Publications & Tools

March 2011

The United States Institute of Peace’s Truth Commissions Digital Collection is part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management.  The collection contains profiles of truth commissions and substantive bodies of inquiry from nations worldwide - offering general background information on the composition of each body, links to the official legislative texts establishing such commissions, and each commission's final reports and findings.

December 2010 | Peace Brief by Delphine Djiraibe

This Peace Brief assesses the status of implementation of the 2007 peace agreement in Chad and reviews its accomplishments and continuing challenges.

November 2010 | Peace Brief by Erin A. Weir

This peace brief describes the security challenges facing eastern Chad and the pending withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad.

November 2010 | Peace Brief by Dorina Bekoe

This Peace Brief summarizes some of the achievements and challenges facing Chad’s democratization, peacebuilding, and development.

September 2010

The bimonthly Prevention Newsletter provides highlights of CAP's conceptual work, its region specific work aimed at helping to prevent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special projects on genocide prevention and nonproliferation. It also provides Over the Horizon thinking on trends in different regions, as well as CAP events, working groups and publications.

Image: November Prevention Newsletter
January 2010

The bimonthly Prevention Newsletter provides highlights of the Institute's conceptual and region specific work aimed at helping to prevent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special project on genocide prevention. It also provides Over the Horizon thinking on trends in different regions, as well as information about events, working groups and publications.

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December 2008 | Peace Brief by Sarah Bessell and Kelly Campbell

The fragility of the Chadian government, as well as the fragmentation among Chadian civil society, political parties, and rebel movements, poses significant challenges that Chadian civil society, regional governments, African institutions and the international community must address with a coordinated strategy. Although the situation in the country is often examined through the lens of the Darfur crisis, several internal factors drive the instability in Chad and its regional actions.

September 2007 | Peace Brief by Jacqueline C. Woodfork and Joel Charny

Recently, internal conflicts stemming from past and present realities and spillover of political unrest and violence from neighboring countries have given the Central African Republic, one of the least known countries in Africa, more prominence on the international map. Read more about this troubled region.

December 2006 | Peace Brief by Kelly Campbell

United Nations Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland warned last month that the crises in Darfur, Chad, and Central African Republic (CAR) are intimately linked and could lead to a dangerous regional crisis. What are the factors behind the rebellions within CAR and Chad, and what is their relationship to the Darfur conflict?

April 2006 | Peace Brief by Kelly Campbell

Following more than a decade of close relations, tensions between the governments of Chad and Sudan have risen in recent months. What impact will this fraying relationship have on both countries?