Archives: Conflict Risk Assessment – Methodology Reports

Friday, July 3, 2009

Global Responsibility to Protect – The Role Of Regional Organisations

Global Responsibility to Protect - The Role Of Regional... More

Thursday, March 5, 2009

UKRAINE A Risk Assessment Brief

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine declared independence on August 24, 1991. The Ukrainian constitution was adopted in June 1996, providing for a democratic, pluralistic political system with the protection of basic human rights and liberties, including guarantees for freedoms such as religion and speech. These rights have been largely... More

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Haiti A Risk Assessment Brief 2009

The outcome of a formal slave uprising, Haiti was founded in 1804 as the first Black republic. Following an armed struggle and financial compensation to the former French settlers, efforts to rebuild the economy and political system provoked internal unrest, providing the foundations of Haiti’s current instability. Toussaint Louverture, the... More

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Somalia A Risk Assessment Brief 2009

Somalia has had no effective government since 1991. According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, Somalia is the most pressing humanitarian emergency, even worse than the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.1 The current instability in Somalia is rooted in many factors such as war, famine, corruption, warlords and external interventions. The Somali society is... More

Thursday, December 11, 2008

GPTF Report

The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It is also the 20th anniversary of the ratification of this treaty by the United States. As Americans consider our country’s role in the world in the years to come, we are convinced that... More

Saturday, July 26, 2008

New Tools, New Challenges Conflict Prevention Workshop

The workshop began with an introduction from David Carment to introduce the utility of fragility as an organizing concept for understanding entry points for prevention, particularly in the context of recommendations for policy making. He explained that CIFP has moved from classifying states according to degree of fragility alone, and now considers... More

Friday, July 4, 2008

CSIS-PCR Early Warning Assessment

Improvements in anticipation, analysis and planning are all critical for successful engagement in international conflicts. Too often, policymakers are surprised or unprepared for the resulting chaos and violence that transpires when other societies disintegrate, and they typically respond with a series of reactive and non-integrated actions.... More

Friday, July 4, 2008

DAC-OECD Early Warning Assessment

The aim of this study is to support the efforts of OECD DAC members and others to better integrate conflict early warning analysis and response into their programming. The study is based on a review of the literature on early warning and response and inputs from surveyed agencies. It seeks to assess the value... More

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