The impact of Track Two diplomacy on international agreements

Peter Jones

Chapter 14 in Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements, 2026, pp 215-229 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Track Two dialogues rarely lead directly to an official agreement between conflicting parties. Instead, they have traditionally played a role in two ways: creating possibilities for such agreements by opening up avenues of dialogue that may not have existed previously, including between parties that do not “recognize” each other; and/or allowing conflicting parties space to consider new ideas away from the limitations of official negotiations. This chapter will introduce the subject of Track Two and discuss the contributions that such dialogues have made historically in various conflicts that ended in agreements. It will then explore the evolving nature of Track Two, particularly in terms of the field's growing stress on using such dialogues as venues for the advocacy of norms, and the impact of this evolution on roles that the field may play in future in the pursuit of international agreements.

Keywords: Track Two Diplomacy; Track Three; Negotiation; Inclusion; Problem-Solving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035318582
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