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It has become clear that preventive diplomacy is only oneof a class of actions that can be taken to prevent disputes fromturning into armed conflict. Others in this class are preventivedeployment of military and(or) police personnel; preventivehumanitarian action, for example, to manage and resolve arefugee situation in a sensitive frontier area; and preventivepeace-building, which itself comprises an extensive menu ofpossible actions in the political, economic and social fields,applicable especially to possible internal conflicts.All these preventive actions share the followingcharacteristics: they all depend on early warning that the risk ofconflict exists; they require information about the causes andlikely nature of the potential conflict so that the appropriatepreventive action can be identified; and they require the consentof the party or parties within whose jurisdiction the preventiveaction is to take place.The element of timing iscrucial. The potential conflictshould be ripe for the preventive action proposed. Timing is alsoan important consideration in peace-making and peace-keeping.The prevention, control and resolution of a conflict is like theprevention, control and cure of a disease. If treatment isprescribed at the wrong moment in the evolution of a disease, thepatient does not improve, and the credibility of both the treatmentand the physician who prescribed it is compromised.Internet: (with adaptations).

Based on text II, it can be concluded thatpreventive diplomacy usually deals with armed conflicts.