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Security Guarantees
A research review on Security Guarantees has not yet been completed by the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide.
About Security Guarantees
Definition
Security guarantees are “any implicit or explicit promise given by an outside power to protect” particular parties to a conflict (Walter 1997, p. 345). They can be “positive,” meaning a promise to come to a party’s aid, or “negative,” meaning a promise to refrain from attack or using specific weapons (Freeman 2003). They are often offered by mediators to draw parties to the negotiation table or during peace negotiations.
Strategies This Tool Can Support
(1) Dissuading potential perpetrators from committing mass atrocities