Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn Discusses the Global Financial Crisis
Dec 20, 2008
On December 12th, IPI hosted a meeting of its Forum on World Affairs to discuss the global financial crisis with keynote speaker James D. Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank: “Global Financial Meltdown: Where are We Now? Where do We Go?”
Head of Hybrid Mission, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, Discusses the Challenges of AU-UN Cooperation in Darfur
Dec 11, 2008
On December 4, 2008, Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union–United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Rodolphe Adada, addressed a select group of diplomats and other members of the United Nations and NGO communities in IPI’s Trygve Lie Center.
IPI Senior Vice President Edward Luck Addresses Arria Formula Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect
Dec 03, 2008
On December 1st, Edward C. Luck, IPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, presented a statement on the responsibility to protect to an Arria Formula Meeting of the UN Security Council Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.
Implementing the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy in South Asia
Nov 22, 2008
On November 13th-14th, the International Peace Institute (IPI) together with the Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCTC) convened a roundtable of counterterrorism practitioners and experts to discuss “Implementing the United Nations Global Counterterrorism Strategy in South Asia.”
New Publications
North Africa:
New Challenges, Old Regimes, and Regional Security, Claire Spencer
The third paper in a five-part series focusing on African subregions, “North Africa: New Challenges, Old Regimes, and Regional Security,” examines subregional capacity to respond to the challenges facing the states and institutions of North Africa––Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Southern Africa: Threats and Capabilities, Gavin Cawthra
The second installment of a five-part paper series focusing on African subregions, “Southern Africa: Threats and Capabilities,” examines the challenges facing the countries of southern Africa––Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – together with the subregion’s capacity to respond.
Recent Events
Friday, November 7, 2008
Peace Operations: Trends, Progress, and ProspectsOn November 7th, IPI hosted a panel discussion to launch the new volume, Peace Operations: Trends, Progress, and Prospects, edited by Donald C. F. Daniel, Patricia Taft, and Sharon Wiharta (Georgetown University Press 2008).
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Businessof Survival in the Siege
of Sarajevo
IPI recently held a panel discussion to launch the new book, Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo, by Peter Andreas. IPI Senior Adviser John Hirsch chaired the event, which featured remarks by author Peter Andreas, while discussants Phil Williams of the US Army War College and James Cockayne of IPI reflected on the valuable contribution the book makes to our understanding of contemporary urban warfare.