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Rising Food Prices: Drivers and Implications for Development
April 2008
Food prices are rising fast. Over the last three years, according to the World Bank, global food prices have increased by 83 percent. This new briefing paper by Alex Evans focuses on what this important change means for international development. It starts by assessing the drivers of rising prices, then discusses the implications of higher prices for developing countries, before setting out a brief survey of implications for development policy. Information from the paper has been featured in stories on CNN and BBC, as well as in El Pais, The Independent, and a widely circulated Associated Press article. |
Annual Review of Global Peace Operations
The 2008 edition of The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations is available for purchase from Lynne Rienner Publishers. You can read the briefing paper for this year's Review on our web site, in either English or Spanish. |
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| Recent Publications and Press |
The IAEA's dilemma with Syria's Al Kiber nuclear site
May 2008
Further details about Israel's September 2007 raid on what it believed to be the Al Kibar nuclear site in Syria have recently been provided, but they didn't come from Israel. Instead, senior U.S. intelligence officials presented them to Congress and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in late April--nearly eight months after the raid. In this update to her February article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Fiona Simpson discusses the international reaction to the Syria raid. |
In Pursuit of Sustainable Peace: The Seven Deadly Sins of Mediation
May 2008
One of the most important roles played by the civilian leadership of a peace operation is to help the parties to a conflict resolve their fundamental political differences through dialogue and compromise, rather than through violence. It is an extremely difficult undertaking, where success is difficult to achieve, but mistakes come easily. Lakhdar Brahimi and Salman Ahmed discuss some of these pitfalls in this new paper based on a chapter of the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2008. |
Video: Dr. Hans Blix on Nuclear Disarmament
April 2008
On April 9, the Center on International Cooperation hosted a lecture at NYU by Dr. Hans Blix, chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, former Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC and former Director General of the IAEA. Drawing upon his recently-published book, "Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters," Dr. Blix gave a lecture before an audience of nearly 200 people entitled "Time for a Revival of Disarmament?" which was attended by students and faculty, members of the public and United Nations staff and diplomats. Watch a video of the event, view photos, or read a brief recap. |
Special Event: Climate Change and Development: New Challenges, New Opportunities
April 2008
CIC recently hosted a panel discussion on climate change, featuring presentations by Douglas Alexander, UK Secretary of State for International Development, and Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesian Minister of Finance. Read Mr. Alexander's speech, Climate Change and the Development Tests or view Dr. Indrawati's presentation, Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Development Agenda. You can also view photos from the event. |
Taking Stock, Looking Forward: A Strategic Review of the Peacebuilding Commission
April 2008
CIC, in conjuction with the International Peace Institute, has just published this independent analysis commissioned by the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations. Drawing on interviews with senior officials of Peacebuilding Commission member countries, as well as UN, government, and civil society stakeholders in New York, Burundi, and Sierra Leone, the report assesses whether the PBC is on the right track and makes recommendations to further consolidate its emerging role and enhance its impact. The report was recently presented at a special lunch event, featuring a panel discussion by Dr. Bruce Jones of CIC; Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations; and Terje Rød -Larsen, President of the International Peace Institute. |
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