Publications
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.
Forceful Persuasion
George examines seven cases--from Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf--in which the United States has used coercive diplomacy in the past half-century
Commission of Inquiry: Rwanda 93
Commission of Inquiry: International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda Since October 1, 1990 Duration: 1993 Charter: No formal charter Commissioners: 10 Report: Public report
Special Prosecutor's Office: Ethiopia
Commission of Inquiry: The Special Prosecution Process by the Office of the Special Prosecutor Duration: 1993 – 2007(?) Charter: Proclamation No. 22/1992 Commissioners: more than 400 staff at peak Report: [Public report on first year of activities]
Relief, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction in Somalia: Views of Prominent Somalis
The purpose of the meeting was to see if this diverse gathering of Somali professionals could develop consensusre commendations about how to promote more effective relief efforts in Somalia and how to advance toward political reconciliation and reconstruction Given their divergent perspectives, the group was able to achieve an impressive degree of consensus on key points. The purpose of this report is to summarize these points of consensus.
Morality and Foreign Policy: Realpolitik Revisited
Focusing on post-World War II American foreign policy and its intellectual architect, George Kennan, this volume explores the moral dimensions of realpolitik and the ethical dilemmas posed by present-day politics. Is Kennan responsible for persuading the U.S. foreign policy establishment that morality should go by the wayside? Or was Kennan right to regard as "presumptuous" the idea that Americans should tell other societies how to behave? Kennan gives his own influential view in an article r...
Islam and Democracy
Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East
Resolving Third World Conflict
Expert and insightful, the contributors present a series of informative and stimulating analyses that capture the multifaceted nature of Third World conflict and the prospects for its resolution.
Arms Control and Confidence Building in the Middle East
Nine experts examine the East-West arms control experience to identify lessons that could be applied to the Middle East. The authors pinpoint specific near-term actions, particularly confidence-and-security-building measures, that might be explored now, whether or not they are linked to formal peace negotiations. Each chapter pairs a co-author who has detailed knowledge of a particular East-West arms control approach with a co-author who has extensive experience in the Middle East Region. ...
Truth Commission: El Salvador
Truth Commission: Commission on the Truth for El Salvador Duration: 1992 – 1993 Charter: El Salvador: Mexico Peace Agreements—Provisions Creating the Commission on Truth Commissioners: 3 Report: Public report
Truth Commission: Germany 92
Truth Commission: Study Commission for Working Through the History and the Consequences of the SED Dictatorship in Germany Duration: 1992 - 1994 Charter: Act No. 12/2597 Commissioners: 27 Report: Public report