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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.
The Quest for Democratic Security: The Role of the Council of Europe and U.S. Foreign Policy
The role of non-military organizations in the European security architecture has been greatly enhanced in the post–Cold War era. Although NATO can protect its members through the force of arms, security involves much more than military might—it has crucial social, political, and economic components that are of heightened relevance in today's world.
Bosnia Report Card: Pass, Fail, or Incomplete?
Throughout 1998 the United States Institute of Peace hosted a series of meetings of its Balkans Working Group to evaluate the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Searching for a Solution
Although it has long since fallen out of the headlines, the conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh appears no closer to resolution than when the worst of the fighting ended six years ago. Hotly disputed between Armenians and Azeris, this tiny, barren area in the southern Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union has been the scene of some bitter fighting; though the military clashes have largely ceased, the political battles are as high-pitched as ever.
Peace Agreements: Guatemala
Acuerdo sobre Cronograma para la Implementación, Cumplimiento y Verificatión, de los Acuerdos in Spanish (12-29-1996) Posted by USIP Library on: November 20, 1998 Source Name: Defense Attaché, Embassy of Guatemala, Washington, D.C. Source URL: www.mdngt.org/paz/acuderdo12.htm Date Downloaded: November 16, 1998 Acuerdo de Paz Firme y Duradera in Spanish (12-29-1996) Posted by USIP Library on: November 20, 1998 ...
Peace Agreements: Guinea-Bissau
Agreement Between the Government of Guinea Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta (11-01-1998) Posted by USIP Library on: November 16, 1998 Source Name: Embassy of Guinea-Bissau, Washington, D.C. Date faxed: November 6, 1998
Peace Agreements: Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: The Agreement reached in the multi-party negotiations (04-10-1998) Posted by USIP Library on: July 9, 1998 Source Name: Department of the Taoiseach, Irish Government Source URL: www.irlgov.ie/taoiseach/publication/niagreement/annex.htm Date Downloaded: July 2, 1998
The Taliban and Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security and Options for International Action
The United States Institute of Peace and the Middle East Institute cosponsored a Current Issues Briefing to explore the regional and security ramifications of the Taliban movement's consolidation of power in Afghanistan. After twenty years of war that has ravaged Afghanistan, peace remains elusive, and leaders in adjacent countries and the international community face a dearth of options. In addition to persistent and credible reports of abysmal human rights violations in Afghanistan, the cou...
Mistrust and the Korean Peninsula: Dangers of Miscalculation
An unwillingness to challenge North Korea now with a more concerted diplomatic and deterrence policy, lest it precipitate a repeat of the 1994 crisis, risks being confronted later by a qualitatively different North Korean military threat. There is a significant danger of miscalculation: while previous North Korean induced crises have strengthened Pyongyang's negotiating leverage in general and perhaps the Korean People's Army's strong hold on power in particular, there is a serious risk that ...
Removing Barricades in Somalia: Options for Peace and Rehabilitation
In summer 1997, a team of four Somali intellectuals and two American Africanists spent three weeks in Somalia on behalf of the United States Institute of Peace. The purpose of the visit was to assess the present circumstances and future prospects for peace and reconciliation in Somalia and to recommend how it might be appropriate for the United States, working with colleagues and institutions in Somalia and neighboring countries as well as within the larger donor community, to play a constru...
"Trialogue": U.S.-Japan-China Relations and Asian-Pacific Stability
The exchange of summits between the leaders of the People's Republic of China and the United States, the Asian financial crisis, and the decision by India and Pakistan to engage in nuclear testing have redirected the security agenda of the Asia-Pacific region. Such developments underscore the ongoing difficulties inherent in the transition from traditional approaches to security defined by the Cold War to a post-Cold War structure of international relations in the Asia-Pacific.