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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
  • 09-22-2009

    Africa is Reforming, Rwandan President Kagame Tells IPI Audience

    Rwandan President Paul Kagame said at an IPI event on September 21, 2009 that “on matters of stability, peace and development, today’s Africa is unrecognizable from that of yesteryear.”Below is coverage by Edith Lederer, UN correspondent of the Associated Press:Rwanda and Congo Making Progress Toward PeaceRwanda’s president said Monday his country and neighboring Congo are […]

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    State Fragility
  • Meeting Notes 07-09-2009by International Peace Institute

    Understanding Local Context: The Use of Assessment Tools for Conflict-Affected and Fragile States

    This meeting note is a summary of the main points that emerged from a workshop discussion that took place on June 11-12, 2009 on the use of assessment tools for conflict-affected and fragile states called “Understanding Local Context.”

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    State Fragility
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