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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.
Boundary Disputes in Latin America
Since the start of 2000, five Latin American boundary disputes between neighboring states have resulted in the use of force, and two others in its deployment. These incidents involved ten of the nineteen independent countries of South and Central America.
Building Civil Society: An Overlooked Aspect of Iraq's Reconstruction?
Even as it deals with the immediate challenge of creating governing and administrative structures in Iraq, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) faces the additional long-term task of establishing civil society in the embattled country.
Iraq: Securing the Peace
An Institute Congressional Briefing.
Democratic Constitution Making
Summary We live in an era of constitution making. Writing a constitution is part of many peace processes. New nations and radically new regimes that seek democratic credentials make writing a constitution a priority. In a changing world, constitutional practice is also changing. Twenty-first century constitutionalism is redefining the long tradition of expert constitution making and bringing it into the sphere of democratic participation.
Truth Commission: Democratic Republic of Congo
Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Duration: 2003 - 2007 Charter: Law No. 04/018 Commissioners: 8 officials (21 members) Report: Public report
An Ounce of Prevention
"The science of medicine was the first to discover that 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,'" Henryk Sokalski reminds us as he begins this study of a unique United Nations mission. "In the political realm, however, its full potential has yet to be realized." An Ounce of Prevention—and the UNPREDEP mission itself—begins in early 1995 with a telephone call to Sokalski at his Warsaw home from UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali, and it ends several years later in a disappointing Sec...
Progress and Challenges: The Successor States to Pre-1991 Yugoslavia
Congressional Testimony by Dan Serwer, director of the Balkans Initiative.
Constitution-Making Process: Lessons For Iraq
Congressional Testimony by Neil Kritz, director of the Rule of Law Program.
2003 National Peace Essay Contest Hill Visits
U.S. senators, representatives, and staff meet with state winners from the Institute's 2003 National Peace Essay Contest on Capitol Hill.
Post-War Iraq and Beyond: The UN's Role
What role should the United Nations play in post-war Iraq? As demonstrated by recent media coverage, there is no shortage of opinions about how the UN Security Council's failure to reach consensus on how to disarm Iraq will affect the council's ability to handle future conflicts.