Disarmament & Peacekeeping


From Insurgency to Stability: Volume I: Key Capabilities and Practices

Rand Corporation

This 272-page volume identifies the procedures and capabilities that the U.S. Department of Defense, other agencies of the U.S. government, U.S. allies and partners, and international organizations require in order to support the transition from counterinsurgency, when the military takes primary responsibility for security and economic operations, to stability and reconstruction, when police and civilian government agencies take the lead

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-09-19

Reintegrating Afghan Insurgents

Rand Corporation

This 38-page US occasional paper examines reintegrating Taliban and other insurgents into their local communities in Afghanistan and outlines steps to facilitate that reintegration process

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-07-27

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Toward a Stronger BTWC

UNIDIR

An issue of 'Disarmament Forum' devoted to considering compliance-related issues of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (single page linking to each article)

Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-09-15

EU-UN Cooperation in Peacebuilding: Partners in Practice?

UNIDIR

A 194-page report presents recommendations for how the EU might strengthen the EC–UN operational partnership and support efforts to improve external coherence in peacebuilding

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-28

Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The First Practical Steps

UNIDIR

A 112-page study considering aspects of the challenge of how to manage global nuclear fuel cycles to make the benefits of peaceful applications of nuclear technology available to all states while reducing the risks of nuclear proliferation

Energy, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-07-28

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

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

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty's Relevance to Global Security

UNIDIR

A 10-page article stressing the continued relevance of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-07-13

Taking Action on Small Arms

UNIDIR

A special double issue of "Disarmament Forum" comprising a series of articles on small arms and light weapons

Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-02-17

Improving the Effectiveness of the Programme of Action on Small Arms: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities

UNIDIR

An 80-page report on improving the effectiveness of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-05-26

North-East Asia: Time to Rethink?

UNIDIR

This 8-page article discusses the resolution of North Korea's nuclear and proliferation issues, the fate of the Korean peninsula and the future of North-East Asian security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-04-27

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