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I just want to point out that I'm living in a country (Israel) that has ceasefires lasting tens of years (with Syria for example) even when the other region is
by inglor 10y ago
I just want to point out that I'm living in a country (Israel) that has ceasefires lasting tens of years (with Syria for example) even when the other region is in internal conflict.
I'm not saying ceasefires are great but there are plenty of examples where ceasefire treaties have ended wars. The dataset is extremely skewed.
- kurthr 10y agoAlthough we might refer to the 1953 agreement between North & South Korea as an Armistice (and North Korea claims to have invalidated that in 2013), it is really just a _glorified ceasefire with a Nuclear Power!_ So I hope that one works..
- pdeuchler 10y agoAre we letting this lie because we don't want to start a political debate in this thread? I don't mean to make any assumptions about the politics of the parent here (and apologies if this paints you in an unreasonable light), but personally, Israel is the last example I would use for successful cease fires[0] [0] one of many examples, hopefully this one is non-partisan enough: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/54341?lang=en http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/54341?lang=en
- bzbarsky 10y ago> Israel is the last example I would use for successful cease fires Because some of Israel's ceasefires have not been successful the successful ones shouldn't be used as examples of successful ceasefires? I'm not sure I follow the logic there....