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INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE 
Monthly Brief for Donors and Members 
November 2011 
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Research and Program Activities 
Rick Hooper Distinguished Fellowship for International Peace and Security 
The establishment of a new fellowship at IPI was announced on October 19th. Funded by a generous donor, the 
fellowship is in honor of Richard M. Hooper, UN diplomat and Middle East expert who died at age 40 on August 
19, 2003, in the terrorist bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. The first recipient of this 
fellowship is Walter Kemp, Director for Europe and Central Asia at IPI's Vienna office. 
Recent Publications 
Termites at Work: Transnational Organized Crime and State Erosion in Kenya Policy Paper by 
Peter Gastrow 
For many developing countries and fragile states, transnational criminal networks constitute a direct threat to 
the state and have the potential to undermine its very foundations. This policy report examines whether Kenya 
faces such a threat and is the result of a year-long study undertaken by Peter Gastrow, IPI's Director of 
Programs. His detailed research findings will also be published in a forthcoming comprehensive report. 
The UN Security Council and Conflict Prevention: A Primer Policy Paper by Paul Romita 
In the wake of increased attention to conflict prevention in the UN system in recent years, this report provides a 
primer on the UN Security Council's conflict-prevention activities and suggests ideas for improving its work in 
this area. 
Know Your Enemy: An Overview of Organized Crime Threat Assessments Issue Brief by Mark 
Shaw 
As part of IPI's Peace without Crime project, this issue brief considers the history of organized crime threat 
assessments, the process in which they have been produced and used, and their application to postconflict and 
fragile states. 
Recent Events 
Working Lunch with 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Tawakkol Karman 
October 21, 2011 — Working Lunch (closed) 
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Tawakkol Karman of Yemen spoke candidly with senior UN officials and member state representatives at IPI 
about the popular uprisings in the Arab world, and particularly the volatile situation in Yemen. 
The State vs. Organized Crime in Kenya: A Reality Check 
October 4, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event (Nairobi, Kenya) 
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga spoke at a policy forum on the issue of transnational organized crime. The 
event in Nairobi, co-organized by IPI and the Africa Centre for Open Governance, was held to launch Peter 
Gastrow's report, Termites at Work, on transnational organized crime in Kenya. 
Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World 
October 4, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event 
Award-winning journalist Robin Wright discussed the changing Islamic world and her new book, Rock the 
Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World, at IPI's Beyond the Headlines event. 
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time 
October 11, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event 
Launch of a book by Alex Perry, Time Magazine's Africa bureau chief, featuring the central figure in the book, 
Ray Chambers, a Wall Street multimillionaire and civic philanthropist who led a two-year campaign to eradicate 
malaria and is now Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy for Malaria. 
Welcome Reception for New UN and Permanent Mission Staff Members 
October 13, 2011 — Evening Reception 
IPI held a reception in honor of the new staff members at the permanent missions, UN Secretariat, and UN 
agencies with whom IPI works closely. 
Protection of Children in Armed Conflicts: Complementary Approaches to Engaging Nonstate 
Armed Groups 
October 13, 2011 - Expert Roundtable (closed) 
Co-organized with Geneva Call, experienced practitioners discussed different approaches to engaging nonstate 
armed groups on the protection of children from the effects of armed conflict. 
Strengthening Regional Security Cooperation and Capacity in South Asia: What Role for Civil 
Society in Countering Terrorism? 
October 17 and 18, 2011— Expert Roundtable (closed) 
A workshop co-organized with the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation explored the potential for 
greater engagement of civil society in preventing and combating terrorism in South Asia. 
Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on the Southeast Asian Contribution to UN Peacekeeping 
October 17 and 18, 2011— Expert Roundtable (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 
Part of the Being a Peacekeeper Series, an IPI joint initiative with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, this 
regional roundtable was also co-organized with the Asia-Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence (Australia) 
and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. 
Transnational Organized Crime: Considering Options for Enhancing International Law-
Enforcement Cooperation 
October 19 and 20, 2011 — Expert Roundtable (closed) 
An off-the-record roundtable discussion addressed issues relating to the future of international law-enforcement 
cooperation and transnational organized crime. 
Environmental Migrants: Climate Change and Human Migration
October 24, 2011 - Public-Affairs Event 
Speakers discussed future challenges of migration and displacement posed by environmental change. The 
event was sponsored by the governments of Portugal and Germany and feeds into both states' efforts to 
address the effects of climate change within the Security Council. 
Mitigating Vulnerabilities of Women and Children in Armed Conflicts in Africa 
October 24 and 25, 2011 — Expert Roundtable (Dakar, Senegal) 
IPI, in partnership with the African Union Peace and Security Department and Femmes Africa Solidarite, held a 
two-day expert meeting in Dakar on the African Union Panel of the Wise report, "Mitigating Vulnerabilities of 
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Women and Children in Armed Conflicts," with the aim of formulating recommendations for African leaders. 
