Meeting Notes - December 12, 2004

Civil Society and the State: Partnership for Peace in the Great Lakes Region

Recognizing many challenges to the region's stability, a number of key policy recommendations for consideration within the context of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (IC/GLR) emerged out of the meeting discussions.  

Meeting Notes - October 13, 2004

Building Effective Partnerships: Improving the Relationship Between Internal and External Actors in Post-Conflict Countries

This conference document is the culmination of the Peacebuilding Forum, a joint effort of the WSP and the International Peace Academy [now International Peace Institute].  

Books - June 15, 2004

War Economies in a Regional Context: Challenges of Transformation

Confronting the corrosive influence that war economies typically have on the prospects for peace in war-torn societies, this study critically analyzes current policy responses and offers a thought-provoking foundation for the development of more effective peacebuilding strategies.  

Policy Papers - January 14, 2004

Peacebuilding as the Link Between Peace and Security: Is the Window of Opportunity Closing?

Since the end of the Cold War, it has become commonplace to assert that peace and development are intimately linked and that the United Nations and other international actors need to address these twin goals through concerted and integrated policies and programs.