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Understanding the Transition: A Challenge and Opportunity for Mediators

The Arab Spring has reminded us of the importance of properly understanding the tasks, pace and sequencing of the political transition that follows the cessation of conflict or collapse of authoritarian regimes.  Transitions are bridges between old and new political orders, and it is essential that they should be resilient to a wide range of potential challenges.

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Jun 21, 2013
Nicholas Haysom, Sean Kane
Middle East, Libya, Syria
Arab Awakening, Humanitarian Crises, International Security, Peace Operations, United Nations
Prevention and Peacebuilding

What happens now? – the post-2015 agenda after the High-level Panel

Last week saw the publication of the report of the UN High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, co-chaired by the heads of government of Indonesia, Liberia and the United Kingdom. It set an ambitious agenda centered on the eradication of absolute poverty by 2030, a more effective integration of development and sustainability, and the development of a global partnership able to turn that vision into reality.

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Jun 11, 2013
Alex Evans, David Steven
Humanitarian Crises, Post 2015 Development
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Getting Smart and Scaling Up: Responding to the Impact of Organized Crime on Governance in Developing Countries

Organized crime, public and private sector corruption, and the involvement of political actors in criminal activity are all long-standing features of political societies, regardless of country. But for developing countries, addressing these issues takes on heightened urgency and complexity: organized crime can derail development progress and foster broader insecurity. Delinking organized crime from politics while enhancing legitimate governance and the delivery of services will remain the most important challenge for many developing countries.

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Jun 07, 2013
Camino Kavanagh
Kwesi Aning, Vanda Felbab-Brown, James Cockayne, Enrique Desmond Arias, Charles Goredema, Sampson B. Kwarkye, John Mark Pokoo, Summer Walker
Latin America, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa
International Security, Organized Crime
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Kofi Annan, Syria and the Uses of Uncertainty in Mediation

March 16, 2013 marks the one year anniversary of Kofi Annan's presentation of his six-point peace plan for Syria at the United Nations. In an article in the journal Stability , Richard Gowan takes this opportunity to reflect on Annan's role as mediator and the effect that uncertainty has in conflict resolution.

Read the full commentary here

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Mar 15, 2013
Richard Gowan
Middle East, Syria
Arab Awakening, Crises, United Nations
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

US-China Study Group on G-20 Reform

In late 2011, the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, the Center for American Progress, and the Stanley Foundation formed a study group of US and Chinese experts, including CIC Director Bruce Jones, to evaluate the role of the G-20 in the US-China bilateral relationship as well as how the relationship influences the G-20. After meeting for two conferences over the course of 2012, the group reached consensus on a set of recommendations to improve the efficacy of this important body.

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Mar 11, 2013
Bruce Jones
China, United States
Emerging Powers, G8 and G20, Global Governance

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