Disarmament & Peacekeeping
Designing Community Security Programmes
UNIDIR
This 7-page note discusses how to go about the generation of local knowledge and local understandings about security, and how to apply that knowledge at the working level
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-11-16
Universalization of Comprehensive Safeguards—Next Steps
UNIDIR
An 8-page paper arguing the benefits of the universalization of comprehensive safeguards as a means of strengthening nuclear disarmament
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-04-19
Disposition of Excess Russian Weapon HEU and Plutonium
UNIDIR
A 10-page brief discussing the disposal of excess Russian weapon HEU and plutonium
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2012-02-27
International Assistance for Implementing the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects: Case Study of the South Pacific
UNIDIR
This 61-page report finds that there is critical and timely work to be done to improve national and subregional capacities to implement the United Nations Programme of Action to Combat, Eradicate and Prevent the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Pacific
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-11-16
Analysis of States' Views on an Arms Trade Treaty
UNIDIR
This 47-page study analyzes states' views on the ATT in depth
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-11-21
International Initiatives to Prevent Illicit Brokering of Arms and Related Materials
UNIDIR
A 12-page article on the challenge to locate the gaps that need to be plugged in the existing system of national laws and to identify what specific, concrete measures states can carry out to effectively tackle the problem of unregulated and poorly regulated arms brokering
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-09-24
Unfinished Business: The Negotiation of the CTBT and the End of Nuclear Testing
UNIDIR
This 383-page report aims to provide the international community with insights and signposts as to how to bring the CTBT into force and give it the teeth, through the International Monitoring System embodied in the Treaty, that the world needs and demands
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-05-05
Global Nuclear Security: Building Greater Accountability and Cooperation
UNIDIR
This 78-page study presents an overview of the elements of the international nuclear security regime and discusses proposals to strengthen its accountability arrangements, as well as the challenges of expanding the scope of the regime and creating a framework for global nuclear security efforts
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-12-15
CTBT: Passing the Test
UNIDIR
An issue of "Disarmament Forum" discussing the present-day relevance of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (single page linking to each article)
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-08-28
Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict
UN Secretary-General
A48-page independent report considering how communities emerging from conflict can deal with a critical shortage of the capacities needed to secure a sustainable peace — the core capacities to run a government, to re-establish institutions of justice, to reintegrate demobilizing fighters, to revitalize the economy, to restore basic health and education, and many more
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-10
Strengthening Disarmament and Security
UN Institute for Disarmament Research
Issue no. 1, 2004 of "Disarmament Forum" contains a series of articles under the umbrella title, "Strengthening Disarmament and Security". This page provides links to each article
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-03-04
Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction and Financing Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 24-page testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee discusses the challenges faced by the U.S. and the Iraqi government in the reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-02-13
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nonproliferation Programs Need Better Integration
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 48-page U.S. study examines U.S. funding of nonproliferation programmes by different government departments and the need for improved coordination
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-02-01
Nonproliferation: Further Improvements Needed in U.S. Efforts to Counter Threats from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems
U.S. General Accounting Office
A 59-page U.S. report assessing efforts to control the proliferation of MANPADS
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-06-04
Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE's Effort to Close Russia's Plutonium Production Reactors Faces Challenges, and Final Shutdown Is Uncertain
U.S. General Accounting Office
A 75-page report on the status of the U.S. Elimination of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Production program
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-06-07
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Defense Threat Reduction Agency Addresses Broad Range of Threats, but Performance Reporting Can Be Improved
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 37-page report on the mission of the DTRA recommends improvements to its performance reporting
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-02-15
The Death of Disarmament in Russia?
U.S. Army War College
A 20-page U.S. article examining Russia's disarmament record and intentions
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-07-24
Stabilization and Reconstruction in Afghanistan: Are PRTs a Model or a Muddle?
