From Revolutionary Internationalism to Conservative Nationalism

From Revolutionary Internationalism to Conservative Nationalism

Tuesday, May 1, 2001

By: Nan Li

Ever since Deng's 1985 "strategic decision" and the corresponding doctrinal change from the country's highest military decision-making body that same year to change Mao Zedong's emphasis on preparing for an early, large-scale, nuclear war, China's military has engaged in a new discourse that is departing from Maoist ideology and moving in a more conservative, nationalist direction. This new military discourse has driven China's foreign policy away from its internationalist and revolutionary f...

Type: Peaceworks

Passing the Baton: Challenges of Statecraft for the New Administration

Passing the Baton: Challenges of Statecraft for the New Administration

Tuesday, May 1, 2001

By: Richard H. Solomon;  Samuel R. Berger;  Patrick M. Cronin;  Pamela Aall;  Emily Metzgar;  Kurt Bassuener;  William Drennan;  Condoleezza Rice

This report summarizes discussions at a conference of leading officials and specialists on January 17, 2001.  The conference program was organized around five panel discussions covering two functional topics (organizing for national security and international conflict management) and three geographic regions of special concern to the United States (Russia, the Balkans, and Northeast Asia).

Type: Peaceworks

The News Media and Peace Processes: The Middle East and Northern Ireland

The News Media and Peace Processes: The Middle East and Northern Ireland

Monday, January 1, 2001

By: Gadi Wolfsfeld

The news media can play a central role in the promotion of peace. They can emphasize the benefits that peace can bring, they can raise the legitimacy of groups or leaders working for peace, and they can help transform images of the enemy. But the media also can serve as destructive agents in a peace process. They can emphasize the risks and dangers associated with compromise, raise the legitimacy of those opposed to concessions, and reinforce negative stereotypes of the enemy. This report exp...

Type: Peaceworks

El Salvador: Implementation of the Peace Accords

El Salvador: Implementation of the Peace Accords

Monday, January 1, 2001

By: Edited by Margarita S. Studemeister

This report sets out to assess the significance of the implementation of the 1992 Chapultepec Accords nearly ten years after the initiation of negotiations under United Nations auspices.

Type: Peaceworks

Conflict Management Training: Advancing Best Practices

Conflict Management Training: Advancing Best Practices

Monday, January 1, 2001

By: Robert M. Schoenhaus

It was evident throughout the course of the symposium that the group also wanted to explore potential problems and alternative solutions, as well as to recognize some things that have both current and lasting value. This report, prepared by the Institute's Training Program staff, summarizes those papers and discussions and offers some insights into the core concerns of the conflict management community and the ability of training practitioners to be successful in the complex environment in wh...

Type: Peaceworks

Education & Training

Coercive Prevention: Normative, Political, and Policy Dilemmas

Coercive Prevention: Normative, Political, and Policy Dilemmas

Sunday, October 1, 2000

By: Bruce W. Jentleson

For all that has been proclaimed about the importance of preventive diplomacy, the reality of international action falls far short.  This report focuses on one particular aspect of this agenda, namely, the need to take a harder look at "coercive prevention," and particularly at the threat or use of military force as frequently necessary parts of overall preventive strategies. This is a very different approach from versions of preventive diplomacy that make its noncoercive nature a defining pa...

Type: Peaceworks

Women in War and Peace: Grassroots Peacebuilding

Women in War and Peace: Grassroots Peacebuilding

Tuesday, August 1, 2000

By: Donna Ramsey Marshall

While much of the work of conflict resolution focuses on the government or public level, the resolution of contemporary conflict is very much a holistic process that is simultaneously conducted at the private, grassroots level. Many of the efforts under way to sustain peace in countries and regions beset by or emerging from violent conflict are undertaken by grassroots organizations formed by those whose lives are most directly and significantly affected by the conflict. A substantial proport...

Type: Peaceworks

Gender

Grappling with Peace Education in Serbia

Grappling with Peace Education in Serbia

Saturday, April 1, 2000

By: Ruzica Rosandic

Since the violent breakup of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began in 1991, the children of Serbia have suffered the debilitating effects of wartime conditions. These include various forms and degrees of deprivation: social, emotional, moral, and intellectual.

Type: Peaceworks

Education & TrainingYouth