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CIAV / Demobilizing
and Integrating the Nicaraguan Resistance 1990-1997
INTRODUCTION
To understand the full significance of CIAV, it is necessary to
consider that it has been the only peace mission in the Western
Hemisphere that was almost exclusively managed by the regional
international organization, the OAS. In the simplest terms, CIAV was
“home grown,” and, by relying principally on the Western Hemisphere
– and its 34 member states – CIAV can be considered a model for
conflict resolution in the Hemisphere. The OAS has gained the
credibility to offer its good offices in the area of peaceful
conflict resolution. Some analysts of the CIAV mission have
advocated a much greater reliance on the OAS as the lead agency in
the settlement of a variety of disputes. At a minimum, CIAV’s
effectiveness and low costs, compared to those of many peace
missions managed by other organizations, provide an option when
international conflicts need to be resolved pacifically. |
