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  ''African Information Revolution: A Balance Sheet''
by Ernest J. Wilson III, Kelvin Wong
1 February 2003
This paper provides a policy and institutional framework to describe and analyze the diffusion of information technology and the global information revolution (IR) in Sub-Saharan Africa and the major factors that influence this diffusion. We begin by...
  ''Future Uncertain''
by Andrew Blum, Ayse Betul Celik
1 June 2007
This article develops and analyzes a series of scenarios that represent potential futures of the on the Kurdish question in Turkey. Exploring such scenarios can provide a more thorough and nuanced understanding of Turkey's place in the region and opp...
  ''Leadership in the Digital Age''
by Ernest J. Wilson III
1 January 2004
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  ''Nonstate Actors, Terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction''
by Victor Asal, Andrew Blum, Jonathan Wilkenfeld
1 July 2006
While the term "weapons of mass destruction" (WMD) is a relatively new one, the effort to stop the spread of arms and weapons systems that can inflict mass harm is by no means new. Indeed, efforts to stop the production and possible use of these mo...
  ''Organizing Foreign Policy: A Pragmatic Approach to the Information Revolution''
by Ernest J. Wilson III
5 January 1999
There is growing concern in Washington as well as in academic and policy circles about the effects of the Information Revolution on a wide variety of U.S. foreign and domestic interests. The main issue is: How should senior government officials conce...
  ''The Futures of Conflict: Exploring the Use of Comparative Scenarios in Track II Peacebuilding''
by Andrew Blum
1 August 2005
This paper develops a prototype for a new type of conflict analysis tool designed to be used as part of a Track II peacebuilding process. The tool, termed Conflict Analysis through the Structured Evaluation of Scenarios (CASES), provides information ...
  ''Trends in China's Transition Economy''
by Adam Segal, Ernest J. Wilson III
1 January 2003
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    Books
  Bridging the Divide: Peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
by Edy Kaufman, Walid Salem, Juliette Verhoeven
© 2006
In the midst of the continuing violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there are many who remain committed to moving forward on the road to peace. The Palestinian and Israeli contributors to this book, recognizing the great potential of civil s...
  Democracy, Peace, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
by Shukri Abed, Edy Kaufman, Robert L. Rothstein
© 1993
This important book tests the relevance for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict of the assumption that democratic countries do not wage war against one another. In the process, the authors address two fundamental questions: Can Israel remain democrat...
   Peace and Conflict 2008
by Joseph Hewitt, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Ted Robert Gurr
© 2007
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict 2008 ...
   Peace and Conflict 2010
by Ted Robert Gurr, Joseph Hewitt, Jonathan Wilkenfeld
© 2009
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged intercountry war. A major trend it track...
  The Information Revolution and Developing Countries
by Ernest J. Wilson III
© 2004
In this book Ernest Wilson provides a clear, nuanced analysis of the major transformations resulting from the global information revolution. He shows that the information revolution is rooted in societal dynamics, political interests, and social stru...
    The Stakes: America and the Middle East
by Shibley Telhami
© 2003
In The Stakes: America and the Middle East, Shibley Telhami, one of America’s most in-demand commentators on the Middle East, provides a concise and penetrating analysis that explains Arab and Muslim attitudes toward the United States and shows why t...
   Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution: Theory, Practice, and Annotated References
by Heather L. Beach, Jesse Hammer, Joseph Hewitt, Edy Kaufman, Anja Kurk, Joe A. Oppenheimer, Aaron T. Wolf
© 2000
Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature on managing conflicts stemming from the quantity and quality problems of water around the world. So far, few comprehensive and interdisciplinary an...

    Papers & Reports
  A Hierarchy of Protection? Intrastate Conflicts and The Role of Women
by Carola Weil
15 March 2003
A Hierarchy of Protection? Intrastate Conflicts and The Role of Women. Transcript of Speech Presented by Carola Weil...
  Minority Participation in the Senior Ranks of Internationally-Oriented Professions
by Ernest J. Wilson III
1 February 2003
Evidence of the status of minorities in the upper echelons of American public and private life, as reflected in their shares of total positions in several leading sectors with strong international links.
  Negotiating the Net, Chapter 4: South Africa
by Ernest J. Wilson III, Kelvin Wong
1 April 2005
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  Negotiating the Net, Chapter 7: Kenya
by Ernest J. Wilson III, Kelvin Wong
1 April 2005
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  Negotiating the Net, Chapter 9: Ghana
by Ernest J. Wilson III, Kelvin Wong
1 April 2005
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   Peace and Conflict 2001
by Ted Robert Gurr, Deepa Khosla, Monty G. Marshall
1 January 2001
Peace and Conflict 2001 is the first publication from the Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research (INSCR). This full-color, 40-page "global report card" details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination movements, and democracy thr...
   Peace and Conflict 2003
by Ted Robert Gurr, Monty G. Marshall
11 February 2003
Peace and Conflict 2003 is the second edition in the Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research (INSCR) Program's biennial global report series. This full-color, 72-page global report details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination ...
   Peace and Conflict 2005
by Ted Robert Gurr, Monty G. Marshall
1 June 2005
Peace and Conflict 2005 is the third edition in the Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research (INSCR) Program's biennial global report series. This full-color, 100-page global report details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination ...
   State Failure Task Force Report: Phase III Findings
by Ted Robert Gurr, Barbara Harff, Monty G. Marshall
4 August 2003
PDF Format, 234 pages, color By Jack A. Goldstone, Ted Robert Gurr, Barbara Harff, Marc A. Levy, Monty G. Marshall, Robert H. Bates, David L. Epstein, Colin H. Kahl, Pamela T. Surko, John C. Ulfelder, Jr., and Alan N. Unger, in consultation with M...
  Unholy Alliances?
by Lyubov Mincheva, Ted Robert Gurr
24 March 2006
Trans-state political terrorism is a strategy used in pursuit of ethnonational, religious or revolutionary objectives. International organized crime, in contrast, seeks material gain by smuggling weapons, drugs, consumer goods, and humans as well as ...
University of Maryland