http://www.usip.org/files/resources/confict_business_drc_sr234.pdf

Assesses the strength of the business community in the Congo as a force for promoting economic development and sustainable peace. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/tourism_developing_world_sr233.pdf

Examines the notion that tourism can help deliver peace and prosperity to developing countries by examining relationships among tourism, development, and conflict in three countries: Kenya, Nigeria, and India. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/guiding_principles_full.pdf

Tries to provide for civilian workers a parallel set of guidelines and principles to those used by military forces for helping countries transition from violent conflict to peace. Offered as a strategic tool rather than an official document of any government. From the U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S.Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=945

Provides a set of principles and operational guidelines for peacekeepers to help a country restore public infrastructure and services. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://www.usip.org/files/preventing_violent_conflict.pdf

Argues for an enhanced global focus on the prevention of violent conflict as an alternative to reacting to conflicts. Reviews the state of knowledge in conflict prevention and discusses challenges ahead. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/files/kashmir_loc.pdf

Discusses methods being used to promote cross Line of Control trade activity and other border softening measures in Kashmir to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33574_20090716.pdf

Discusses the recent developments relating to peace efforts in Sudan, the background of the conflict in Darfur, and United Nations efforts to deploy peacekeeping forces and issue an arrest warrant for the Sudanese leader on war crimes charges. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR228_0.pdf

Summarizes three workshops, held during April/May 2009, on exploring opportunities to avoid violence in Sudan. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/golan_peacepark_1.pdf

Current discussions on a layout for a peace park fail to provide insights for how to keep mechanisms for controlling and maintaining the park going for 5 or 10 years into the future. This work presents options that can increase the acceptability of the park concept to both parties and provide measures to sustain the agreement in future years. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/881

The present report focuses on the challenges that post-conflict countries and the international community face in the first two years after the conflict has ended. From the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=928

Describes how the U.S. can aid the development of the South African army and enhance its role in promoting peace and stability in Africa. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.