U.S. Army War College
A 15-page U.S. article reviewing the performance of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-10
The Debate Over North Korea
The Academy of Political Science
A 27-page U.S. article assessing the case for following a policy of engagement to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-09-21
Reconciliation through a Common Purpose: Third Party Human Rights in Cyprus
TESEV
This 38-page Turkish report represents the end of a yearlong groundbreaking project that looked at the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers on both sides of Cyprus
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Human RightsPosted: 2011-01-14
Why Humanitarian Interventions Succeed or Fail
Tampere Peace Research Institute
A 21-page paper evaluating the importance of local participation in determining the success of interstate humanitarian interventions
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-12-23
European Conflict Management in the Middle East
SWP, CEIP
This paper seeks to support a more effective European contribution to Middle East conflict management by analyzing current European approaches to conflict management and resolution in the three entities that do not yet have a peace treaty with Israel - Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories - and by providing recommendations for more effective policies.
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-14
A Twenty-First Century without Cluster Munitions?
SWP
This 4-page German commentary discusses the options for the forthcoming Geneva negotiations on the UN Weapons Convention with special reference to cluster munitions
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-05-26
Countdown in Sudan
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on dangers to the peace process in Sudan
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-02-08
Freeing the World of Chemical Weapons
SWP
A 33-page German research paper studying what the Chemical Weapons Convention has achieved, and what problems remain to be solved
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-08-17
The African Standby Force of the African Union
SWP
This 30-page German study presents different approaches to how the international donor community, including Germany, can support the development of the African Union into an efficient crisis management instrument.
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-12-05
Peace Talks in the Philippines: Ways out of the Impasse
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on the status of the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-07
CIMIC in the ISAF Mission
SWP
A 30-page German research paper examining lessons learned in respect of Civil-Military Co-operation
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-14
The Future of the Ban on Biological Weapons
SWP
This 32-page German research paper considers how the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) might be strengthed at the forthcoming review conference
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-10-25
Ending the Gaza Blockade: But How?
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on the need to end the Gaza blockade and the difficulties involved
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-08-23
Reshaping the Expeditionary Army to Win Decisively: The Case for Greater Stabilization Capacity in the Modular Force
Strategic Studies Institute
This 32-page U.S. paper argues that the principal capability gap in the U.S. military is the ability to conduct stabilization
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-09-26
Transparency in the Arms Industry
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
A 46-page policy paper making the case for improving transparency in the arms industry
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-01-27
The Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy and Nonproliferation
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Notes for an address on the threat of nuclear proliferation
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-05-26
The European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports: Improving the Annual Report
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
This 74-page policy paper presents the findings of a study of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports and identifies a number of policy and practical issues requiring consideration
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2004-12-02
Perspectives for Co-operative Aerial Observation and the Treaty on Open Skies
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Papers from a conference held to discuss co-operative aerial observation as a peacekeeping tool
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-02-18
Lessons of Iraq
Stockholm International Peace Institute
Speaking notes of an address dealing with lessons to be drawn from the Iraq conflict, with special reference to peace-building
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-05-25
Who Should Keep the Peace? Providing Security for Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations
Stimson Center
This 154-page study offers a critical review of PSO security providers
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-10-25
US Crisis Management in South Asia's Twin Peaks Crisis
Stimson Center
A 57-page US report detailing how the US responded to two Indo-Pakistan crises in 2001 and 2002
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-09-19
Negotiating with North Korea: Bridging the Differences Among the Key Parties
Stimson Center
This 6-page US article examines the possibilities of denuclearizing the Korean peninsula
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-02-27
Peacekeeping in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Stimson Center
A 9-page testimony on the challenges of African peacekeeping and how U.S. policy can best support current and future operations (House International Relations Committee)
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-12-04
Nuclear Proliferation: Avoiding a Pandemic
Stimson Center
This 5-page US article offers recommendations for preventing nuclear proliferation in the near future
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-10-07
Limited War Under the Nuclear Umbrella and its Implications for South Asia
Stimson Center
This 31-page essay analyzes India's exploration of a limited war strategy, and the implications of such a war fighting model for strategic stability in South Asia
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-05-17
Post-Conflict Borders and UN Peace Operations
Stimson Center
A 70-page two-part US report on international border security
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-09-13
Are the Basic Assumptions Behind the Bush Administration's Nuclear Deal Sound?
