Vol. 8, Issue 11, Part A (2022)

This paper addresses a practical problem of how to manage international conflict (IC). It provides a generic theoretical background on the phenomenon of conflict. Most specifically, the paper considers the concept of preventive diplomacy (PD) as a pragmatic catalyst to the resolution and (or) management of IC. It consequently reports on some developments of great importance in this regard. In particular, a fresh insight and an analysis of the concept of PD as was applied during the cold war era and as is now being practiced are made. Accordingly, some conceptual models for early warning (EW) have been developed and proposed as vehicles for enhancing the application of PD in resolving ICs.