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Africa's Missing Billions: International arms flows and the cost of conflict

A report from Oxfam, IANSA and Safeworld about the estimated the economic cost of armed conflict to Africa's development. The sum estimated is equivalent to international aid from major donors in the same period. If this money was not lost due to armed conflict, it could solve the problems of HIV and AIDS in Africa, or it could address Africa's needs in education, clean water and sanitation, and prevent tuberculosis and malaria (IANSA, Oxfam and Saferworld, 2007).

http://www.oxfam.org/en/files/bp107_africas_missing_billions_0710.pdf/download

(Added: Fri Oct 12 2007   Hits: 125)

After Bhutto's Murder: A Way Forward for Pakistan

Gravely damaged by eight years of military rule, Pakistan's fragile political system received a major blow on 27 December 2007, when former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. Her murder, days before the parliamentary elections scheduled for 8 January 2008 and now postponed to 18 February, put an end to a U.S. effort to broker a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf which the centre-left Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader had already recognised was unrealistic. Her popularity and the belief Musharraf and his allies were responsible, directly or indirectly, have led to violent countrywide protests (International Crisis Group, 2 January 2008).

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/b74_pakistan_bhutto.pdf

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Breaking the Kosovo Stalemate: Europe's Responsibility

The preferred strategy of the European Union (EU) and the U.S. to bring Kosovo to supervised independence through the United Nations Security Council has failed, following Russia's declared intention to veto. With Kosovo Albanians increasingly restive and likely soon to declare unilateral independence in the absence of a credible alternative, Europe risks a new bloody and destabilising conflict. To avoid chaos on its doorstep, the EU and its member states must now accept the primary responsibility for bringing Kosovo to supervised independence International Crisis Group, 21 August 2007).

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/europe/balkans/185_breaking_the_kosovo_stalemate___europe_s_responsibility.pdf

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Chatham House

Chatham House has been the home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs for over eight decades. Our mission is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.

http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/

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COTE D'IVOIRE: Gbagbo in occupied zone for first time declares "war is over"

The war in Côte d'Ivoire is over. That was the declaration of President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel leader turned Prime Minister Guillaume Soro as Gbagbo set foot in former rebel territory for the first time since 2002 (IRIN, 30 July 2007).

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=73497

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Development, Humanitarianism and the Spectre of Colonization in the Eastern Province

This paper focuses on the current situation in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, in the context of Mahinda Rajapakse claimed victory over the LTTE in the region and his pledge to resolve conflicts and tensions therein through development (David Rampton, SOAS, 22 September 2007).

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/DavidRampton%5B1%5D.pdf

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Early to War: Child Soldiers in Chad Conflict

The Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT) is struggling to defeat a Chadian rebel insurgency. In the fall of 2006 both the government and the rebels turned to the recruitment of children as a matter of military survival. Children as young as eight serve as fighters, guards, cooks, and lookouts on the front lines of the conflict (Human Rights Watch, July 2007).

http://hrw.org/reports/2007/chad0707/chad0707webwcover.pdf

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Elections, Democracy and Stability in Pakistan

President Musharraf faces the most serious challenge to almost eight years of military rule. Opposition has gathered momentum following his failed attempt to remove the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Moderate political parties, all segments of civil society and the public at large are vociferously demanding restoration of democracy and rule of law and the military's withdrawal from politics. The choice is not whether a transition will come but whether it will be peaceful and orderly, through free and fair elections, or violent. Musharraf and the high command are tempted to retain their power at all costs. Several of their options - particularly emergency - could portend disaster. Rigged or stalled elections would destabilise Pakistan, with serious international security consequences. Especially the U.S., needs to recognise its own interests are no longer served by military rule (if they ever really were) and use its considerable leverage to persuade the generals to return to the barracks and accept a democratic transition through free and fair parliamentary, followed by presidential, elections this year (International Crisis Group, 31 July 2007).

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/137_elections__democracy_and_stability_in_pakistan.pdf

(Added: Tue Aug 14 2007   Hits: 129)

Gender Approaches in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations (pdf)

This manual was developed as a follow-up to the 2001 Rome seminar on "Gender approach in emergency, conflict, and post-conflict situations". It is intended to build the capacity of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) staff to mainstream gender equality in all aspects of crisis and post-conflict situations. (UNDP 2003)

http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset/?asset_id=1437017

(Added: Thu Feb 14 2008   Hits: 72)

Global policies for the bottom billion

In this paper Paul Collier (academic and author of the book the Bottom Billion) argues that the World's least fortunate can be helped by better trade rules, better governance and conflict resolution and prevention.

http://www.progressive-governance.net/publications/publications.aspx?id=2224

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Guides to Scholarships, Careers and Jobs in Conflict Resolution, Social Entrepreneurship, International Development and Related Fields