Stimson Center
This US commentary questions some of the key assumptions underlying the US-India nuclear agreement
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-03-22
Cross-Strait Relations: Avoiding War, Managing Peace
Stimson Center
A 19-page occasional paper, analyzing the roles of Taiwan, the PRC and the U.S. in maintaining peace over the cross-strait issue
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-01-18
Improving Criminal Accountability in United Nations Peace Operations
Stimson Center
This 103-page US report examines options for dealing with the problem of criminal accountability for personnel in peace operations
Crime, Law & Order, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-07-24
The 4th Round of Six-Party Talks: Negotiating for Success
Stimson Center
Commentary on the resumption of the Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear developments
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-07-24
Ending Impunity: New Tools for Criminal Accountability in UN Peace Operations
Stimson
This 103-page issue brief summarizes the results of FOPO's launch of its new report on improving criminal accountability in UN peace operations
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-10-29
In Search of Security: Finding an Alternative to Nuclear Deterrence
Stanford Institute for International Studies
A 12-page address by the Director-General of the IAEA on how best to deal with nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-11-19
Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)
SSI
A 455-page US monograph written to assist in navigating the most important debates over how best to read and implement the NPT and, in the process, spotlighting alternative views of the NPT that are sound and supportable
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-05-09
Security Sector Reform: A Case Study Approach to Transition and Capacity Building
SSI
A 119-page US monograph in which the makeup of the security sector is examined, emergent principles are identified for implementing SSR in the community of practice, and the outcomes that SSR is designed to produce are specified
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2010-02-18
Can Tony Blair Make a Difference in the Middle East?
SSI
A 3-page US article evaluating Blair's chances of contributing to a successful peace effort in the Middle East
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-08-12
Falling Behind: International Scrutiny of the Peaceful Atom
SSI
A 354-page book urging an enhancement of the IAEA's ability to detect and prevent nuclear diversion
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-02
Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration?
SSI
This 185-page US monograph examines the prospects for arms control progress in US-Russian relations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-04-05
Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations: A Role for the Military?
SSI
This 83-page US paper is designed to further military understanding of the critical nation-state building role that forces play during stability operations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-07-05
Harnessing Post-Conflict "Transitions": A Conceptual Primer
SSI
This 91-page US monograph analyzes current research and available tools for transition in post-conflict situations
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2010-12-10
Guide to Rebuilding Governance in Stability Operations: A Role for the Military?
SSI
This 84-page US guide focuses on the military’s role in rebuilding and establishing a functional, effective, and legitimate nation-state; one that can assure security and stability for its citizens, defend its borders, deliver services effectively for its populace, and is responsible and accountable to its citizens
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-08-09
A Case Study in Security Sector Reform: Learning from Security Sector Reform/Building in Afghanistan (October 2002-September 2003)
SSI
This 89-page US case study provides insights into how the military interacts with host-nation governments, the United Nations, the State Department, and national embassies to solve today’s complex problems in security sector reform
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-11-04
Arms Control and Proliferation Challenges to the Reset Policy
SSI
This 129-page US monograph examines the prospects for further progress in the reset policy with Russia regarding arms control and nuclear proliferation by North Korea and Iran
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-11-27
Guide to Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability Operations: A Role for the Military?
