Fear and loathing in the former Yugoslavia / Ivo H. Daalder -- Peaceful transformations in East-Central Europe / Milada Anna Vachudovda -- Historical legacies and the politics of intervention in the former Soviet Union / Matthew Evangelista -- Conflict and crisis in South and Southwest Asia / Sumit Ganguly -- Turning the corner in Southeast Asia / Trevor Findlay -- Cycles of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa / Rachel Bronson -- Conflict and conciliation in sub-Saharan Africa / Stephen John Stedman -- Peacemaking and violence in Latin America / Marc W. Chernick -- Political accommodation and the prevention of secessionist violence / Alicia Levine -- Negotiation and mediation in internal conflict / Stephen John Stedman -- Arms limitations, confidence-building measures, and internal conflict / Joanna Spear -- Economic sanctions and internal conflict / Elizabeth S. Rogers -- Nongovernmental organizations and internal conflict / Thomas G. Weiss -- The United States and military intervention in internal conflict / Ivo H. Daalder -- The United Nations and internal conflict / Chantal de Jonge Oudraat -- Collective security organizations and internal conflict / Dan Lindley -- The causes and regional dimensions of internal conflict ; Internal conflict and international action / Michael E. Brown.