Category R: Previous or general relations between sides
Phase 1 Factors
| 1R-01 | One side's previous support left a legacy of good will between the two sides |
| 1R-02 | One side seeks friendly relations with the other |
| 1R-03 | Both sides had previously agreed to settle disputes peaceably |
| 1R-04 | The two sides are historic enemies |
| 1R-05 | Border between sides is in dispute |
| 1R-06 | Border between sides is clearly defined |
| 1R-07 | Buffer area separates the two sides |
| 1R-08 | No buffer area separates the two sides |
| 1R-09 | One side is controlled politically by the other |
| 1R-10 | One side is not controlled politically by the other |
| 1R-11 | One side suspects intentions of the other |
| 1R-12 | One side opposes the form of government of the other |
| 1R-13 | One side sees other groups succeed against the other |
| 1R-14 | One side had been historically dominant in area |
| 1R-15 | Historically "non-status quo" side was the only effective force in area |
| 1R-16 | Leaders of one side are nostalgic over historical memory of lost empire |
| 1R-17 | One side's other preoccupations delay negotiations |
| 1R-18 | One side's new leader identifies his predecessors' excesses with the other side |
| 1R-19 | Infiltrators of one side undermine political structure of other side |
| 1R-20 | One side does not openly support subversion in the other side |
| 1R-21 | "Status quo" side had succeeded in dealing with a comparable threat elsewhere |
| 1R-22 | The strongest force in "non-status quo" side is linked to a superpower |
| 1R-23 | "Non-status quo" side fears that "status quo" side might foment separatism |
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