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Economies of violence and peacebuilding: towards policy coherence: Mark B. Taylor 9 May 2012
The economies of irregular armed conflict are hard to control, but recent developments at the United Nations and OECD suggest that international responses to self-financing wars are evolving into a coherent approach. What is needed is the institutional capacity both to develop strategies appropriate for the economies of particular conf... more
Adapting Norwegian Civilian Capacity for the Future: Implications of the Guéhenno Report: John Karlsrud 12 September 2011
With vacancy rates averaging at 22% in peace operations around the world for the last decade, and at some instances at twice that rate, it is time for reform of how the UN recruits, deploys and manages civilian capacity in peace operations. To this effect, a UN advisory group report containing a range of recommendations on how the UN c... more
Supranational governance: a challenge to building resilient states and peace: David Sogge 8 September 2011
In troubled areas, the vital work of building peace and resilient states continues to be undone by weak and distorted governance at the supranational level. Transnational flows of weapons, narcotics, people, hazardous goods and especially money decisively influence who gets what, when and how. Resulting maldistributions of power a... more
“We want our money back”: illicit financial outflows and political fragility as failures of global governance: David Sogge 12 July 2011
The overthrow of dictators in Arab countries has lifted the veil masking the massive and routine looting of their countries’ assets by these dictators and their associates. Also exposed has been the collusion of Western banks and other firms in moving monies offshore, and in channelling monies to secrecy jurisdictions offshore and in s... more
Measuring peacebuilding: challenges, tools, actions: Svein Erik Stave 24 May 2011
How can the effectiveness of peacebuilding operations in countries marked by conflict be better measured? This policy brief examines the steps needed to improve the measurement of peacebuilding work, highlights the technical and political problems this work faces, and makes recommendation for action by organisations in the field. more
The International Criminal Court in Africa: challenges and opportunities: Makau Mutua 27 September 2010
How are African states managing the relationship with the International Criminal Court and its efforts to end impunity for serious crimes? In this paper, Makau Mutua analyses the ICC's involvement in four African countries, and what the international community should do in turn. more
The Lisbon enigma: crisis management and coherence in the European Union: Federico Santopinto 20 May 2010
The reforms introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon to the European Union's crisis management architecture attempt to solve the problems of coherence that afflict the union's foreign action in conflict situations. more