Meeting Notes - May 31, 2004

A Fork in the Road: Conversations on the Work of the High Level Panel On Threats, Challenges, and Change

There is strong support for the decision of the Secretary-General to put the effectiveness and relevance of collective security on the world's agenda.  

Meeting Notes - May 14, 2003

From Promise to Practice

The International Peace Institute, in collaboration with and thanks to generous support from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, convened a high-level retreat on May 16-17 entitled From Promise to Practice: Revitalizing the General Assembly for the New Millennium.  

Books - October 15, 2002

Peacekeeping in East Timor: The Path to Independence

The UN intervention in East Timor amply illustrates the type of complex operation that the United Nations increasingly is being asked to undertake.  

Meeting Notes - May 13, 2001

From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict

A report on a workshop held at West Point, NY on February 9-10, 2001, in light of the anticipated report of the UN Secretary-General on conflict prevention.

Books - August 15, 1994

Presiding Over a Divided UN Roles, 1945-1993

Challenging views that have gained currency since the end of the Cold War, this study examines the history of the United Nations since 1945, its various roles in international relations and its approaches to peace-keeping and the use of force.  

Books - September 15, 1992

The Wave of the Future: The United Nations and Naval Peacekeeping

Though the United Nations will face numerous challenges on the world's oceans in the next decades, it has not yet developed the capability to operate effectively in the areas of maritime peacekeeping or enforcement.  

Books - February 15, 1992

The United Nations in a Turbulent World

In a turbulent world of restless publics, faltering economies, widening cleavages, and vast international transformations, where does the United nations fit?