SSI
This 55-page US study provides a set of principles and operational guidelines for peacekeepers to help a country restore public infrastructure and services
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-18
A Case Study in Security Sector Reform: Learning from Security Sector Reform/Building in Afghanistan
SSI
This 88-page US paper provides insights into how the military interacts with host-nation governments, the United Nations, the State Department, and national embassies to solve today’s complex problems. It also reveals many pitfalls in security sector building and international team-building
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-11-27
Iran as a Pioneer Case for Multilateral Nuclear Arrangements
SIPRI, MIT
This 30-page report offers a model for reconciling Iran's nuclear ambitions with international concerns about nuclear non-proliferation
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-06-30
Tools for Building Confidence on the Korean Peninsula
SIPRI, CSS
A 109-page report examining the potential role of confidence-building measures on the Korean peninsula
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-06-30
Taking Stock of Russian–US Arms Control After New START
SIPRI
This Swedish article assesses the significance of the New START Treaty
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-02-24
The NPT Review Conference 2010: Looking Good but There’s Still Time to Fail
SIPRI
A Swedish commentary on the prospects for the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-10-19
Punishing Acts of WMD Proliferation: More Easily Said than Done
SIPRI
This Swedish essay examines the practicalities of punishing acts of WMD proliferation
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-23
Making a New START in Russian–US Nuclear Arms Control
SIPRI
A Swedish essay on current US-Russian negotiations on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2010-03-26
China and Nuclear Arms Control: Current Positions and Future Policies
SIPRI
A 20-page Swedish paper on Chinese positions on some of the most critical nuclear arms control issues
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2010-05-09
Using Nuclear Forensics to Increase International Nuclear Security Cooperation
SIPRI
A Swedish article explaining how the potential applications of nuclear forensics go beyond nuclear security and demonstrating that cooperation can be achieved in and between a number of international security frameworks
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2012-03-23
Implementing an Arms Trade Treaty: Lessons on Reporting and Monitoring from Existing Mechanisms
SIPRI
This 56-page Swedish policy paper provides the first comprehensive overview of existing UN instruments that require states to report on their arms transfers, transfer controls and enforcement measures
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-08-26
China’s Expanding Role in Peacekeeping: Prospects and Policy Implications
SIPRI
This 52-page Swedish policy paper offers new insights into the development of China’s engagement in multilateral peacekeeping and the factors and debates that underlie it. It also examines what these new trends mean for multilateral peacekeeping and for China’s major security partners
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-11-19
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Approaching a Mid-life Crisis?
SIPRI
This Swedish essay asks whether the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) is it still up to its primary task of preventing biological warfare
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-11-25
Arms Transfers to the Middle East
SIPRI
An 8-page Swedish background paper reporting on arms transfers to and from states in the Middle East
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-09-05
Reforming Nuclear Export Controls: The Future of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
SIPRI
This 150-page Swedish book examines the structure and activities of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-03-01
Territorial Disarmament in Northern Europe: The Epilogue of a Success Story?
SIPRI
A 72-page policy paper discussing the policy of military disengagement by the Nordic countries
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-08-29
The European Union’s WMD Strategy and the CFSP: A Critical Analysis
SIPRI
This 16-page Swedish paper analyses the EU's WMD strategy
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-19
Libya: Lessons in Controlling the Arms Trade
SIPRI
This Swedish article considers the lessons of supplying arms to Libya
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-04-03
The Politics of Peacekeeping in Africa: The End of Indifference?
SIPRI
A Swedish essay arguing that the ways that external actors have addressed the challenges in Côte d’Ivoire and Sudan suggest a new commitment to support genuine and far-reaching political reform in Africa
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-01-28
Database on Multilateral Peace Operations
SIPRI
A database providing transparent and reliable data on all multilateral peace operations conducted around the world (homepage linking to search facility)
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-07-27
Import Controls and an Arms Trade Treaty
SIPRI
This 12-page Swedish background paper provides an overview of existing international obligations and guidelines for controlling arms imports
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-07-13
Reporting Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, 2007
SIPRI
This 12-page Swedish background paper details and analyses UN member states’ reporting of international transfers of small arms and light weapons (SALW) to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) for 2007
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-02-26
China's Expanding Peacekeeping Role: Its Significance and the Policy Implications
SIPRI
This 8-page Swedish policy brief examines the dramatic expansion in Chinese involvement in UN peacekeeping activities and makes recommendations to the international community on how to engage with China in order to strengthen its commitment to regional stability, ensure greater convergence between Chinese and other international interests on questions of regional security, and encourage more effective international peacekeeping operations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-02-26
The EU Non-proliferation Clause: A Preliminary Assessment
SIPRI
This 20-page Swedish paper critically surveys the record of implementation of the WMD clause
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-26
Transparency in Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons
SIPRI
This 72-page Swedish policy paper documents and analyzes information of SALW transfers reported to UNROCA for 2003-2006
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-07-15
The African Union Mission in Somalia: Decision Time
SIPRI
A Swedish essay concluding that AMISOM in its current form is incapable of fulfilling its mandate to help bring peace and stability to Somalia
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-12-16
Stemming Destabilizing Arms Transfers
SIPRI
A 20-page Swedish paper examining the impact of EU air safety regulations on the activities of air cargo operators suspected of being involved in destabilizing arms transfers
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-10-14
The CFE Treaty One Year After Its Unilateral Suspension: A Forlorn Treaty?
