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This particular conference was symbolically successful from the beginning in many aspects. It was the largest so far by attendance, not only by powerful states but also Muslim states like United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey [1] , which will help in the positive reception of the outcome by the Somali people as “open, and fair” unlike previous ones dominated by either Ethiopia, Kenya and the Western states, perceived negatively as occupation of Somalia. Additionally, it is the only conference attended by the leaders of Somaliland, a self declared de facto independent state [2] . Having leaders of Somaliland participate and agreeing to the call is positive since long lasting peace needs as much regional approach as it can get. Furthermore, through this conference thrust Somalia onto world stage, unlike previous conferences where it was conducted along the corridors of East African states. Plausible outcome of the conference in regards to international security is recognising tha...

Articles reviewed. Kelman, HC.  2008.   A social-psychological approach to conflict analysis and resolution. In D. Sandole, S. Byrne, I. Sandole-Staroste, & J. Senehi (Eds.), Handbook of conflict analysis and resolution . Paul b. Stares and mona yacoubian ,. Rethinking the “war on terror” New approaches To conflict prevention And management In the post-9/11 world The discourse of conflict analysis and resolution of international conflict can be informed by social-psychological theory and research. Looking at conflict through socio-psychological perspective brings out four aspects/themes of conflict that is deemed to have implications for international conflict resolution. First, C onflict as a process driven by collective needs and fears , which are perceived in terms of survival, and conflict resolution, should address both side’s fears and needs. Secondly,   Conflict as a an inter-societal process requiring attention to economic, ps...

Crenshaw, M (1981) conducted study with the objective of finding the reason behind terrorism occurrence, its process and finally its socio-political impacts.  She acknowledges that although terrorism has been studied widely, analysis of its causes has not been widely undertaken since it was approached form the historical perspective. Thus, to further understand the phenomena of terrorism from a different angle, this paper outlined three conditions for causes of terrorism some of which were ignored in previous studies and they are: psychological causes, absence of opportunity for political participation and grievances such as economic and social [1] . Psychological study of terrorism is challenged when it comes to identifying traits that can be attributed to terrorism, which is hard to study, thus limiting this approach. Additionally, any individual who appears to be of “normal” character and behaviour might be capable of committing an act of terror. Interestingly, terrorism can h...