Information on "Peace" and "Asia"
May 2013
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8 May 2013
Timor-Leste: Stability at What Cost?
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report describes the situation in Timor-Leste following the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers in December 2012. More on «Timor-Leste: Stability at What Cost?»
April 2013
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10 Apr 2013
Abkhazia: The Long Road to Reconciliation
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report focuses on recent attempts to normalize Georgia's relationship with Abkhazia. More on «Abkhazia: The Long Road to Reconciliation» -
Apr 2013
The United Nations, Peacekeeping and Power Politics
Author: Mats Berdal
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
This brief begins by exploring the West's historical ability to impose its agendas and visions within the United Nations system, particularly in the case of peacekeeping operations. More on «The United Nations, Peacekeeping and Power Politics»
March 2013
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5 Mar 2013
Israel on the Verge of a Third Intifada?
Author: Shlomo Brom
Publisher: Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Against the backdrop of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces, this brief addresses speculation whether Israel is on the verge of a third intifada. More on «Israel on the Verge of a Third Intifada?» -
Mar 2013
Making the Right Moves: Ten Considerations in Light of President Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to Israel
Author: Yossi Beilin
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
According to the author of this publication, President Obama’s efforts to get Israel and the Palestinians to return to negotiations on a permanent peace agreement will be futile and may lead to more frustration. More on «Making the Right Moves: Ten Considerations in Light of President Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to Israel»
February 2013
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5 Feb 2013
An Early Spring in Tel Aviv?
Author: Andrea Frontini, Zuzana Novakova
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This commentary argues that despite persisting risks of 'domestic retrenchment', Israel's January 2013 elections offer external players an opportunity to capitalize on political change in Tel Aviv by encouraging regional peace-making initiatives. More on «An Early Spring in Tel Aviv?» -
Feb 2013
The Mythical Alliance: Russia's Syria Policy
Author: Dmitri Trenin
Publisher: Carnegie Moscow Center
This paper explores the reasons behind Russia's blocking of Western intervention in Syria in the UN Security Council. More on «The Mythical Alliance: Russia's Syria Policy»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Initiatives to Foster an Afghan Peace Process, 2001-12: A Role for Norway?
Author: Kristian Berg Harpviken
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report examines the attempts to seek a durable resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan through a political process with a particular focus on the possible role of Norway in this regard. More on «Initiatives to Foster an Afghan Peace Process, 2001-12: A Role for Norway? » -
Jan 2013
Social Welfare Policy – a Panacea for Peace?
Author: Annie Julia Raavad
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper explores the idea that social welfare policy can buy peace in conflict-affected societies. More on «Social Welfare Policy – a Panacea for Peace?» -
Jan 2013
Protracted Conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood
Author: Stanislav Secrieru
Publisher: Center for International and European Studies (CIES) / Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST)
This paper aims to assess how Russia delivered on its renewed peace-making pledge in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Transnistrian conflict. More on «Protracted Conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood»
