Series

The Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF) is a resource center integrating knowledge and experience to strengthen peacebuilding policy and practice. The reports cover topics related to security issues, peacebuilding and statebuilding.

Publishers: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Publications: Financing Armed Groups during Ceasefires
Ethnic and Indigenous Groups in Nepal´s Peacebuilding Processes
The Venezuelan Crisis, Regional Dynamics and the Colombian Peace Process
The Humanitarian Impact of the New Dynamics of the Armed Conflict and Violence in Various Regions of Colombia
The Mapping of Peace Constituency Actors in the Philippines
Women in Armed Groups and Fighting Forces: Lessons Learned from Gender-sensitive DDR Programmes
Innovations in the Colombian Peace Process
East Asian Perceptions of the UN and its Role in Peace and Security
Stability and Vulnerability in the Sahel
The Role of Ex-Rebel Parties in Building Peace
Bringing the Region Back In? Deciphering India's Engagement with South Asia
India’s Global Foreign Policy Engagements – A New Paradigm?
Pakistani-Afghan Relations After Karzai
The Consequence of Conflict Management in Israel/Palestine
The Evolving Domestic Drivers of Indian Foreign Policy
Political Parties and Peacebuilding
The Peace Process in Mindanao, the Philippines: Evolution and Lessons Learned
Fixing Fragile States: A Country-Based Framework
Building up a Peace Infrastructure for Colombia: Lessons from Implementing the Victims Law
Emerging Dynamics in Pakistani-Saudi Relations
The Sunni Tribes in Iraq
Haidar al-‘Abadi’s First Year in Office: What Prospects for Iraq?
The Political Economy of the News Media in the Philippines and the Framing of News Stories on the GPH-CNN Peace Process
Territorial Peacebuilding in Colombia
This Other Hidden Face of the Tunisian Revolution: Its Rurality
Tribes, Thugs, Terrorists and the Law
The Balance-Sheet of Conflict: Criminal Revenues and Warlords in Syria
An Analysis of Emerging Pakistani-Iranian Ties
The Design and Architecture of Peace Processes: Lessons Learned in the Wake of Crises
Colombia: Urban Futures in Conflict Zones
The Role of Norms in International Peace Mediation
“Something Wicked this Way Comes”
“Something Wicked this Way Comes”: Case Studies
The Quest for Peace: The Aquino Administration’s Peace Negotiations with the MILF and CPP-NPA-NDF
The Intellectualist Movement in Ethiopia, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Issue of Moderation
Turkey as a Humanitarian Actor: The Critical Cases of Somalia and Syria
Red Lines and al-Shabaab: Negotiating Humanitarian Access in Somalia
Africa's Pre-eminent Peacemaker?
The New War for the Middle East
The Humanitarian Dimension in the Aftermath of a Peace Agreement
The Big Dilemma of Small Soldiers: Recruiting Children to the War in Syria
Curse or Cure? The Political Implications of Mozambique's Natural Resources
Libya’s Absent National Dialogue
A Model for Dialogue and National Reconciliation in Libya
Transitional Justice for Rank-and-File Combatants in Colombia
Fit for Negotiation? Options and Risks in the Political Transformation of Non-Conventional Armed Groups
African Development: What Role Do the Rising Powers Play?
Dialogue in Libya: Challenges and Conditions of Success
Azawad and the Rights of Passage: The Role of Illicit Trade in the Logic of Armed Group Formation in Northern Mali
Demands and Incentives for Political Dialogue and Security Cooperation in UNASUR
China's Thinking on Peace and Security
Drugs, Gangs and Vigilantes: How to Tackle the New Breeds of Mexican Armed Violence
Venezuela's Foreign Policy: A Mirage Based on a Curse
Stealing the Revolution: Violence and Predation in Libya
Conflicting Dilemmas: Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Indigenous Populations in South America
Past the Point of no Return? A Rights-Based Framework for International Engagement in Israel/Palestine
The Emerging Reality in Palestine: Entrenched Occupation and “Fragnation”
Rising Powers and the African Security Landscape
A New Development Era? The Private Sector Moves to the Centre
Cuba: Reforming the Economy and Opening Society
The Un-Islamic State
South America’s Economic and Political Landscape: Recent Developments and Trends
The Discursive Articulation of the Concept of the
Brazil’s Involvement in Peacekeeping Operations
Chronic Violence and Non-Conventional Armed Actors: A Systematic Approach
To Talk or Not to Talk? Abdullah Abdullah’s Likely Stance on Negotiating with the Taliban
ETIM’s Presence in Pakistan and China’s Growing Pressure
Israel’s “Operation Status Quo”: A Preliminary Assessment
African Emerging Powers
Trapped Outside Politics: Egyptian Independent Unions’ Democratising Dilemma
Developing Relations: Political Parties and Civil Society in Myanmar
The Baluch Insurgency: Linking Iran to Pakistan
The Kurds in the Spotlight: Local and Regional Challenges
Islam and Instability in China’s Xinjiang
Brazil’s Growing Relevance to Peace and Security in Africa
South Africa and the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)
Brazil’s Rising Profile in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Since the End of the Cold War
Seeking Security in Africa
Amazonian Policy and Politics, 2003-13: Deforestation, Hydropower and Biofuels
Promoting Inclusion in Political Settlements: A Priority for International Actors?
Rising Powers in Africa
Social Covenants and Social Contracts in Transition
The Struggle for Citizenship: The Key to Understanding the Arab Uprisings
After the Split: Post-Secession Negotiations Between South Sudan and Sudan
Exposing the Karachi-Afghanistan Link
Latin America and the Drug Issue
Rising Powers and the Future of Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Mapping Citizen Security Interventions in Latin America
Haiti / Dominican Republic: Upholding the Rights of Immigrants and Their Descendants
China in Myanmar: Implications for the Future
South Africa: Social Mobility for a Few?
