Peace negotiations succeed when secondary and tertiary parties from both sides participate

Evidence

In general, cease-fire negotiations are furthered to the extent that there is relative parallel and equal involvement of secondary and tertiary parties from both sides. In some circumstances, however, a single core state may be powerful enough to bring about a halt. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 808

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Parties can wield elections as outbidding instruments against peace processes — Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Roger Macginty, Ethnic Outbidding and Party…, 55; Hardline ethnic parties can modernize and thrive in peace processes. — Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Roger Macginty, Ethnic Outbidding and Party…, 73