SIPRI
This 8-page Swedish policy brief gives an overview of the issues that have dogged the CFE process and that led up to the Russian unilateral suspension. It outlines the situation that the parties to the treaty find themselves in now and assesses the prospects for conventional arms control in Europe.
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-03-01
Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Lessons of the Last Forty Years
SIPRI
Speaking notes for an address on the lessons of disarmament history since the beginning of the Cold War
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-05-16
Chemical and Biochemical Non-lethal Weapons: Political and Technical Aspects
SIPRI
This 50-page Swedish Policy Paper describes and analyses biological and chemical substances that have the potential to be used as weapons or can improve the efficacy of other, more traditional, weapons.
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-11-19
Reclaiming Israeli-Syrian Talks
SETA
A 28-page Turkish report on Israeli-Syrian relations and their relevance to regional security
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-02
Time to Promote Sovereignty in Gaza
SETA
An 8-page Turkish policy brief stating that elements of Israel’s foreign and defence policy system are considering how to win international support for a second disengagement from Gaza that will end Israel’s status as an occupying power in the Gaza Strip
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-12
A Progressive Nuclear Policy: Rethinking Continuous-at-sea Deterrence
RUSI Journal
This 6-page article argues that there is instead a great opportunity for Britain to take the lead as the most progressive of the nuclear weapons states by reducing the readiness and size of its strategic force
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2010-09-27
Nuclear Security After the Washington Summit
RUSI Journal
A 6-page commentary on the Washington summit on nuclear security
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-09-27
Swords to Ploughshares: China's Defence-Conversion Policy
RSIS
A 41-page Singaporean working paper considering how China might improve its defence-conversion programme
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-07-08
Iraq in Transition: Vortex or Catalyst?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 26-page briefing paper proposing three possible scenarios for the short-term future of Iraq
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-09-22
Kosovo: The Last Piece in the Puzzle
Royal Institute of International Affairs
9-page transcript of an address by the U.N. Special Representative on the current situation in Kosovo, the way ahead and how Kosovo fits into the Balkans as a whole
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-12-18
Intelligence Requirements for Peacekeeping Operations
Research Institute for European and American Studies - Athens
This Greek commentary describes the role of intelligence in peacekeeping, the role of NATO-U.S. intelligence instruments and the steps that European countries need to take
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-05-06
Dilemmas of Intervention: Social Science for Stabilization and Reconstruction
Rand Corporation
This 384-page volume reviews and integrates the scholarly social-science literature relevant to stabilization and reconstruction (S&R), with the goal of informing strategic planning at the whole-of-government level
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-11-14
Band of Brothers or Dysfunctional Family? A Military Perspective on Coalition Challenges During Stability Operations
Rand Corporation
This 157-page US book investigates challenges confronting coalitions today and considers potential solutions that include questioning the conception of what constitutes a coalition in today's world
Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-11-25
Health System Reconstruction and Nation-Building
Rand Corporation
This 7-page research brief highlights lessons learned during past efforts to rebuild public health and health care delivery systems during nation-building efforts after US military deployments
Health, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-03-22