October 28, 2008
Conflict PreventionOverview This Center for Preventive Action Working Paper surveys existing approaches to assessing state fragility and failure within the context of development, conflict, and governance. It examin…
February 15, 2013
Wars and ConflictThis page is part of the Global Governance Monitor. Scope of the Challenge Preventing armed conflict, keeping peace, and rebuilding war-torn states remain among the most intractable challenges …
January 13, 2012
North KoreaOn December 17, 2011, Kim Jong-il's seventeen-year rule came to an end as he reportedly succumbed to a heart attack. Nearly fifty hours after the event, the North Korean propaganda apparatus sprang i…
December 21, 2009
Oceans and SeasThis page is part of the multimedia Global Governance Monitor. Scope of the Challenge Oceans are the source of life on earth. They shape the climate, feed the world, and cleanse the air we brea…
June 14, 2004
Climate ChangeOverview Climate change is one of the most complex issues facing policy-makers today. David G. Victor, a leading expert on environmental policy, takes a fresh look at this issue and persuasively m…
November 19, 2002
Angola1. What we know: The United Nations hopes that the peace process in Angola is irreversible. The disarmament of the National Union of the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) military forces has be…
August 24, 2001
Immigration and Migration600 luminaries, including Texas Governor Rick Perry and Governor Tomas Yarrington of Tamaulipas, Mexico gathered in Edinburg, Texas on August 22 to chat up the border. The agenda of the U.S.-Mexico B…
March 24, 2000
ColombiaIntroduction and Executive Summary In November 1999, the Council on Foreign Relations and Inter-American Dialogue established an independent task force to review and offer recommendations on U.S. …