Who Are the Insurgents? Sunni Arab Rebels in Iraq (Arabic Edition)

Sunday, May 1, 2005

By: Amatzia Baram

Summary Building a profile of a typical anti-coalition Sunni Arab insurgent in Iraq is a daunting task. Demographic information about the insurgents is fragmented, and the rebels themselves are marked more by their heterogeneity than by their homogeneity. Drawing from a wide array of sources, however, we can try to piece together a view of their primary motivations for taking up arms against the U.S.-led occupation.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionReligion

The Quest for Viable Peace

The Quest for Viable Peace

Sunday, May 1, 2005

By: Jock Covey;  Michael Dziedzic;  Leonard Hawley;  editors

As the editors of this groundbreaking volume explain, viable peace is achieved when the capacity of domestic institutions to resolve disputes peacefully overtakes the powerful motives and means for continued violent conflict.

Type: Book

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Militant Recruitment in Pakistan

Monday, April 25, 2005

A program officer in the Muslim World Initiative speaks before a Capitol Hill study group about Islamic militant organizations in Pakistan.

Religion

The Coalition Provisional Authority's Experience with Economic Reconstruction in Iraq: Lessons Identified

The Coalition Provisional Authority's Experience with Economic Reconstruction in Iraq: Lessons Identified

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

By: Anne Ellen Henderson

Summary Iraq's economic reconstruction under coalition occupation was notable for both impressive accomplishments and serious shortcomings. Many successful reconstruction initiatives shared essential elements: they were not affected by security disruptions; they were treated as top priorities; their funding was streamlined and their impact was quick; and they built on existing Iraqi capacity. Unsuccessful reconstruction initiatives had very different elements in common. Policy failure o...

Type: Special Report

The Coalition Provisional Authority's Experience with Public Security in Iraq: Lessons Identified

The Coalition Provisional Authority's Experience with Public Security in Iraq: Lessons Identified

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

By: Robert M. Perito

Summary Important lessons for future U.S. peace and stability operations can be found in the civil upheaval that occurred in Iraq following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. These include lessons pertaining to public order, street crime, border control, and police recruitment, training, and combat. Large-scale breakdowns in public order should be anticipated in the aftermath of international interventions, particularly in societies emerging from brutal oppression. However, U.S....

Type: Special Report

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

By: Judy Barsalou

  In March 2004, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), with assistance from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), hosted a three-day conference at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia, entitled "Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies." The purpose of the conference was to explore, from different disciplinary perspectives, how divided societies emerging from violent conflict have sought justice and reconciliation through various transitional jus...

Type: Special Report

Peace Agreements: Sudan

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Comprehensive Peace Agreement Note: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement is a collection of agreements agreed to December 31, 2004 and signed, in a formal ceremony, on January 9, 2005. Included are updates and amendments to previous protocols. For research purposes, we maintain the documents which have been previously agreeed to in our digital collection, although many of these have been superceded by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Agreement Between the Government of the Sudan (GOS) and...

Type: Report