In 2011 (continued…)

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  Meeting Notes 06-24-2011by Stephanie Liechtenstein and Walter Kemp, rapporteurs

  IPI Vienna Report on OSCE and Natural Disasters

  The dimensions, frequency, and complexity of natural disasters are increasing, and no country is immune from this trend. Is there a role for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)?

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  Meeting Notes 05-23-2011Paul Romita, rapporteur

  The Future of South Sudan

  While this is an exciting period for the people of South Sudan, the future presents them (and their neighbors in the North) with many difficult challenges. The status of Abyei and postreferendum issues between North and South—such as citizenship, oil sharing, border demarcation, currency, and debts, among others—are yet to be resolved.

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  Meeting Notes 05-16-2011Adam C. Smith, rapporteur

  UN Peacekeeping in the 21st Century—Partnerships for Peace

  Discussions at the 2010 IPI Vienna Seminar were focused on the potential for renewed and expanded partnerships that respond more effectively to peace and security challenges.

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  Meeting Notes 05-04-2011by Walter Kemp

  From Confidence Tricks to Confidence Building: Resolving Conflict in the OSCE Area

  This meeting note is based on an IPI workshop that focused on how confidence-building measures (CBMs) have been used to reduce tensions and build trust between parties in several conflict situations throughout the world, and in particular in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) area. The workshop was held at IPI’s Vienna […]

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  Meeting Notes 04-15-2011by Paul Romita, rapporteur

  Refugees and the Dynamics of Peacebuilding

  The mass arrival and prolonged presence of refugees in neighboring countries can have a negative impact on peace. Yet the issue of refugees has entered very little into contemporary discussions of peacebuilding.

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