Policy Papers - February 09, 2010
IPI Publication: Bombs and Ballots in Bangladesh
In this policy paper, author Naureen Chowdhury Fink argues that the threats of terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh are best understood in relation to the political and socioeconomic challenges confronting the country. 
Speaker Events - February 05, 2010
Vali Nasr: Muslims "In Some Ways Raging Capitalists"
“Capitalism is the most transformative force of our time,” Vali Nasr, author of a new book on the emergence of a consumerist Muslim middle class, declared before an overflow audience at IPI on January 26th.
Speaker Events - February 03, 2010
Gareth Evans: “Absolutely Serious About Getting to Zero”
Gareth Evans, co-chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, made a passionate declaration of the commission’s commitment to bringing the number of worldwide nuclear arms to zero.
Panel Discussions - January 30, 2010
Correcting Inequalities, “You Always Have Losers and Gainers”
This statement was made by Dr. Frances Stewart of Oxford University during an IPI policy forum on inequalities and conflict held last week that also featured discussants Ambassador Peter Maurer of Switzerland and Dr. Susan L. Woodward of CUNY.
Meeting Notes - January 29, 2010
Operationalizing the African Standby Force
In Kigali, Rwanda last year, the International Peace Institute, the African Union, and the United Nations convened a high-level African civilian and military leaders’ retreat to discuss the challenges surrounding the operationalization of the African Standby Force.
Meeting Notes - January 20, 2010
From New York to the Field: A Dialogue on UN Peace Operations
The relationship between UN member states and UN peace operations is a complex one that may be best addressed by enhancing the dialogue among concerned parties.
Comment & Analysis - January 04, 2010
IPI Fellow Reports on His Kenya Police Task Force Experience
The post-election violence and destruction during January 2008 came as a shock to many within Kenya and abroad.
Conferences - December 21, 2009
Mbeki, High-Level Group Discuss African Union Darfur Report at IPI
The seven-member African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD), chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, devoted the period March-October 2009 to an in-depth examination of the situation in Darfur.
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Comment and Analysis
February 04, 2010
New Strategy Emerges on Afghanistan
Nur Laiq
The key component of the new strategy on Afghanistan is the so-called ‘Karzai plan’ for a Taliban deradicalization and reintegration program that would use economic incentives to encourage Taliban members
January 25, 2010
What Next for the UN Peacebuilding Commission?
Jenna Slotin
This year the General Assembly and the Security Council will review the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)—a promising, but so far problematic, new UN organ. It is important that this opportunity
News From the UN
March 16 2010
UN experts push for independent review of Somali food programme
The Security Council should urge Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to initiate an independent investigation into the food distribution programme in Somalia, a United Nations group of experts recommends in a new report which claims that humanitarian officials divert food aid for military use.
March 16 2010
Elections and reunification key challenges for Côte d'Ivoire, says UN envoy
The long-awaited and much-delayed presidential elections as well as reunification are the key issues for Côte d'Ivoire, the top United Nations envoy there said today, lamenting what he described as a "serious weakening" of the momentum toward holding polls.
March 16 2010
Western Sahara: UN envoy travels to region for talks
The envoy spearheading United Nations efforts to help resolve the dispute over the status of Western Sahara is scheduled to arrive in Rabat, Morocco, today on the first leg of a nine-day visit to the region.
March 15 2010
Afghan reconciliation process must respect constitutional order, Ban says
Cautioning against a militarization of the overall effort towards greater peace and democracy in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there is growing consensus for a political process to end the conflict, as well as for the establishment of a programme to reintegrate low- and mid-level insurgents who wish to give up fighting.
March 15 2010
UN launches peacebuilding review group for quicker response in the field
The United Nations is strengthening civilian peacekeeping with the creation of a Senior Advisory Group for the Review of International Civilian Capacities chaired by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the former Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations.