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In all three situations, inter-cultural dialogue is an important link in the chainsecuring resolution. Dialogue is indispensable at every stage. If replaced by othertechniques, such as traditional“negotiation”in the sense of“a process of mutualstatements and re-assurances of interests and goals between conflicting parties”, itmight lead to further escalation as a stalemate is reached. This has been the casein many peace initiatives, such negotiations as in Tajikistan prior to the MoscowAgreement that ended the civil war, and in the case of the failure of the AshgabatNegotiations on Afghanistan.Inter-cultural dialogue might even prove to be effective in situations where“humanitarian intervention”is unavoidable. Building a nation in the wake of militaryintervention is a profoundly challenging task, in which diverse issues need to beaddressed. 41Step1 Step2 Step3 Step4 Step5Threat to int?lPeace and HRHumanitarianInterventionTemporaryAdministrationInter-culturalDialoguePeacefulSettlementTable4. Proposed model of humanitarian intervention incorporating inter-cultural dialogueAs indicated in the chart above,“Humanitarian Intervention”follows theperception of a“Threat to International Peace and Security”or a brutal violationof human rights. Normally,“humanitarian intervention”at bare minimum managesto stop the violence temporarily. However,“nation-building”under a temporaryadministration requires the reconciliation of various ethnic, religious and clan loyalties.This is where inter-cultural dialogue can be utilized effectively. Only with a genuinedialogue among the various solidarity groups within the society, can the society moveto the stage of peaceful settlement. This essay suggests that inter-cultural dialogue20241 See, Maley, op. cit., p. 266.