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News, Events, Publications about State Fragility

  • Conferences 02-15-2013

    IPI Co-Hosts Niamey Seminar on the Sahel-Sahara

    The complex problems of the Sahel-Sahara region were discussed by high-level representatives from the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, regional governments, and experts at a seminar in Niger organized jointly by the International Peace Institute, the government of Niger, and the Centre for Strategies and Security for the Sahel Sahara (Centre 4S).The […]

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    State Fragility
  • Panel Discussions 12-12-2012

    New Threats and Opportunities for Fragile States

    Drawing on the findings of recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) studies—the 2012 Think Global, Act Global and 2012 Resource Flows to Fragile States reports—this IPI-OECD event on December 12th, 2012, aimed to improve our understanding of the global dimension of fragility so that more effective action can be taken.Warren Hoge, IPI Senior […]

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    State Fragility
  • Speaker Events 07-19-2012

    SRSG Ian Martin: Libya Elections “An Extraordinary Achievement”

    “The elections have turned out to be an extraordinary achievement,” said Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, countering the international press accounts at the time that had a more somber assessment on their impact on the future of Libya.“The fact that Libya was able to hold this election, and hold […]

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    Governance, State Fragility
  • Issue Briefs 07-16-2012by Rachel Locke and Vanessa Wyeth

    Busan and Beyond: Implementing the ”New Deal” for Fragile States

    This issue brief outlines the development of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, explores the challenges and dilemmas the agreement raises, and examines prospects for its implementation, with a particular focus on the role of the United Nations.

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    State Fragility, State-Society Relations
  • Policy Papers 07-03-2012by Rachel Locke

    Organized Crime, Conflict, and Fragility: A New Approach

    The rise of transnational organized crime in conflict-affected and fragile states poses a serious threat to peace and development. And the pressure transnational organized crime is placing on the international system is stretching the collective ability to respond.

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    State Fragility, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Policy Papers 04-19-2012by Christina Bennett

    Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States: Lessons from the First Generation of Transition Compacts

    The policy report draws lessons-learned for the UN and others from the first generation of transition compacts in support of postconflict peacebuilding, focusing on case studies from Afghanistan, the DRC, Iraq, Liberia, and Timor-Leste.

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    State Fragility
  • Books 02-14-2012

    Termites at Work: Transnational Organized Crime and State Erosion in Kenya—Comprehensive Research Findings

    The threat posed by organized crime is not confined to serious crimes such as racketeering, the global drug trade, or human trafficking. For many developing countries and fragile states, powerful transnational criminal networks constitute a direct threat to the state itself, not through open confrontation but by penetrating state institutions through bribery and corruption and […]

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    State Fragility, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Podcasts 05-26-2011

    Podcast: Jason Stearns on the Collapse and Future of the Congo

    Jason Stearns, journalist and author of Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: the Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa, spoke at IPI on May 17, 2011, on his experiences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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    State Fragility
  • Books 07-14-2007by Kaysie Brown and Stewart Patrick

    Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

    Promoting security, good governance and recovery in weak, failing and war-torn countries requires integrated approaches.In response, many donors are adopting strategies that bring together their diplomatic, defense, and development instruments. This book examines how these trends are playing out in seven leading donor countries, candidly addressing the shortcomings in recent efforts to achieve joined-up responses […]

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    Governance, Peacebuilding, State Fragility, Sustainable Development
  • Policy Papers 02-14-2007by Markus E. Bouillon

    The Middle East: Fragility and Crisis

    In the coming five to ten years, the highest number of key global security challenges is likely to be concentrated in the Middle East, or be related to it.

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    Peace Processes, State Fragility
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