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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: Serbia and Montenegro
Proceeding Points for the Restructuring of Relations Between Serbia and Montenegro (03-14-2002) Posted by USIP Library on: April 29, 2002 Source Name: Text faxed from the Republic of Montenegro Trade Mission to the United States, Washington, D.C. Date faxed: April 25, 2002
Justification of War
When is war justified? The teaching guide on the justification of war, helps teachers address this age-old question with their students. Through use of the guide, students explore the causes of war, apply the principles of a just war to modern conflicts, analyze how leaders justify wars, and develop an editorial position on the justness of a conflict.
Debating the U.S. Military's Role in International Peacekeeping
Developed for the 2001-2002 Essay Contest, this guide contains mapping activities on the locations of military forces and peace operations, a simulation exercise on a fictional crisis in "San Dimas", a Kosovo case study, and bibliographic materials that look at issues related to peace operations, national security, and military operations.
Enhancing International Civilian Police in Peace Operations
In the post-Cold War period, there has been an increase in the number of violent intra-state conflicts. Consequently, the international community has increased its focus on international peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction.
Advancing Human Rights and Peace in a Complex World
Summary Pursuing human rights and democracy is essential to success in the war on terrorism and to overall efforts to secure peace. It is, however, a long-term process. Balancing must always be done between those long-term goals and immediate needs, including ending the terrorist threat. Democracy, a pillar of respect for the rights and value of each individual, remains key to obtaining lasting peace and a resolution to a number of scourges that face the world today, including terrori...
Peace Agreements: Bougainville (Papa New Guinea)
Bougainville Peace Agreement (08-30-2001) Posted by USIP Library on: April 9 2002 Source Name: Text e-mailed from the Adviser to the Papua New Guinea Government on the Bougainville Peace Process Date e-mailed: October 31 2001 Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development on Bougainville (01-23-1998) Posted by USIP Library on: April 11 2002 Source Name: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade web site Source URL: www.dfat.gov.au/geo/png/bougainville/png_l...
Peace Agreements: Georgia
Agreement on a Cease-Fire and Separation of Forces (05-14-1994) Posted by USIP Library on: April 9, 2002 Source Name: Text e-mailed from the United Nations Information Centre, Washington, D.C. Source Document Number: U.N. Doc. No. S/1994/583, annex I Date E-mailed: February 24, 2000 Proposal for the Establishment of a Coordinating Commission (05-11-1994) Posted by USIP Library on: April 9, 2002 Source Name: Text e-mailed from the United Nations Information Centre, Washington...
Peace Agreements: Tajikistan
General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan (06-27-1997) Posted by USIP Library on: April, 9 2002 Source Name: Text e-mailed from the United Nations Information Centre, Washington, D.C. Source Document Number: U.N. Doc. No. A/52/219 Date e-mailed: February 24, 2000 The Moscow Declaration (06-27-1997) Posted by USIP Library on: April 9, 2002 Source Name: Text e-mailed from the United Nations Information Centre, Washington, D.C. Source...
Training for Peace and Humanitarian Relief Operations: Advancing Best Practices
While the four communities in peace operations--governmental and non- governmental organizations (NGOs), the military, and international civilian police--frequently find themselves sharing the same field of operation, their approaches to and structures for training for that interaction and the articulation of training needs are quite different.
Dialogue Sustained
The participants in the Dartmouth Conference-so named because the first meeting took place at Dartmouth College in 1960-didn't just open up a new level of East-West understanding, they also pioneered a new kind of dialogue between adversaries. They were not government officials, yet their aim was somehow to narrow the divide between the Soviet and American governments-and indeed their peoples.