The ending of unending conflicts: Separatist wars

This article examines the endings and other outcomes of separatist wars in the second half of the twentieth century; the when and why of peace endings; the question of peace accords and the problem of the resurgence of violence and separatism; and the reasons for the continuation of the armed confrontation. The article finds that, contrary to civil wars as a whole-where military victory as an ending predominates-separatist wars are more amenable to a peaceful and viable resolution.