Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Publications
Southern Voices in the Northern Policy Debate: Perspectives on Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Africa
Jun 08, 2012What are the important areas of divergence and convergence in the approaches to African conflict resolution and peace building between the North and Africa? more
Brain Drain in Africa: State of the Issue and Possible Solutions
Jun 08, 2012How can Africa prevent the exportation of its educated citizens? This paper attempts to answer this very question through examination of what is meant by “brain drain,” followed by analyzing the hard facts, significance and consequences for the continent. more
Empowering Local Peacebuilders: Strategies for Effective Engagement of Local Actors in Peace Operations
Apr 19, 2012This USIP publication features, "Getting the Right People in the Room: The Burundi Leadership Training Program" by Howard Wolpe and Africa Program Director, Steve McDonald. more
Moving Targets: Youth Priorities and the Policy Response in War and Post-War Africa
Apr 16, 2012Unprecedented numbers of young people in weak and war-torn African nations, in short, tend to be characterized by the gap between what most youth need and what governments and international donors think they need, not to mention what they actually get. more
United We Stand, Divided We Fall:The Sudans After the Split
Mar 30, 2012The paper gives a valuable update on current events, including the ongoing conflicts in Abyei, South Kordofan, and the Nuba Mountains, the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), North and South conflicts on oil
revenue, and internal political rivalry and governance issues. more
After the Disaster: Rebuilding Communities
Mar 29, 2012This report draws from the dialogue and seminar papers shared at an April 2011 meeting co-hosted by the Wilson Center and the Fetzer Institute to explore how best to respond to disasters. Highlighting the complex nature of disaster response and exploring ways to overcome the inherent tension between those responding to disasters and the local community, the discussion centered on how to identify the strengths of a community and use technology to better engage the local community and provide effective, sustainable relief. more
China and Coexistence
Mar 21, 2012"Peaceful coexistence," long a key phrase in China's strategic thinking, is a constructive doctrine that offers China a path for influencing the international system. So argues Liselotte Odgaard in this timely analysis of China's national security strategy in the context of its foreign policy practice. more
Whither Pax Atomica? - The Euromissiles Crisis and the Peace Movement of the early 1980s
Feb 22, 2012As the failure of Pax Atomica seemed more and more imminent, the soaring anxiety, alarm, apprehension and mistrust of the national governments across Europe contributed to the success of the 1980s peace movement. more
e-Dossier No. 30 - Treatment of American POWs in North Vietnam
Feb 14, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of a new document to its online Digital Archive. The document released today is a 1969 North Vietnam Communist Party resolution containing detailed instructions for improving the treatment and living conditions of American prisoners of war. more
Securing Development and Peace in the Niger Delta: A Social and Conflict Analysis for Change
Jan 26, 2012Few regions in the world have been as unfortunate as Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta. The delta’s abundant natural wealth stands in stark contrast to its palpable underdevelopment. The oil sector accounts for approximately 95 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and over 80 percent of federal government revenue, but for nearly two decades the delta has been mired in conflict and violence that threatens human security and the national economy. more
