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Books - July 13, 2007
Iraq: Preventing a New Generation of Conflict
This book seeks to move the debate on Iraq toward a consideration of how Iraqis, with the help of the international community, can build an inclusive and enduring social contract amongst themselves.
Meeting Notes - June 02, 2007
2007 Vienna Seminar: The Middle East
Under the theme "The Middle East: Fragility, Crisis, and New Challenges for Peace Operations," participants drawn from the policymaking community, academia, military staff, and the diplomatic community in Vienna explored the various facets and evolving nature of third-party engagement in the Middle East.
Policy Papers - February 14, 2007
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.
Books - October 13, 2006
The Iraq Crisis and World Order: Structural, Institutional and Normative Challenges
The Iraq war was a multiple assault on the foundations and rules of the existing UN-centered world order.
Books - August 13, 2006
The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council, 1980-2005
Drawing on unparalleled access to UN insiders, this book is essential to understanding the various roles played by the world's central peace-making forum in one of the most persistent crises in international affairs.
Meeting Notes - February 13, 2005
Managing Nuclear Threats after Iraq
The workshop addressed nonproliferation policies and trends in Iraq.
Meeting Notes - December 13, 2004
The Iraq Crisis and World Order: Structural and Normative Challenges
This report summarizes the Bangkok meeting discussions, focusing on insights relating to UN reform.
Policy Papers - July 14, 2003
The Future of UN State-Building: Strategic and Operational Challenges and the Legacy of Iraq
Whether by accident or design, the United Nations increasingly finds itself in operations that seek to build or re-build the institutions of a state.
Books - October 15, 1978
The history of the Middle East since World War I is a recapitulation of blunders - blunders which caused and prolonged the turmoil and bloodshed of the past 60 years, blunders by the great powers, by the Arabs and the Jews.
The Global Observatory
New Book by “Ground Zero” Imam: Moderation in the Face of Extremism
While promoting interfaith understanding, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was attacked by extremists who used the issue to fan the flames of Islamophobia.
Key Global Events to Watch in May
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
The Global Observatory is a new website by IPI, providing timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.