Sunday, November 3, 20132013 Niger Conflict DiagnosticThe history of Niger has been characterized by intermittent ethnic conflicts due to the marginalization of its ethnic minorities. Combined with rampant underdevelopment, poverty, and socio-political marginalization, the ethnic dimension has contributed to the outbreak of violent conflict that has surfaced during the post-independence transitional... MoreSunday, November 3, 20132013 Lebanon Conflict DiagnosticIn the midst of the Syrian civil war, Lebanon has been faced with a humanitarian crisis, economic instability, and sectarian violence. 2013 Lebanon Conflict Diagnostic 2013 Lebanon Conflict Diagnostic... MoreSunday, November 3, 20132013 Honduras – Conflict DiagnosticHonduras, a Central American state of 8.5 million, has faced a number of ongoing challenges over the past several years. In June 2009, the military staged a coup détat against then-President Zelaya after he tried to hold a referendum on the elimination of single term presidential limits. 2013 Honduras - Conflict Diagnostic 2013 Honduras... MoreSunday, November 25, 2012South Sudan Ethnic Reconciliation Commission for Harmonization – SSERCHSSERCH is a track II, inclusive, and locally based informal consultation and mediation project. The main objective is to persuade ethnic groups to prevent violent conflict by adopting peaceful dialogue as the only path to sustainable peace, safety, national cohesion and prosperity. South Sudan Ethnic Reconciliation Commission for Harmonization -... MoreTuesday, November 6, 2012Libya Conflict Risk Assessment 2012Libya Conflict Risk Assessment... MoreThursday, November 1, 2012Afghanistan Risk Assessment 2012Afghanistan Risk Assessment... MoreWednesday, October 31, 2012Central African Republic Risk Assessment 2012In the last several decades of conflict in neighbouring countries Sudan, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the international community has largely overlooked the impoverished and oppressive conditions plaguing the Central African Republic (CAR). The CAR is in critical condition, ranked 10/177 on the Failed States Index, despite... MoreWednesday, October 31, 2012Nigeria Risk Assessment Report 2012The Federal Republic of Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, encompassing 166 million people distributed among more than 250 distinct ethnic and linguistic groups. Muslims dominate the northern rural part of the country, while Christians make up the majority in the oil-rich urban south. Nigeria’s population is evenly distributed... MoreWednesday, October 31, 2012Mali Conflict Diagnostic 2012The Tuareg peoples – or alternatively, the Kel Tamasheq – are a territorially concentrated, mostly nomadic Berber ethnic group in the desert regions of northeastern Mali, southern Algeria, western Niger and parts of Libya and Burkina-Faso (See Appendix, Figure 1). There are approximately 500,000 Kel Tamasheq in Mali, and various factions of... MoreSunday, August 26, 2012We must be careful as a nation donating to fragile statesIn the last decade, Afghanistan and Haiti have been the two largest recipients of Canadian official development assistance (ODA), receiving more than the traditionally large recipients of Canadian aid of the 1990s such as Bangladesh and China. Key reasons for this transformation in Canadian priorities were the 9/11 attacks and perceived need to... MoreSaturday, June 30, 2012Balochistan 2012 PresentationBalochistan 2012... MoreSaturday, June 30, 2012Balochistan Conflict Report 2012Balochistan Conflict Report 2012... MoreSaturday, June 30, 2012Egypt Coptic Christian Report 2012Egypt Coptic Christian Report... MoreSaturday, June 30, 2012Nuba- Sudan Conflict Report 2012Following the partition of Sudan in July 2011, the breakdown of the CPA process on transitional governance has led the Nuba Mountain Region to a state of crisis, stemming from fragmented tribes with ethno-political allegiances to President al-Bashir’s National Congress Party (NCP), or the Nuba-backed SPLM-N. Furthermore, GoS initiated aerial... MoreMonday, June 25, 2012Mali Conflict Presentation 2012The objective is to obtain approval‐in‐principle for Objective Obtain approval in principle for recommended policy option to address current current conflict conflict in Mali from a Government Government of Canada (GC) perspective. Mali Conflict Presentation... MoreSaturday, June 23, 2012Moro Ethnic Conflict Report 2012The struggle for self-determination by the Moro people in the Southern Philippines began in 1565 under Spanish colonial rule and is still an unresolved conflict today. Rooted in primordial notions of homeland, indoctrination, social marginalization, and historical displacement, the Moro people and the government have engaged in multiple rounds of... MoreSaturday, June 23, 2012Toubou-Libya Conflict Presentation 2012Toubou-Libya Conflict Presentation... MoreSaturday, June 23, 2012Libya Toubou Conflict Report 2012The fall of Muammar Qaddafi‟s regime in 2011 has sparked an escalation of ethnic tensions in Libya‟s southern province of Fezzan, where indigenous Toubous1 have experienced recent violent clashes with local Arab tribes, particularly the Zwai. The towns of Sabha and Kufra remain under a tense ceasefire between the heavily-armed tribal militias,... MoreWednesday, March 14, 2012Following Through on the Promise of PreventionThe goal of the project was to identify 3 countries at risk of violent armed conflict in the next 1-3 years in order for an appropriate intervention to be