Conflict Resolution: Favorite Links
- The Abraham Fund Initiative www.abrahamfund.org
This nonprofit organization seeks to find a sustainable coexistence between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
- Alliance for International Conflict Prevention and Resolution www.aicpr.org/
The Alliance identifies the most effective conflict resolution techniques and applies them in regions struggling with conflict.
- Association for Conflict Resolution www.acrnet.org/
This organization of mediators promotes the use conflict resolution techniques. It provides professionals and volunteers training through conferences and videos.
- Australian War Memorial http://www.awm.gov.au/peacekeeping/ Originally a traveling exhibition in 2001, the Memorial is now located in Australia; the site relays historical information and stories about Australia’s peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.
- The Avalon Project http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy at the Yale Law School: This site features actual peace treaties, accords, and agreements between nations dating back to ancient and medieval times, and every century to the present.
- Be Safe Online: Bullying Online http://www.besafeonline.org/English/bullying_online.htm This site provides information on the relatively new phenomenon, Cyber Bullying, which is becoming an increasing problem with more children having online access; the site includes information on Cyber Bullying and steps that can be taken to prevent or stop it .
- Beyond Intractability.org http://www.beyondintractability.org/ A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict: This site provides a wealth of information on disputes or conflicts that seem unsolvable or intractable and also offers educational resources, online courses, articles, essays, cases, and more.
- Camp David Accords: Frameworks for Peace http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/CampDavid-Accords-homepage.html In 1978, the Camp David Meetings attempted to establish a framework for peace in the Arab–Israeli conflict; this site presents a tour of the process, including a diplomatic history, negotiation preparations, and the day-by-day discussions between the three delegations.
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) http://www.carnegieendowment.org/ A pioneering global think tank, CEIP focuses on international affairs and U.S. policy (for example, peacekeeping, security, and the proliferation of nuclear weapons) with research programs, discussions, experts, and publications on countries around the world.
- The Carter Center: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html Founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, the Carter Center is a nonprofit, public policy organization with information avenues on peace programs that address conflict resolution, human rights, and democracy.
- Center for Nonproliferation Studies / Monterey Institute of International Studies http://www.cns.miis.edu/ A U.S. nongovernmental organization dedicated to research and training on nonproliferation issues; in addition to actual treaties, some of the topics include information on chemical/biological weapons, missiles, and nuclear weapons.
- China: Disarmament and Control out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/gjwt/cjjk/2621/default.htm This site provides official Chinese government policies on disarmament and arms control; covering security policy, chemical weapons, nuclear export control, small arms, and more.
- Community Relations Service (CRS) (U.S. Department of Justice) http://www.usdoj.gov/crs/ “The CRS is the Justice Department’s ‘peacemaker’ for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin”; publications, handbooks, and examples of their achievements are included.
- Conciliation Resources (CR) — Accord http://www.c-r.org/about/index.php Accord: An International Review of Peace Initiatives: CR is an international nongovernmental organization registered in the United Kingdom. Their online publication Accord discusses peacemaking and features work being done in nations such as the Philippines, Northern Ireland, Mali, Guatemala, and South Africa.
- Conflict Radio http://www.conflictradio.org/
A one-hour live talk radio from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia airs weekly to discuss nonviolent ways of solving strife.
- Conflict Resolution Network http://www.crnhq.org This organization has a wealth of free materials on conflict resolution including training materials, information on conflict resolution skills, a “conflict resolving” game, and more.
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) (U.S. Department of Defense) http://www.dtra.mil/ The site for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is known as DTRALink, and is responsible for ensuring that America and its allies (friends) are safe from weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives); topics include cooperative threat reduction, on-site inspection, technology, combat support, and chemical / biological defense.
- Facts on International Relations and Security Trends http://first.sipri.org/ A free searchable database that provides documented information from research institutes from around the world on international relations and security issues including facts on peacekeeping and conflicts, military expenditures, arms production and trade, and more.
- Federation of American Scientists: Arms Sales Monitoring Project http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/asmp/factsandfigures.html Statistics for general arms sales and policy highlights with respect to the United States are provided.
- The Fund for Peace: Promoting Sustainable Security http://www.fundforpeace.org/web/ This extensive site offers information on Failed States Index, Conflict Assessment, Peace & Stability Operations, Foreign Policy, and Country Profiles relating to conflict resolution and peace.
- Hand in Hand www.handinhandk12.org/
Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education is Israel was founded to build peace between Jews and Arabs in Israel through development of bilingual and multi-cultural schools.
- Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University http://icar.gmu.edu
ICAR granted the first higher degrees in conflict resolution in the world. It’s a leader in developing theory behind conflict resolution.
- Institute for Science and International Security http://isis-online.org/ Employing Science in the Pursuit of Peace: This site provides up-to-date details and information on each country’s nuclear holdings along with satellite images; features include plutonium inventories, global stocks of nuclear materials, illicit trade, and more.
- International Crisis Group (ICG) http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1 ICG works to prevent conflicts worldwide; the site provides articles, speeches, videos, as well as the most updated information on conflicts in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Georgia, Zimbabwe, and the Congo, to name a few.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_2025/2025_Global_Trends_Final_Report.pdf
Developed to stimulate strategic thinking and covering a multitude of topics, this Final Report prepared by the NIC, available in PDF, provides an amazing glimpse into the possibilities that the future holds for our world.
- The Nobel Foundation: Nobel Prize in Peace http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/
Features facts about the Nobel Peace Prize, including the “stories behind the Laureates” (winners) and articles they have written.
- Stop Bullying Now
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main
Developed for kids, this site covers bullying and provides tools that kids can use to stop being bullied as well as addressing bullies, including Webisodes and games about bullying.
- The Troubles (British Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/recent/troubles/ Fact files on the history of Northern Ireland’s 30-year conflict, include information on the political parties involved, a timeline, interactive content, and more.
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) http://www.dtra.mil/ Topics on the site include cooperative threat reduction, on-site inspection, technology, combat support, and chemical and biological defense.
- U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) http://www.usip.org/ Created and funded by the U.S. Congress, USIP was established to “promote the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.”
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