Policy Papers
IPI has a long tradition of producing high-quality, timely reports that are policy relevant and academically sound. Presenting original research in an accessible style, IPI policy reports serve as integral tools for discussions on a range of topics of central concern to international affairs, such as peace operations, global terrorism, transnational organized crime, peacebuilding, and the responsibility to protect.
Content by Policy Papers & Armed Conflict
Policy Papers - July 02, 2010
Election-Related Disputes and Political Violence in Africa
AU Panel of the Wise
Policy Papers - March 15, 2009
Private Military and Security Companies: A Framework for Regulation
James Cockayne, Emily Speers Mears
Policy Papers - March 31, 2008
Resource Scarcity: Responding to the Security Challenge
Richard A. Matthew
Policy Papers - March 14, 2007
Global Political Violence: Explaining the Post-Cold War Decline
Andrew Mack
Policy Papers - February 14, 2007
Latin America and the Caribbean: Domestic and Transnational Insecurity
Arlene B. Tickner
Policy Papers - September 14, 2006
Development and Security in the Pacific Island Region
M. Anne Brown
Policy Papers - February 14, 2006
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January 26, 2012
Kai Eide: Peace Can Only Be Made By Afghans
“There is no other way. The United States, or NATO, or anybody else international, cannot make peace in Afghanistan,” Kai Eide, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan from March 2008-2010, told an IPI policy forum on January 26, 2012. “We can address some of the components perhaps, but peace in Afghanistan can only be made by the Afghans themselves, and therefore the Afghan government has to be brought on board.”
January 20, 2012
Moreno-Ocampo: "I Follow Evidence, Not Politics"
“I follow evidence. I’m a criminal prosecutor, I’m not a political analyst,” Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told an IPI policy forum on January 20, 2012. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo was responding to a question about why the court prosecutes certain people and not others. “Maybe you don’t like it, but I will not prosecute people for political reasons.”
January 18, 2012
Settling International Disputes: Lessons from the Åland Islands
This two-panel event entitled “Settling International Disputes: Lessons from the Past, Challenges for the Future,” marked the 90th anniversary of the historic settlement of the Åland Islands question.
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