Implications of the Arab Uprisings for the OSCE—Mediterranean Dialogue 
October 25 - Workshop (IPI Vienna) 
This workshop looked at the implications of the Arab uprisings for the OSCE—Mediterranean dialogue and 
discussed new possibilities for partnership. 
Accountability and Fact-Finding Mechanisms for Violations of International Humanitarian Law 
and Human Rights Law: The Role of the Security Council — Past and Future 
November 1, 2011 - Public-Affairs Event 
Co-organized with the Permanent Mission of Portugal, the workshop coincides with the November 9th Security 
Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians. 
Transition Compacts: Lessons from UN Experiences 
November Z 2011 - Seminar (roundtable) 
Seminar organized by the International Peace Institute in collaboration with the United Nations and the OECD 
International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF). IPI presented its study on UN experiences with the first 
generation of compacts, based on case studies of the UN's role in the development and implementation of 
compacts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the DRC, and Timor-Leste. 
Upcoming Events 
Palestinian Refugees in the Arab Spring: A Forgotten Constituency? 
November 4, 2011 - Public-Affairs Event 
Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), 
will share his experiences and discuss the challenges ahead for Palestinian refugees in the wake of the Arab 
Spring. (Click here to view invitation) 
Crowdsourcing and Conflict Prevention 
November 9, 2011 - Expert Roundtable 
The discussion will center on the use of crowdsourcing for collaborative conflict prevention, and will examine 
how such systems can strengthen national and local infrastructures for peace. 
Report Launch of Interagency Coordination in the Event of a Terrorist Attack Using Chemical 
or Biological Weapons 
November 10, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event 
IPI and the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), in collaboration with the Permanent 
Mission of Poland, are launching a CTITF report on mitigating and responding to a possible nuclear or 
radiological terrorist attack. (Click here to view invitation) 
UN Peacekeeping in Africa: From the Suez Crisis to the Sudan Conflicts 
November 10, 2011 - Public-Affairs Event 
Launch of a new book by Adekeye Adebajo, Executive Director for Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, 
which reviews fifteen UN peacekeeping operations in Africa, examining domestic, regional, and external factors 
that shaped their outcomes. (Click here to view invitation) 
Tunisia and Egypt: The Way Forward 
November 16, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event 
Novelists Khaled al-Khamissi from Egypt and Kamel Riahi from Tunisia have been active participants in the 
Arab Spring uprisings and will apply their literary lenses to provide unique insights into the historical events 
unfolding in their countries. 
Conversation with Ahmed Maher on the Egyptian Uprising 
November 17, 2011 — Public-Affairs Event 
Ahead of the November 23rd elections in Egypt, IPI is hosting prominent Egyptian youth activist Ahmed Maher 
for a conversation on the current political situation and the aspirations of young people in this revolution of 
expectations. Maher, the founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, has been playing a leading role in the political 
mobilization of youth through the deployment of new technologies and social networking platforms. 
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Fighting Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: International Cooperation and Challenges Ahead 
November 18, 2011 - Public-Affairs Event 
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) will have its semiannual meeting in New York, 
which will be chaired by the Netherlands, to discuss various aspects of tackling piracy. (Click here to view 
invitation) 
The Global Observatory 
Analysis 
Rock the Casbah: Rage  Rebellion and the Counter-Jihad by Marie O'Reilly 
Zambia's Presidential Election: A Referendum on China's Investment by Mireille Affa'a-Mindzie 
Rights of Terrorist Victims May Become Bigger UN Focus by Ann Wright 
New Report Shows Kenya's Institutions Undermined by Crime by Jill Stoddard 
Yemen at a Dangerous Political Impasse by Abdullah Alsaidi 
Survey Shows 60% of Haitians Support Troubled Peacekeeping Mission by Grant Gordon and Lauren 
Young 
The Turkish Model—An Unfinished Foreign Policy Paradigm by Joshua W. Walker 
Nobel Peace Prize: Aspirations is the New Trend by Francesco Mancini 
Africa at Center of Council's Debate on Security Sector Reform by Arthur Boutellis 
Liberia's Presidential Elections: Shoring Up a Fragile Peace by Marie O'Reilly 
Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy, by Till Papenfuss 
Arab Writers Beyond Censorship by Jose Vericat 
Interviews 
Interview with Tawakkol Karman Nobel Peace Prize Laureate by Nur Laiq 
Interview with Olav Kjorven  Assistant Secretary-General UNDP, by Vanessa Wyeth 
Interview with Ali Dayan Hasan Pakistan Director Human Rights Watch by Ann Wright 
Interview with Dr. Sarah Cliffe World Development Report by Rachel Locke 
Interview with Joseph Chamie: Population and the Seven Billionth Person Milestone by Francesco 
Mancini 
Interview with Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, by Francesco Mancini 
For more information please contact: 
Pamela Corn 
at +1-212-225-9612 or corn@jpinst.org 
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or 
Camilla Reksten-Monsen 
at +1-212-225-9602 or 
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