote democratic plural- ism and address the root causes of violence. Colin Powell emphasized this point in his February 2002 address to the World Economic Forum: Vith military success achieved in Afghanistan, there is a need now to fight poverty and hopelessness, both of which provide the conditions for terrorism to flourish.3 Given the urgency and complexity of this challenge, the United States should identify, support, and leverage all appropriate resources for preventive diplomacy, including short-term operational prevention and long-term struc- tural prevention. Through its International Program, FMCS has already made * The author wrote this article on behalf of FMCS's Intemational and Dispute Resolution Services (IDRS) department, with valuable information and ideas from IDRS Director, Rich Giacolone, and the IDRS staff. 1. Conclusions of the G-8 Foreign Ministers Meeting (U.S. Department of State). July 2001, available at <http://usinfo.state.gov>. 2. Preventing Deadly Conflict: Executive Summary of the Final Report (Carnegie Commis- sion on Preventing Deadly Conflict), 1997, at X, available at <http'J/www.ccpd.org>. 3. World Economic Forum press release, Feb. 1, 2002. available at <http:II www.weforum.org>.

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