---

The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work examines how peace was made and whether it has endured.

---

Theoretical Issues in El Salvador´s Peace Process
Ancient Conflicts Modern Violence: The Causes And Context for Civil War
Internal Forces Struggle to Resolve the Civil War PartI the FMLN
Internal Pressures for Ending Salvador´s Civil War PartII the Jesuits and ARENA
The United States: Protagonist or Mediator?
External Influences on the Negotiations To End the War in El Salvador
Introducing the United Nations
Four Critical Moments in the Negotiations
Implementation of the Chapultepec Accords: The Achievements
Challenges to the Peace Accords

---

Diana Villiers Negroponte is a non-resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, USA.

---