Alastair Crooke served as adviser on security issues to European Union (EU) High Representative Javier Solana and was instrumental in facilitating various ceasefires between 2002 and 2003 in the Israeli-Palestinian context. He was an intermediary on behalf of the EU in facilitating the Hudna (truce) of June 2003.

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Accord Issue 16: Engaging armed groups

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