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region: The Americas

  • Panel Discussions 02-11-2009

    United Nations Foundation President Timothy Wirth Speaks on US-UN Relations

    On February 11th, United Nations Foundation President Timothy Wirth led an IPI discussion on “US-UN Relations: What to Expect?”To view a transcript of the event, click here.IPI’s Vice President and Director of External Relations Warren Hoge moderated the discussion, which was part of Beyond the Headlines, a series of events hosted by IPI for experts […]

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    Multilateral System
  • Speaker Events 11-11-2008

    Which Way for American Foreign Policy Postelection?

    On October 29th, the International Peace Institute hosted an evening conversation with James Traub, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, on the US Presidential election and its impact on American foreign policy. The discussion was moderated by Warren Hoge, IPI Vice President and Director of External Relations.This event was part of Beyond the […]

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    Governance
  • Policy Papers 02-14-2007by Arlene B. Tickner

    Latin America and the Caribbean: Domestic and Transnational Insecurity

    This paper will examine the two key axes of Latin American security dynamics: on the one hand, weak governance and citizen insecurity; and on the other, transnational organized crime and illicit flows.

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    Governance, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Books 10-19-2002by Monica Herz and João Pontes Nogueira

    Ecuador vs. Peru: Peacemaking Amid Rivalry

    Although the 1995 Cenepa war between Ecuador and Peru was the first military conflict in South America in more than five decades, the Ecuador-Peru relationship might be characterized as one of enduring rivalry—punctuated by the threat of armed combat.In the context of this history of recurrent crises, Herz and Nogueira analyze the mediation process that […]

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    Peacebuilding
  • Meeting Notes 06-14-2002by Lotta Hagman, rapporteur

    Lessons Learned: Peacebuilding in Haiti

    A report on the January 23-24, 2002, IPA-UNDPA seminar on peacebuilding activities in Haiti.Download

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    Peacebuilding
  • Policy Papers 03-14-2002Chetan Kumar and Sara J. Lodge, with Karen Resnick

    Sustainable Peace as Democratization: The Experiences of Haiti and Guatemala

    Drawing upon the experience of international attempts to build lasting peace in Haiti and Guatemala, and also upon IPI’s research and facilitation work in Haiti, the report offers some conclusions regarding the circumstances under which democratization and peacebuilding can become mutually reinforcing in fragile societies.

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    Peacebuilding, State Fragility
  • Books 11-05-1998by David M. Malone

    Decision-Making in the UN Security Council: The Case of Haiti

    This unique and intriguing study examines how and why the UN Security Council took its decisions on Haiti, including authorization in July 1994 of the use of force by a US-led multinational coalition against the de facto regime.For more information on this book by Oxford University Press, please click here. 

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    UN Security Council
  • Books 06-15-1998by Chetan Kumar

    Building Peace in Haiti

    Though its national life often has been characterized by violence, Haiti has not been victim of a full-fledged internal conflict, or civil war.Why, then, is the international community conducting “postconflict peacebuilding” operations there? Addressing that question, Chetan Kumar examines the course of international involvement in Haiti through the prism of the country’s unique past and […]

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    Peacebuilding
  • Books 09-15-1997by Michael W. Doyle, Ian Johnstone and Robert C. Orr, editors

    Keeping the Peace: Lessons from Multidimensional UN operations in Cambodia and El Salvador

    This publication, representing the culmination of a three-year research project conducted by IPA, compares the strengths and weaknesses of the UN peacekeeping operations in Cambodia and El Salvador.For more information on this book by Cambridge University Press, please click here.

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    Peacekeeping
  • Books 06-15-1995by Ian Johnstone

    Rights and Reconciliation: UN Strategies in El Salvador

    Using El Salvador as an example of the UN’s recent multidimensional peacekeeping operations, Johnstone explores the delicate balance between the potentially conflicting goals of peace and justice.Johnstone challenges the view that these twin goals are incompatible, attributing the relative (though still incomplete) success of the Salvadoran peace process to the mutually reinforcing relationship between them. […]

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    Peace and Justice, Peacekeeping
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  • A New Agenda for Peace and the Climate Emergency

    September 25, 2023 by Cedric de Coning, Gracsious Maviza, Kheira Tarif
    The New Agenda for Peace serves as a stark warning that the damage being done now will have significant implications for humanity’s future wellbeing, safety, and stability.
    Analysis, climate change, New Agenda for Peace
  • “A New Agenda for Peace” Interview with UN Director Asif R. Khan

    September 15, 2023 by Jenna Russo

    Asif R. Khan, Director of UNDPPA's Policy and Mediation Division and a lead penholder of the New Agenda for Peace, reflects on the policy brief and next steps ahead of the Summit of the Future.

    Interviews, New Agenda for Peace
  • The Role of African Multilateralism in the New Agenda for Peace

    September 13, 2023 by Bitania Tadesse

    The New Agenda for Peace provides an opening for continental actors to advance priorities at the global level. However, this requires the AU to deliver on…

    Analysis, africa, multilateralism, New Agenda for Peace
  • WPS in the New Agenda for Peace: Seeing Patriarchy but Missing Innovation

    September 11, 2023 by Phoebe Donnelly
    Bold language on transforming patriarchy is not matched with concrete proposals to advance the WPS agenda and gender equality more broadly.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, women peace and security
  • The New Agenda and Peace Operations: Don’t Bet Against the Future

    September 7, 2023 by Arthur Boutellis
    There seems to be a disconnect between the overall diagnosis of the New Agenda for Peace and its prescriptions for peace operations.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, peacekeeping, united nations

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