Is "conditionality" a word?

What a remarkable/historic/profound* day in Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein has agreed to participate in a new police force. I have noted that Gerry Adams has a solid record in retaining the support of his people during times of controversial change. I admire this skill - I wish I had it.

Having said that, there is a strong imperative driving this change. After all we need a police service that can command the respect of both communities. I guess that there's no dispute about this.

The rhetoric now is about "conditionality". Unfortunately I don't know what "conditionality" means. It seems to me that conflict resolution is all about one side foregoing a condition, thereby shifting the obligation to do the same onto the other side. Progress is slow but inevitable since we eventually run out of conditions that can be used to disguise inaction.

So maybe "conditionality" means running out of excuses not to do anything. That reminds me - I've got a PhD to finish!

*insert some more vague adjectives here