INTERVENORS WITH INTERESTS AND POWER

This article presents a framework for understanding the roles that int erested and powerful interveners play in resolving disputes. Called an intervention role grid this framework can be used to analyze the disp ute resolution functions that third parties can perform. It may also b e used to shed light on the difficult choices that confront intervener s with interests and power The article uses case material from five re cent international conflicts to illustrate how tbe intervention role g rid works.