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.
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.
Peace Agreements: Mozambique
General Peace Agreement for Mozambique (10-04-1992) Posted by USIP Library on: March 26, 2002 Source Name: The United Nations and Mozambique 1992-1995, the United Nations Blue Books Series, vol. V. (New York: United Nations, Dept. of Public Information, 1995), PP. 105-123. Source Document Number: U.N. Doc. Doc. No. S/24635 Date Digitized: November 4, 2000 Joint Declaration (08-07-1992) Posted by USIP Library on: March 26, 2002 Source Name: The United Nations and Mozambique 1...
Peace Agreements: Somalia
Addis Ababa Agreement concluded at the first session of the Conference on National Reconciliation in Somalia, 27 March 1993 (03-27-1993) Posted by USIP Library on: March 20, 2002 Source Name: The United Nations and Somalia 1992-1996, the United Nations Blue Books Series, vol. VIII. (New York: United Nations, Dept. of Public Information, 1996), pp. 264-266. Date digitized: November 4, 2000 Agreement on the establishment of an ad hoc committee, signed in Addis Ababa, on 15 January 199...
Peace Agreements: Sri Lanka
Agreement on a ceasefire between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (02-22-2002) Posted by USIP Library on: February 25, 2002 and March 18, 2002 Source Name: Web site of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for text of the agreement. Source Name: Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C. for text of Annexes A and B via e-mail.
Serbia Still at the Crossroads
Summary Serbia today represents an opportunity more than a problem: democratization coupled with economic recovery would allow resolution of remaining issues throughout the Balkans. Since January 2001, a lot has been achieved, especially in economic reform, but political and institutional changes are just beginning and many of the major reform challenges Serbia faces remain unmet.
NATO at Fifty: Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on NATO's 50th anniversary and NATO expansion. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Other International Organizations and Councils Primary Documents These links complement the Institute Special Report: NATO at Fifty: New Challenges, Future Uncertainties. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) NATO's 50th Anniversary NATO: the 50th Anniversary Homepage Home...
Southeastern Europe Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on Southeastern Europe. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Europe and NATO at Fifty: Web Links. General Resources Government Agencies International Organizations and Regional Initiatives Primary Documents These links complement these Special Reports: De-Balkanizing the Balkans: Security and Stability in Southeastern Europe Taking Stock and Looking Forw...
Taking Stock and Looking Forward: Intervention in the Balkans and Beyond
Ten years of intervention in the Balkans—beginning with European monitors in 1991, extending through the ill-fated humanitarian efforts of the UN Protection Force in Bosnia (1992–95), to the current multi-purpose interventions in Bosnia (1995), Kosovo (1999), and Macedonia (2001)—have provided the most extensive post–Cold War experience in international community efforts to stabilize a conflict zone. Where do the Balkans stand now? What more needs to be done there? What has been learned? What...
Truth Commission: Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Truth Commission: Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation Duration: 2002 – 2005 Charter: UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) Regulation 2001/10 Commissioners: 7 Report: Public report