Dr Jeremy Ive, Senior Advisor © 2026

Core Principles

The missing link between development and security.

• Across the political divides
• Future-orientated
• Based on shared principles

Three Tracks of Peace Facilitation

Tracks One, Two, and Three:

• Not mutually exclusive
• Reinforce one another

Track One: High-level facilitation among those in positions of top leadership. Addresses the immediate steps required to be put into place for a peace settlement.

Track Two: Intermediate-level facilitation on a low-profile basis. Middle-distance in its focus.

Track Three: More specific focus: a region or locality, and/or single issues.

Track Two Peacebuilding: Two Functions

Catalysts

Build background trust to resolve sticking points.

Consensus-Builders

Develop and disseminate a common framework for peace.

Initial NPI Conference March 1987

• Document setting out constitutional alternatives
• Participants across racial and political divides

Newick Park Initiative (NPI) on South Africa: Consultations 1987 – 1991

Two Secret Track One Processes

Between…

• Senior Afrikaners and ANC outside SA
• SA Government and Mandela inside SA

A Relational Audit of NPI

5 Relational Principles (see The Relational Lens, Cambridge University Press, 2016):

1. Parity: Mutual recognition.
2. Directness: Quality communication.
3. Continuity: Unfolded over time.
4. Multiplexity: Breadth of knowledge.
5. Commonality: Shared goals.

Key Elements of Relational Peacebuilding

• Shared principles
• Key people
• Safe and neutral venue
• A series of meetings
• Consensus built
• Transmitted to political leaders

Confidential but not secret: Chatham House rule.

Application: 7 Key Steps

1. Confidential Profile

Chatham House Rule | Safe space to facilitate sustainable consultations | Attend in personal capacities | Supportive consultation.

2. Maintaining Neutrality

• Non-partisan identity
• Personal capacities
• Neutrality in funding

3. Relational Principles

• Treat all as equals
• Facilitate direct communication
• Commit to a sustained process
• Encourage grasp of background
• Focus on shared values

4. Partnership & Complementary Roles

Leverage FSF’s political access… to act as a catalyst for initial dialogue while… using consensus-builders who help develop common frameworks for peace.

5. Catalysts: Mapping the Range of Actors

• Listening-first approach
• In touch with the principals
• Building personal trust

6. Consensus-Building: Bridging the Gap – MCD

• Start with practical cooperation
• Establish a “middle-distance” focus
• Facilitating “middle-distance” structures
• Research-led dialogue

7. Defining Long-Term Success

• Resolution of “sticking points”
• Platform creation
• Sustained dialogue

Summary: Process vs. Objective

Process Step	Catalyst	Consensus-Builder	Realisation Objective
목표	Open a secure, low-profile channel	Establish a shared framework	Smooth transition
Operational Mode	High confidentiality	Research-led	Transmitting pre-negotiated frameworks
Focus Areas	Resolving sticking points	Weighing constitutional alternatives	Implementing resilient, pre-agreed structures