The Negotiation of Security Issues in Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement, by Richard Barltrop
30 March 2008

This report focuses on how the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which ended the second Sudanese civil war in January 2005,  deals with issues of guns and violence. It outlines how the parties' lack of trust led to a deliberate avoidance of commitments related to security and weapons control-not only in relation to their forces, but in relation to other groups and individuals-in order to retain military capacity.

The Negotiation of Security Issues in the Burundi Peace Talks, by Richard Barltrop
30 March 2008

This report focuses on how various actors directly involved in the Burundi peace talks and how they addressed four issues in particular: the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of rebel groups and government forces; security sector reform; the vast quantities of weapons in circulation throughout the country; and the needs and rights of the traumatised and disabled individuals affected by armed violence.

Guns and Violence in the El Salvador Peace Negotiations, by Cate Buchanan & Joaquin Chávez
30 March 2008

This report presents how the various negotiators of the El Salvador peace process, which lasted two years from 1990 to 1992, approached the issues of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of rebel and government forces; security sector reform; the control of vast quantities of weapons in circulation throughout the country after decades of militarisation; and strategies for assisting those traumatised and disabled by armed violence. It is one of three country studies-the others consider Burundi and Sudan-for the HD Centre's Negotiating Disarmament project.

The Korean Peninsula conflict: Mediation in the midst of a changing regional order, by Samuel S. Kim
17 March 2008
As divided Korea turns sixty-three, the Korean peninsula conflict seems like one of the most protracted and unmediated of its kind since the end of World War II. Yet, over the post-Cold War years, especially since the coming of the Kim Dae Jung administration in 1998, each has also developed mechanisms that allow it to function as a “normal” state in the international community. This paper seeks to assess the possibilities and limitations of third-party mediation in the resolution of the Korean peninsula conflict.

Resources, rising powers and international security, by C. Raja Mohan
15 March 2008
Energy security and the rise of China and India are two important elements of the current international discourse. Yet, we have barely begun to understand the full import of the intersection between the two issues. This paper raises some broader questions on the tension between the two Asian giants’ quest for energy security and the presumed Western consensus on the organising principles of international security. The paper begins with an assessment of the unfolding changes in the foreign policies of China and India amid the new imperatives of economic growth and resource security.

Will war lead to peace in Sri Lanka?, by Ram Manikkalingam
15 March 2008
By formally abrogating the Ceasefire Agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Sri Lankan government has finally proclaimed what has been a reality for two years – the effective end of the ceasefire brokered by the Norwegians six years ago. The Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers have decided that war is not only inevitable but also required, before any fresh political process can emerge. The Tamil Tigers can emerge defeated, weakened, or emboldened from this fighting. This paper examines these three very different scenarios.

Prospects for Pakistan, by Owen Bennett-Jones
15 March 2008
This paper examines the prospects for Pakistan after the elections in early 2008.

Viewpoints - Negotiating Disarmament, by Cate Buchanan (editor)
1 March 2008
An edited collection, the first of a two-part series, bringing together first-hand accounts and careful observations from individuals with diverse connections and experiences of peace processes. The publication provides space for their views on how weapons control, violence reduction, and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration fare in peace negotiations and processes. Viewpoints was developed with direct support from the Government of Canada.

Les peces perdudes, by HD Centre
28 February 2008
Guia per reduir la violència armada a través de l'acció parlamentària

Guide de la médiation, by HD Centre
21 February 2008

Ce guide accessible propose des conseils pratiques aux professionnels engagés dans des processus de paix. Il offre un cadre de référence pour une prise de décision éthique et professionnelle. Divisé en trois sections, il présente les principaux éléments des processus de paix, les difficultés et dilemmes typiquement rencontrés, ainsi que certaines des valeurs essentielles et principes opérationnels nécessaires à la profession.