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	American Negotiating Behavior April 2010 \| Book by Richard H. Solomon and Nigel Quinney Informed by discussions and interviews with more than fifty seasoned foreign and American negotiators, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials. Including contributions by eleven international experts, I assesses the multiple influences--cultural, institutional, historical, and political--that shape how American policymakers and diplomats approach negotiations with foreign counterparts and highlights behavioral patterns that transcend the actions of individual negotiators and administrations. Countries: France, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Soviet Union (USSR), Turkey, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Fall 2010 Book Catalog May 2010 Following its mandate to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts, USIP is committed to publishing significant works that offer new insights. Starting with four titles in the fall of 1991, USIP Press Books has published more than one hundred fifty titles. Check out our Fall 2010 titles in the new online version of our book catalog.

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	The Go-Between December 2010 \| Book by Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen This volume explores international mediation through the lens of Ambassador Jan Eliasson, an international go-between with a remarkable track record. The authors draw lessons for the peacemaking process from their examination of how Eliasson entered, prepared, pursued, and finally ended his mediation efforts. Countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar/Burma, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Light Intervention November 2010 \| Book by Anthony Regan Regan examines the ideal conditions for light international intervention and analyzes the remarkably successful Bougainville peace process, which ended the apparently intractable, violent, and deeply divisive separatist conflict that for much of the period from 1988 to 1997 destabilized both Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific islands region. Countries: Papua New Guinea \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, International and Regional Organizations, Mediation and Facilitation
	Crescent and Dove October 2010 \| Book by Qamar-ul Huda Crescent and Dove looks at the relationship between contemporary Islam and peacemaking by tackling the diverse interpretations, concepts, and problems in the field of Islamic peacemaking. It addresses both theory and practice by delving into the intellectual heritage of Islam to discuss historical examples of addressing conflict in Islam and exploring the practical challenges of contemporary peacemaking in Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Countries: Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion
	ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo Independence Declaration July 2010 \| On the Issues by Daniel Serwer The International Court of Justice gave its opinion on July 22, 2010 on the legality of the 2008 secession of Kosovo. USIP's Daniel Serwer, Vice President of the Centers of Innovation and head of the Balkans Working Group, weighs in on the decision. Countries: Kosovo, Serbia
	Can Economic Reform Open a Peaceful Path to Ending Burma’s Isolation? (Burmese edition) July 2010 \| Peace Brief by Lex Rieffel and Raymond Gilpin After decades of domestic conflict, military rule and authoritarian governance, Burma’s economy could provide a viable entry point for effective international assistance to promote peace. Doing so would require a detailed understanding of the country’s complex and evolving political economy. Countries: Myanmar/Burma \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Governance, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Political Systems and International Relations

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USIP Library

Over 12,000 items dealing with conflicts, diplomacy, negotiation, and mediation

On the Issues

Interviews with our experts on recent global conflict developments

Practitioner's Toolkit

Tools for the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of conflict

Digital Collections

Studemeister Collection of Peace Agreements, Oral Histories, etc

USIP Bookstore

Books for sale on the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict

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Special Report
some timely, some timeless, analyses of conflicts around the world
Peaceworks
in-depth reports
Peace Brief
summaries of events, conferences and fieldwork
Working Paper
unedited academic-level works in progress

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	The Go-Between December 2010 \| Book by Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen This volume explores international mediation through the lens of Ambassador Jan Eliasson, an international go-between with a remarkable track record. The authors draw lessons for the peacemaking process from their examination of how Eliasson entered, prepared, pursued, and finally ended his mediation efforts. Countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar/Burma, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Light Intervention November 2010 \| Book by Anthony Regan Regan examines the ideal conditions for light international intervention and analyzes the remarkably successful Bougainville peace process, which ended the apparently intractable, violent, and deeply divisive separatist conflict that for much of the period from 1988 to 1997 destabilized both Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific islands region. Countries: Papua New Guinea \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, International and Regional Organizations, Mediation and Facilitation
	Crescent and Dove October 2010 \| Book by Qamar-ul Huda Crescent and Dove looks at the relationship between contemporary Islam and peacemaking by tackling the diverse interpretations, concepts, and problems in the field of Islamic peacemaking. It addresses both theory and practice by delving into the intellectual heritage of Islam to discuss historical examples of addressing conflict in Islam and exploring the practical challenges of contemporary peacemaking in Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Countries: Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion
	ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo Independence Declaration July 2010 \| On the Issues by Daniel Serwer The International Court of Justice gave its opinion on July 22, 2010 on the legality of the 2008 secession of Kosovo. USIP's Daniel Serwer, Vice President of the Centers of Innovation and head of the Balkans Working Group, weighs in on the decision. Countries: Kosovo, Serbia
	Can Economic Reform Open a Peaceful Path to Ending Burma’s Isolation? (Burmese edition) July 2010 \| Peace Brief by Lex Rieffel and Raymond Gilpin After decades of domestic conflict, military rule and authoritarian governance, Burma’s economy could provide a viable entry point for effective international assistance to promote peace. Doing so would require a detailed understanding of the country’s complex and evolving political economy. Countries: Myanmar/Burma \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Governance, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Political Systems and International Relations