ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the conceptual understanding of those key phrases and responses to explain the conflict response’s evolution since the early 1990s. It focuses on the three main types of conflict response: management, resolution, and transformation. The modern concept of conflict response and peace-supporting operations by the international community emerged in the 19th century, the ‘balance of power’ era. Regional organizations also began to get involved in attempts to resolve regional conflicts. In terms of quantity, peace interventions have increased in number in the post–Cold War period. In the post–Cold War period, the scope of peacekeeping has expanded to include second-generation operations engaged in “various police and civilian tasks, the goal of which is a long-term settlement of the underlying conflict”. Conflict management is a conservative approach to peace operations. It refers to a set of strategies undertaken by third-party interveners to end a conflict and minimize its negative impact on people or the environment.
