This core text provides a comprehensive guide to understanding conflict resolution in today's global world. Part I: introduces the fields of conflict resolution as they have developed since the end of the Cold War and demonstrates various approaches to conflict analysis and conflict resolution Part II: explores three major types of international conflict: inter-state, internal, and state formation conflicts Part III: reviews regional and international approaches to peaceful conflict resolution, notably the UN, discusses the concerns of the major powers in conflict, and outlines pertinent quest.