developed. This included: 1. A preliminary selection which identified 10 countries that are not yet at a level of significant violent conflict but which exhibit... MoreThursday, November 17, 2011Zimbabwe Diagnostic BriefThe current political, economic and social climate in Zimbabwe is characterized by significant issues which undermine the stability of the state. The political stalemate between Mugabe’s ZANU‐PF party and the Opposition led by MDC‐T under Tsvangirai creates a climate of political uncertainty characterized by violence. The weakness of the... MoreThursday, November 17, 2011A Risk Assessment Report MyanmarThe Union of Myanmar (Burma) has suffered protracted political and ethnic conflict for the past 63 years. Key conflict supporting trends can be found in the following CIFP key indicators: Military, Governance and Political Instability, Population Heterogeneity, Human Development, History of Armed Conflict. As such, this diagnostic finds that the... MoreThursday, November 17, 2011Tajikistan – A Risk AssessmentTajikistan is the only former soviet Central Asian republic to experience large-scale civil conflict. War has been a causal factor in Tajikistan remaining the most impoverished state in the region, consequently resulting in a deteriorating security infrastructure. This diagnostic found that history of armed conflict, international linkages and... MoreThursday, November 17, 2011Syria – A Risk AssessmentDespite objections from the international community, including the UN, the US, the EU, and Turkey, an end to the bloodshed in Syria appears distant. Vetoes at the Security Council by China and Russia have prevented stronger sanctions or outside intervention, and with key supporters of the Syrian regime in Iran and Hezbollah, Bashar's military... MoreThursday, November 17, 2011Guatemala – Conflict DiagnosticSince 2006, Guatemala has undergone numerous trade reforms and experienced favourable economic progress, yet continues to be ranked near the bottom of most global indices for equality and social indicators.1, 2 The 1996 Peace Accord, which put an end to 36 years of civil war between the government and various insurgent groups has enabled... MoreSunday, November 28, 2010North Korea Risk FactorsNorth Korea Risk... MoreSunday, November 28, 2010North Korea Diagnostic 2010The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), better known as North Korea, was established in 1948 following the liberation of Korea from Japan in 1945. Following the end of WWII the Korean Peninsula was under the trusteeship of a joint Soviet‐U.S. Commission in an effort to establish a national government. The U.N Security Council... MoreSaturday, November 20, 2010Haiti Diagnostic 2010The Republic of Haiti is a Caribbean state with a population of approximately 9 million people. It occupies the Western part of the island of Hispaniola, next to the Dominican Republic. A former colony, Haiti is a nation born of a slave revolt: it gained its independence from France as a result of the prolonged uprising... MoreSaturday, November 20, 2010Kyrgyzstan Diagnostic 2010Not only is Kyrgyzstan the sole democracy in Central Asia, it is also the newest parliamentary democracy in the world. Despite this newfound political freedom, Kyrgyzstan has continued to face political instability in the face of a newly elected parliament. Conflict-supporting trends have been found in the following CIFP key indicators: history of... MoreThursday, November 18, 2010Chad Diagnostic 2010Chad, the landlocked ‘Dead Heart of Africa’, has never been a simple place for its people to thrive. Even so, the last decade has seen the country presented with a period of particular crisis and opportunity. Plagued by fighting between rebel and government forces, conflict has been exacerbated by an unstable relationship with neighboring... MoreThursday, June 24, 2010Diasporas, Conflict and Canadian Foreign PolicyDiasporas, Conflict and Canadian Foreign... MoreSaturday, March 13, 2010Sierra Leone DiagnosticSince 2002 Sierra Leone has been slowly emerging from the devastation caused by its civil war. However, the country ranks near the bottom of most global indices. According to available data, it appears that the current status quo will continue in the short-term. Moderate gains have been made in terms of government reforms. However,... MoreTuesday, March 9, 2010Nepal DiagnosticSince 2006, Nepal's risk of conflict has marginally increased. While the 2006 risk index was 5.96, current estimates suggest an increase to 6.34. While governance and political stability, militarization, demographic stress, human development, and international linkages have improved since 2006, indicators demonstrating history of armed conflict,... MoreMonday, March 8, 2010Solomon Islands DiagnosticAfter discovering alluvial gold on Guadalcanal in 1568, Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana, believing he had found the source of King Solomon’s great wealth, fittingly named his findings the Isles of Solomon.i The islands, which eventually became a British colony, were a ... MoreSaturday, January 9, 2010Somalia BriefSomalia 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. The current instability in Somalia is rooted in many factors such as war, famine, corruption, warlords and external interventions. The Somali society is... MoreSaturday, January 9, 2010CIFP Yemen ProfileCIFP Yemen... More« Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next » Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/cifp/?p=20