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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
Peace Agreements: Philippines
Implementing Guidelines on the Security Aspect of the GRP-MILF Tripoli Agreement of Peace of 2001 (08-07-2001) Posted by USIP Library on: September 9, 2003 Source Name: Office of the Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process, Republic of the Philippines Date received: November 22, 2001 Date digitized: September 18, 2002 General Framework of Agreement of Intent Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) (08-27-1998) Post...
A Comprehensive Resolution of the Korean War
Summary Although the Korean War Armistice Agreement stopped the fighting in 1953, it has yet to be replaced by a permanent settlement. A U.S. initiative to convene, under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council, a four-party conference to craft a political settlement of the Korean conflict, in return for the verified dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, would: Meet the U.S. requirement for a multilateral solution to the nuc...
Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific
In this remarkably timely volume, Yoichi Funabashi, one of Japan's most influential journalists, and seven authors from throughout the Asia-Pacific shine the spotlight on the prospects for reconciliation in the region.
Unfinished Business in Afghanistan: Warlordism, Reconstruction, and Ethnic Harmony
Summary In comparison to the quick and successful U.S. military campaign to oust the Taliban, the political task of creating a stable and secure democratic state in Afghanistan is proving much more difficult. There are some hopeful signs since January 2003 with sections of President Hamid Karzai's government apparatus becoming more functional. But the central government continues to be severely hampered in the absence of adequate funds, security structures, and infrastructure.
Lethal Ethnic Riots: Lessons from India and Beyond
Briefly Because deadly ethnic riots are activities undertaken by crowds, understanding why these riots occur and how they unfold requires analysis of the dynamics of crowd behavior. Rioters display a mixture of lucid calculation and irrational passion in their behavior, carefully targeting their victims but finding emotional release in their killing.
Peace Agreements: Aceh (Indonesia)
Cessation of Hostilities Framework Agreement Between Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (12-09-2002) Posted by USIP Library on: February 5 2003 Source Name: Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia web site Source URL: www.dfa-deplu.go.id/policy/view/aceh/cessationofhostilities.htm Date downloaded: February 4 2003
Crises on the Korean Peninsula
The United States and North Korea are in a tense nuclear stand-off; U.S.-South Korean relations are straining under the weight of rising anti-Americanism south of the DMZ. What options are open to U.S. policymakers to resolve these crises?
North Korea's Nuclear Posture: Policy Options for the United States
The United States finds itself embroiled for the second time in a decade with North Korea over the isolated Stalinist state's quest for nuclear weapons. Pyongyang's admission in October to having a heretofore secret program to acquire weapons grade material from highly enriched uranium (HEU), in violation of the 1994 U.S.-DPRK Agreed Framework and its other nonproliferation commitments, has spiked tensions in the region, distracted Washington from Iraq and the war on terrorism, and left the a...
Case Studies in Japanese Negotiating Behavior
This volume explores four recent U.S.–Japanese negotiations—two over trade, two over security-related issues—looking for patterns in Japan’s approach and behavior.
Humanitarian Assistance in North Korea (DPRK) Web Links
Below are links to resources primarily in English that provide substantive content on humanitarian assistance in the DPRK (North Korea). International and Non-Governmental Organizations Selected Documents These links complement the Institute Special Report: Overcoming Humanitarian Dilemmas in the DPRK (North Korea). International and Non-Governmental Organizations Caritas Internationalis Caritas Internationalis Web site describes the mission, guiding values and ...