As part of the Peace and Collaborative Development Network, (http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org) several free guides to careers, internships and scholarships have been developed. You're encouraged to review the guides and suggest additional resources. The guides include: * Guide to Internships * Guide to Career and Scholarship Resources * Guide to Academic Jobs in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields * Guide to Scholarships and Fellowships in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields _______________________ Dr. Craig Zelizer, Acting Director Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution Department of Government Georgetown University 3240 Prospect Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 E-mail: cz52@georgetown.edu Tel: (202) 687-0512 Fax: (202) 687-0597 Web: http://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org

http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org

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Oil and Mining in Violent Places: Why voluntary codes for companies

Legally enforceable global standards are needed to stop oil and mining companies becoming complicit in atrocities in war zones because current voluntary codes on human rights are not strong enough (Global Witness, October 2007).

http://www.globalwitness.org/media_library_detail.php/580/en/oil_and_mining_in_violent_places

(Added: Thu Dec 20 2007   Hits: 78)

Oligopolies of Violence in Post-Conflict Societies

In post-conflict societies, security is provided by a broad range of actors including the state as well as various non-state formations. The paper identifies three types of post-conflict societies and analyses dynamics of the security market in cases where international troops have intervened. (German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA, 2007)

http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download.php?d=/content/publikationen/pdf/wp62_lambach.pdf

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Promising Democracy, Imposing Theocracy: Gender-Based Violence and the US War on Iraq

A groundbreaking report on the incidence, causes, and legalisation of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion. Amidst the chaos and violence of US-occupied Iraq, women have increasingly been targeted. This report documents the use of gender-based violence by Iraqi Islamists, brought to power by the US overthrow of Iraq's secular Ba'ath regime, and highlights the role of the United States in fomenting the human rights crisis confronting Iraqi women today.

http://www.madre.org/articles/me/iraqreport.pdf

(Added: Mon Jul 09 2007   Hits: 172)

Promote Peace with Iran

There are many ways that YOU can bring peace and justice to the Middle East. The Global Exchange Website lists a few of the things you can do.

http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/mideast/iran/toolsforaction.html

(Added: Thu Jan 03 2008   Hits: 127)

Proposal Would Expand Security Council

An interim proposal to tackle the divisive issue of Security Council reform would expand the U.N.'s most powerful body from 15 to 22 members but leave it up to the 192 U.N. member states to decide which countries should fill them.(Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press, 23 March 2008))

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hctpBbvSCIEQUlPz3dn7SXfbaxJAD8VI59181

(Added: Tue Mar 25 2008   Hits: 27)

Providing Aid in Insecure Environments: Trends in Policy and Operations Summary of quantitative analysis

Despite widespread perceptions of mounting threats to aid worker security, the lack of hard data has made it impossible to determine whether in fact violence against aid workers has increased relative to their numbers in the field. This gap in knowledge has meant that impressions and anecdotal evidence have driven operational security policy, and important trends may have been missed. To address this issue, the Center on International Cooperation and the Humanitarian Policy Group launched a joint study in 2004 to provide a quantitative analysis of the changing security environment for civilian aid operations, and to examine the related trends in security policy and operations. This report is based upon that study.

http://www.cic.nyu.edu/internationalsecurity/docs/aidworkers_final.pdf

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Reforming Afghanistan's Police

Policing goes to the very heart of state building, since a credible national institution that helps provide security and justice for the population is central to government legitimacy. However Afghanistan's citizens often view the police more as a source of fear than of security (International Crisis Group, 30 August 2007).

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_asia/138_reforming_afghanistan_s_police.pdf

(Added: Fri Sep 14 2007   Hits: 128)

Rotary World Peace Fellowships- Call for applications

The Rotary Foundation announces a call for applications for the 2009-11 Rotary World Peace Fellowships (RWPF) and January and June 2009 Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies (RPCS) Program sessions. The deadline for completed applications to be submitted to The Rotary Foundation for these sessions is 1 July 2008.

http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/Announcements/Pages/peaceprog_app09.aspx

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Slum Wars of the 21st Century: the New Geography of Conflict in Central America [pdf]

Although the last of the civil wars that plagued Central America during the 1970s and 1980s was formally brought to an end in 1996, violence has continued to affect the region unabated into the 21st century.Drawing on the specific example of Nicaragua, this paper suggests that the alteration of the landscape of conflict in Central America can be interpreted differently, as a geographical transition from 'peasant wars' (Wolf, 1969) to 'urban wars' (Beall, 2006).(Dennis Rodgers, Crisis States Research Centre, February 2007)

http://www.crisisstates.com/download/wp/wpSeries2/wp10.2.pdf

(Added: Thu May 01 2008   Hits: 13)

Uzbekistan: Stagnation and Uncertainty

Uzbekistan remains a serious risk to itself and its region. While 69-year-old President Islom Karimov shows no signs of relinquishing power, despite the end of his legal term of office more than half a year ago, his eventual departure may lead to a violent power struggle. The economy remains tightly controlled, with regime stalwarts, including the security services and Karimov's daughter Gulnora, exerting excessive influence, which drives away investors and exacerbates poverty. The human rights situation is grave, and those who seek to flee abroad live in constant danger of attempts to return them forcibly (International Crisis Group, 22 August 2007).

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/central_asia/b67_uzbekistan___stagnation_and_uncertainty.pdf

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