Current Events : Peace

This book focuses on explaining peacekeeping commitment decisions at the nation-state level, flling a gap in the peacekeeping scholarly literature on the political dynamics of peacekeeping decisions. more...

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This new volume explores the crisis in transatlantic relations and analyses the role of NATO following the collapse of the Soviet Union. more...

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In addition to the presentation speeches and the Nobel lectures, these volumes also provide brief biographies and the Nobel laureates' own accounts of their many years of preparation and effort that led to their achievements. The last decade of the twentieth century is already proving to be as dramatic as any decade before. The chances of global peace seem stronger now than at any time since 1900 and the people and organizations that have contributed most towards this progress are recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Nobel Peace prizewinners during the period 1996 – 2000 include men, women and organizations whose principles, dedication and diligence continue to shape history. Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1996 – 2000. (1996) C F X BELO & J RAMOS-HORTA – for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor; (1997) INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES (ICBL) & J WILLIAMS – for their work for the banning and cleaning of anti-personnel mines; (1998) J HUME & D TRIMBLE – for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland; (1999) DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS – in recognition of the organization’s pioneering humanitarian work on several continents; (2000) D J KIM – for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular. more...

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Using the highest laws in the world - the Nuremberg Principles and the reasoning handed down by the World Court - Mayer's argument persuaded an independent judiciary to rule nuclear weapons illegal. more...

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This study examines the way peace has been implicitly conceptualized within the different strands of international relations theory, and in the policy world as exemplified through practices in the peace-building efforts since the end of the Cold War. more...

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