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- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Private nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation among nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States through research, publishing, and convening. Program descriptions, news and analysis, reference resources, publications, and events.
www.ceip.org
- Center for Defense Information - An independent monitor of the military, the Center provides analysis in the form of research papers, educational videos, and free e-mail and print newsletters. History, staff, publications, video catalog, and military spending clock.
www.cdi.org
- Center for Nonproliferation Studies - Information and analysis to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Learning resources, databases, news, articles, and other publications.
cns.miis.edu
- Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine - Dedicated to the study and analysis of the relationship between the United States and the Middle East, with particular emphasis on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Publications, events, and resources.
www.palestinecenter.org/framecpap.html
- Center on International Cooperation at New York University - Promotes policy research and international consultations on multilateral responses to transnational problems, focusing on sectors such as international justice, humanitarian assistance, development aid and peace-building.
www.nyu.edu/pages/cic
- Conflict Prevention Initiative - A project of the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University that gives U.N. policymakers access to information on human security and conflict prevention. Features related links and study reports.
www.preventconflict.org
- Foreign Policy In Focus - International network of policy analysts and advocates that seeks to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and global partner. Provides information and analysis of policy issues and recommends reforms or alternatives. Reports, position papers, weekly ezine, and commentaries.
www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/index.html
- Fourth Freedom Forum: Exploring Options for the Nonviolent Resolution of International Conflict - Mission is to encourage discussion, development, and dissemination of ideas that will free humanity from the fear of war. Emphasis is on barring armed aggression and eliminating nuclear and other weapons of mass murder. Information, articles, and resources.
www.fourthfreedom.org
- Henry L. Stimson Center - Independent, nonprofit, public policy institute devoted to enhancing international peace and security through a combination of rigorous analysis and outreach. Projects, publications, events, list of experts, and message board.
www.stimson.org
- INCORE: Initiative in Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity - Set up in 1993 by the University of Ulster and the United Nations University to undertake research and policy work that is useful to the resolution of ethnic, political, and religious conflicts. Newsletter, upcoming events, information bank, and publications.
www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/home
- Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution - Committed to the development of theory, research, and practice that interrupt cycles of violence. Comprises a community of scholars, graduate students, alumni, practitioners, and organizations in the field of peace making and conflict resolution. Activities, papers and reports, forum, newsletters, and publication order form.
www.gmu.edu/departments/ICAR/index.html
- Institute for Media, Peace, and Security - Features archived articles, training resources, and related links.
www.mediapeace.org
- Institute of War and Peace Studies - Created to promote understanding of the "disastrous consequences of war upon man's spiritual, intellectual, and material progress." History, faculty, research projects, and mailing list.
www.columbia.edu/cu/iwps
- Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation - Multi-campus research unit that serves the entire University of California system. Research fields include regional relations, international environmental policy, internal conflict, international migration, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Faculty and staff, events, current research programs, and publications.
www-igcc.ucsd.edu
- International Crisis Group - Private, multinational organization committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to anticipate, understand, and act to prevent and contain conflict. News, current projects, reports, and commentaries.
www.crisisweb.org
- International Institute for Mediation and Historical Conciliation - Non-governmental organization dedicated to the resolution of long-standing resentments and traditional animosities that exist between states, nations, ethnic, and religious groups. Background, action plan, and membership information.
www.iimhc.com
- International Peace Academy - Independent, international institution dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of armed conflicts between and within states through policy research and development. Mission and history, programs, publications, and events calendar.
www.ipacademy.org
- Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Performs research and analysis on global peace and survival, supports the abolition of nuclear weapons, the responsible use of science and technology, and the creation of an International Criminal Court (ICC). Advisors include many Nobel Peace Laureates.
www.wagingpeace.org
- Peace Research Insitiute - Dundas (PRI-D) - A private non-profit organization based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada, devoted to international peace advocacy and research.
www.prid.on.ca
- South Asia Terrorism Portal - Autonomous, non-governmental, non-profit society set up in 1997 to engage directly in the search for solutions to the widening sphere of conflict and violence in South Asia, with a special focus on terrorism.
satp.org
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - Conducts research with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the conditions for peaceful solutions of international conflicts and for a stable peace. Details on research projects, publications list, and online databases.
www.sipri.se
- The Acronym Institute - Independent, not-for-profit research and advocacy organization working on disarmament, arms control, and security issues. Glossary, reports, news, and analysis.
www.acronym.org.uk
- Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research - Brings peace researchers, policymakers, and community activists into communication and collaboration on selected projects in conflict resolution. "These three epistemic communities are often divided by different perceptions and actions in conflict resolution. All three communities are needed, however, for understanding conflicts and possible remedies."
www.toda.org
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - Autonomous institution within the framework of the United Nations, established for the purpose of undertaking independent research on disarmament and related problems, particularly international security issues. Background, activities, and publications.
www.unog.ch/unidir/zzzehome.htm
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