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Frameworks for Peace in Northern Ireland: Analysis of the 1998 Belfast Agreement

The 1998 Belfast Agreement brought to an end over three decades of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. This paper summarizes the role of actors within and outside Northern Ireland, and the processes and mechanics of the Agreement itself. The Agreement is placed in the context of previous unsuccessful peace initiatives in the region, and elements within the political and economic environment at the time that facilitated agreement are identified. The consociational nature of the Agreement is set alongside concern about continuing sectarian division.

Deals and Dialogues with Militants in Pakistan: Fighting the Symptom or the Disease?

Taking Stock of Seven Years of War on Terror in Afghanistan

Arab-Israeli Peace: Elusive as Ever

Iraq Desperate to Appease Iran Without Losing the United States

India and Pakistan: Introspecting the Indus Treaty

Sino-Indian Water Issues

P. K. Gautam |
November 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

International Relations Theories and the Contemporary World

Arvind Gupta |
November 2008 |
Strategic Analysis

Race, Reconciliation, and Security: Managing India’s Diversities

Nehru’s Concept of Indian Defence

No aspect of Jawaharlal Nehru's policies and leadership came under as severe an attack as those on defence. Unfortunately till this day no scholastic appraisal of the policy he pursued in regard to national security is available and it is a great pity that the Government has not encouraged such a study. We have had a host of publications by foreigners, retired Indian Army officers, retired civil servants, journalists, academicians and politicians which are generally critical of Jawaharlal Nehru's defence policy. The bias in these works is all too obvious. Shri B.N.