Why Choose Peace? The El Salvador Experience

Abstract

This monograph answers the following question: What was the most significant catalyst that brought the two warring parties to the negotiating table at the Chapultepec Peace Accords in 1992? The United States government's foreign policy towards El Salvador between 1980- 1989, the war weariness of the Salvadorans, attempts of the Salvadoran government at reform, and the lack of unification of the FMLN all served as catalysts for peace negotiations between the FMLN and the Salvadoran government. El Salvador is an excellent case study which one can analyze the resolution of internal conflicts within a state or society. Most of the conditions cited in this monograph were necessary but not sufficient in resolving the conflict in El Salvador. Therefore, these conditions are dependant variables that need to be developed in conjunction to successfully stop the civil war. The findings demonstrate how not one condition was the tipping point or the sole key to ending the war in El Salvador, but that they all play key roles to resolve the conflict. In context of El Salvador's civil war, this monograph identifies some general principles that one can apply to future case studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA485593

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Herrera

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Case Studies
  • Central America
  • Civil War
  • Department Of State
  • El Salvador
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies