Pakistan, Nov. 1 -- The title "The Final Chapter" might be misconstrued, so let me clarify. As we have observed during the last many weeks, these subjects are dynamic and continue to change. They always will and, therefore, there can never be "the last word" on the subject. This chapter is my last effort in this series, at least for the time being. This chapter will end with a possible direction for the foreseeable future.

Soon after WW 1, the study of "Conflict Resolution" began. However, the League of Nations was not, as we observed, a very successful attempt, and consequently, Conflict Resolution did not progress. The emergence of UN post WW 11, charged expressly with the prevention of conflict, gave resolution as well as prevention o...