Searching for peace in Asia Pacific : an overview of conflict prevention and …

This book is one of the major outcomes of the Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific project of the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP). Numerous individuals and organizations from the Asia Pacific region, Europe. the United States, and Canada provided their advice, insights, and support in shaping the project, participated in workshops and seminars, gave feedback on draft texts, contri…

Contemporary conflict resolution: The prevention, management and transformati…

This book marks a milestone in peace research. The insightful review of the early development of the field of conflict resolution brings a much-needed perspective on the challenges presented by late twentieth-century conflicts. The authors provide a complex and highly differentiated view of today's international collectivity, in which no one set of actors or perspectives predominates. The analy…

Bound to cooperate: Conflict, peace and people in Sierra Leone

Edisi

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ISBN/ISSN

92-9045-137-8

Deskripsi Fisik

xv, 206 pages ; 21 cm

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

303.6 Ayi b

The case for peace: How the Arab-Israeli conflict can be resolved

In The Case for Peace, Dershowitz identifies twelve geopolitical barriers to peace between Israel and Palestine–and explains how to move around them and push the process forward. From the division of Jerusalem and Israeli counterterrorism measures to the security fence and the Iranian nuclear threat, his analyses are clear-headed, well-argued, and sure to be controversial. According to Dersho…

Negotiating peace in Sri Lanka: Efforts, failures & lessons

Contents: 1. Negotiating peace in Sri Lanka - lessons from peace processes 2. The emergence of the LTTE and the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement of 1987 3. Indian involvement in Sri Lanka and the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement of 1987 4. The Sri Lanka government and peace efforts up to the Indo-Sri Lanka accord: Lessons and experience etc.

The blue helmets: A review of United Nations peace-keeping

This third edition of the blue helmets is a unique publication, containing the main facts of 41 United Nations peace-keeping operations from 1948 through early 1996. Wearing their familiar blue helmets or blue berets, military personnel serving as United Nations peace-keepers are increasingly being joined by civilian colleagues. Together, they have been given ever more challenging mandates. Uni…

The end of the peace process: Oslo and after

Soon after the Oslo accords were signed in September 1993 by Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization, Edward Said predicted that they could not lead to real peace. In these essays, most written for Arab and European newspapers, Said uncovers the political mechanism that advertises reconciliation in the Middle East while keeping peace out of the picture. Said argues that the imbalance …

Humanitarian hypocrisy: Civilian protection and the design of peace operations

In humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring differences between declared ambitions to protect civillians in conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and determine how they are designed, Everett argues that ambitions-resources gaps are a form of organized hypocrisy. Her book shows how politi…

Regional peacekeepers: The paradox of Russian peacekeeping

This publication investigates Russian military presence in its former Soviet territory, to determine whether these forces have been genuinely peacekeeping, or are in fact a post to imperial presence that seeks to maintain former strategic interests. The book includes first hand accounts of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping efforts in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Moldova, and…

Global security in the twenty-first century: The quest for power and the sear…

This thoroughly updated edition of Global Security in the Twenty-First Century offers a balanced introduction to contemporary security dilemmas throughout the world. Sean Kay assesses the impact of the global economic crisis on international security and considers how the range of thinking about power and peace has evolved in relation to major flashpoints including in the Middle East, Asia, and…