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Gabrielle Rifkind

Gabrielle Rifkind, who has worked recently in Kosovo and Israel, is a British group analyst and psychotherapist at London's Institute of Group Analysis, and advisor to the Oxford Research Group on the human relations aspect of conflict resolution.

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Why do some peace processes succeed, and others fail? The answers may be found not just in the intractability of political conflict, but in the quality of communication established by key negotiators. Here, a specialist in conflict resolution draws on the experience of the Oslo process to offer peacemakers a practical and emotional toolkit.