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INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN PRESENTLY VIEWED IN TERMS OF THE NOTION OF CONFLICT SCHEMA, DENOTING A BELIEF IN THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF GOALS HELD BY THE PARTIES. THIS BELIEF SUBSCRIBES TO THE SAME EPISTEMIC PROCESS WHEREBY ALL BELIEFS ARE FORMED AND/OR CHANGED. ACCORDING TO THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACH, A CONFLICT SITUATION OCCURS WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARTIES ACTIVATES THE CONFLICT SCHEMA. THUS, THE RETENTION OR MODIFICATION OF THE CONFLICT SCHEMA MAY DETERMINE WHETHER CONFLICT IS MAINTAINED OR TERMINATED. THE PRESENT APPROACH SUGGESTS TWO MODES OF CONFLICT TERMINATION: (1) CONFLICT RESOLUTION WHEREBY THE CONFLICT SCHEMA IS UNFROZEN VIA UNDERMINING THE CONFLICT BELIEF AND (2) CONFLICT DISSOLUTION WHEREBY THE CONFLICT SCHEMA BECOMES RELATIVELY INACCESSIBLE. THE EPISTEMIC PROCESSES WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE TWO MODES OF CONFLICT TERMINATION ARE DISCUSSED.