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Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict

The report makes recommendations designed to strengthen the capacity of countries emerging from conflict to make a successful transition to sustainable peace. These recommendations fit within a framework called OPEN: Ownership, Partnerships, Expertise and Nimble. They seek to:

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Aug 19, 2011
Bruce Jones
International Security

Separating the Taliban from Al-Qaeda: The Core of Success in Afghanistan | A CIC Study

Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn are researchers and writers based in Kandahar. They have worked in Afghanistan since 2006, focusing on the Taliban insurgency and the history of southern Afghanistan over the past four decades. This paper published by CIC, expands on the following key findings:

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Feb 01, 2011
Center on International Cooperation, Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn
South Asia, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, South Asia, Transnational Threats
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Sustainable Development Goals | A useful outcome from Rio+20

Recent months have seen increasing interest in the idea that Rio+20 could be the launch pad for a new set of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs).  But what would SDGs cover, what would a process to define and then implement them look like, and what would some of the key political challenges be? This briefing sets out a short summary of current thinking on the issue, followed by thoughts about the way forward.

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Jan 01, 2012
Alex Evans, David Steven
United Nations

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