United States Institute of Peace

The Iraq Study Group report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.) ( )
4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Iraq Study Group conducts assessments of the current situation in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests

Muddling toward democracy : political change in grassroots China by Anne F Thurston ( Book )
5 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The reader is sure to find this report an important contribution to the ongoing debate in the United States about U.S.-Sino relations

Removing barricades in Somalia : options for peace and rehabilitation by Hussein Mohamed Adam ( Book )
5 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Features "Removing Barricades in Somalia: Options for Peace and Rehabilitation," a research paper written by Hussein Adam, Richard Ford, and others and presented online by the U.S. Institute of Peace

Zaire, predicament and prospects : a report to the Minority Rights Group (USA) ( Book )
3 editions published in 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For more than five years, the people of Zaire have struggled to survive in a state on the brink of utter collapse. Amid growing economic disarray and infrastructural breakdown, standards of living have plummeted, moral and ethical standards have withered, and violence has risen. Political authority is almost hopelessly fragmented and discredited. The massive inflow and outflow of Hutu refugees from Rwanda has exacerbated Zaire's multifaceted predicament, a predicament that, for political and economic as well as humanitarian reasons, the international community cannot ignore. But what practical steps can and should be taken by the international community, and which actors (individual governments, multilateral organizations, or NGOs) should take them? In the search for answers to these questions, and for an accurate portrait of the extent and nature of Zaire's malaise, Minority Rights Group (USA), supported by the United States Institute of Peace and the Carnegie Corporation, initiated a project in 1995 that brought together academics, government officials, and NGO experts to consider the case of Zaire and the prospects for effective preventive diplomacy there. This two-part report presents the results of this project: part I offers a broad-ranging examination of Zaire's predicament; part II presents three suggestions for preventive action to ameliorate Zaire's problems

Iran's long reach : Iran as a pivotal state in the Muslim world by Suzanne Maloney ( Book )
4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 367 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This volume sheds much-needed light on Iran's strikingly complex political system and foreign policy and its central role in the region. Suzanne Maloney systematically outlines Iran's sources of influence in the Muslim world, including its strategic ambitions and historical and cultural linkages. Maloney argues that although its leadership and rhetoric often appear stagnant, Iran is in reality one of the least static societies in the Muslim world. Maloney analyzes the social, economic, and regional forces that are driving Iran toward change and asks what these factors mean for U.S. foreign policy."--BOOK JACKET

Coercive prevention : normative, political, and policy dilemmas by Bruce W Jentleson ( Book )
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The news media and peace processes : the Middle East and Northern Ireland by Gadi Wolfsfeld ( Book )
3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Making peace among Arabs and Israelis : lessons from fifty years of negotiating experience by Kenneth W Stein ( Book )
6 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Private peacemaking : USIP-assisted peacemaking projects of nonprofit organizations by D. (ed.) Smock ( Book )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The peacemaking activities described here have been targeted on conflicts in East Timor, the Middle East, Georgia and South Ossetia, the Transcaucasus, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Algeria, Kosovo, and Bosnia. The forms include Track II diplomacy, training as peacemaking, use of the media for peacemaking, economic development for peacemaking, and interaction programs for young people in conflict situations. Many of these projects have been successful in advancing peace and represent an impressive return on the Institute's financial investments. These projects have generally been pathbreaking in that new techniques and approaches to peacemaking have been employed. Several have generated valuable experiences with wide application, dramatically demonstrating how effective private organizations can be in promoting peace. Both their successes and the obstacles they have encountered are broadly instructive. What makes this publication particularly timely is the fact that private peacemaking has assumed much greater importance in the post-Cold War era. The central role of unofficial peacemakers in bringing about the Oslo Accords and peace in Mozambique illustrates how effective some private initiatives can be. But the many failed efforts are equally valuable in pointing up the complexity of all kinds of peacemaking and of private peacemaking in particular

Building security in post-Cold War Eurasia : the OSCE and U.S. foreign policy by P. Terrence Hopmann ( Book )
4 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the period since the end of the Cold War, the security landscape in Eurasia has changed dramatically. Conflict has frequently resulted from the breakup of states along ethnic lines, with elements such as regional, linguistic, or religious affiliation serving as the principal markers of identity. One of the main reasons for the outbreak of conflict in areas such as the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia is that ethnicity is linked to territory and claims for self-determination, producing secessionist and irredentist wars. This form of ethnonational conflict has retarded the process of state building, prevented the growth of democratic institutions, given outside parties the ability to intervene and manipulate the outcome, and created massive refugee flows. The nature of the European security problematique requires a new and different response from all institutions playing a role in the security arena. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is especially well positioned to respond to the complexity of post-Cold War conflict. Although often undervalued by U.S. policymakers and the media and generally unknown to the public, the OSCE has the potential to assist in preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts that have surfaced in Europe since the late 1980s