Latin America Awakes: A Review of the New Drug Policy Debate
The Mali Presidential Elections: Outcomes and Challenges
The EU in Africa: Peacebuilding by Proxy
The Search for a Negotiated Peace in Colombia and the Fight Against Illegal Drugs
The Principles of Mediation and the Role of Third Parties in Peace Processes
The Integration of Natural Resource Markets as a Means to Peacebuilding in Latin America
Russia’s Attempts to Gain a Status Boost from the G20 Chairmanship
The Future of the Middle East and North Africa
A Possible Peace Process with the ELN in Colombia
Participation of Civil Society in the Colombian Peace Process
Citizen Security Rising: New Approaches to Addressing Drugs, Guns and Violence in Latin America
Friends in Need are Friends Indeed: Triangular Co-operation and Twinning for Capacity Development in South Sudan
The Lawless Roads: An Overview of Turbulence Across the Sahel
Cuban-Latin American and Caribbean Relations
Palestinian Youth Activism
Israel: Alternative Regional Options in a Changing Middle East
Colombia: Between the Humanitarian Crisis and Hope of Peace
Peace Processes and International Law
Conflict Financing: What’s Wrong with War Economies?
Non-conventional Armed Violence and Non-state Actors
Shifting Priorities: Kenya’s Changing Approach to Peacebuilding and Peacemaking
Pakistan’s Role and Strategic Priorities in Afghanistan since 1980
The Regional Impact of the Armed Conflict and French Intervention in Mali
Justice, Truth and Reparation in the Colombian Peace Process
Mapping the Views, Interests and Expectations of the Population in Mali
African Security in 2013: A Year of Disequilibrium?
Libyans’ Longing for a State
Mali Unmasked: Resistance, Collusion, Collaboration
Jordan’s 2013 Elections: A Further Boost for Tribes
Is There a Preventive Action Renaissance?
Initiatives to Foster an Afghan Peace Process, 2001-12: A Role for Norway?
The Civil Defence-Civilian Protection Nexus in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
China's Impact on Conflict and Fragility in South Asia
The BRICS and International Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
China's Regional Security and Interaction with the US
The Threat of Growing Extremism in Punjab
On the Eve: Afghan Views of the Future as Foreign Forces Withdraw
Ending 50 Years of Military Rule? Prospects for Peace, Democracy and Development in Burma
Who Rules Nigeria?
Disarmament and Demobilisation in Comparative Perspective: Patterns and Policy Recommendations
Negotiating Disarmament and Demobilization in Peace Processes: What is the State of the Evidence?
Arab Spring, Turkish
Is a Military Intervention in Mali Unavoidable?
The Rule of Law in Peacebuilding Contexts: Lessons from Somalia
Crucial Reform of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Remains a Distant Dream
The Reshaping of West Africa after Muammar Qaddafi’s Fall
Gender, Fragility and the Politics of Statebuilding
Salvaging Sinai
South Sudan's Emergency State
The Challenges and Ambiguities of South Africa's Foreign Policy
Putting the Pieces Together: Haiti's Path to a Working State
The Peril's of Yemen's Cunning State
Turf on the Roof of the World
Risk and Violence in Iraq’s New Sectarian Balance
Reopening the Kurdish Question
Social Media in Pakistan
The War for Afghanistan
International Cooperation to Reduce Inequality
The Prioritisation of Rule of Law Support from a Peacebuilding Perspective
Sectarian Violence: Pakistan’s Greatest Security Threat?
Thailand: Contested Politics and Democracy
Rivalries for Authority in Libya
The Mercy of Neighbours: Security and Governance in a New Somalia
Boko Haram and the Resilience of Militant Islam in Northern Nigeria
The future of Israel-Palestine: A One-State Reality in the Making
CELAC: A Voice for Latin America and the Caribbean?
Hamas’s Leadership Struggle and the Prospects for Palestinian Reconciliation
Relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Iranian Nuclear Weapons: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
From Impunity to Prosecution? Sexual Violence in Sudan Beyond Darfur
Palestinian Youth and the Arab Spring
President Martelly – Call on Haiti's Youth!
Russia, the US and Drugs in Afghanistan
Religion, Territory and Violence: Exploring Emerging Religious-Political Groups in Israel and Palestine
State Fragility, Organised Crime and Peacebuilding
Supranational Governance: a Challenge to Building Resilient States and Peace
Water and Energy Dynamics in the Greater Himalayan Region
What Makes Countries Vulnerable to Transnational Organised Crime?
Women’s Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
Post-War on Terror? Implications from a Regional Perspective
Comparative Perspectives on State-building for a Future Palestinian State
International Contributions to State-building in Timor-Leste
Protection of Civilians Under International Humanitarian Law: Trends and Challenges
Rethinking Policy Responses on Fragile States
The Salafis are Coming – But Where are They Going?
Can Obama Beat the Israel Lobby?
Pakistan’s Madrasas: Moderation or Militancy?
Political and Economic Realities Clash in Latin America
Military Rebels in Chad – Changes Since 2008
Chad’s Relations with Libya, Sudan, France and the US
Consequences of the Political Deadlock in Bahrain on Reforms in the Gulf
National and International Dimensions of Criminal Violence in Latin America
Organised Crime, Illicit Drugs and State Vulnerability
Religious Dialogue and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East
The Dynamics of Egypt’s Protest: An Inside View
Tunisia’s Democratic Revolution and its Actors
Who’s Who in the New Egypt?
From Tunisia to Egypt: Implications for North Africa
Israel, America and the New Middle East
Past Errors, Future Options: New Policies towards the Middle East
Israel's Troubled Relationship with Turkey and Iran
Sexualised Violence in War and Conflict
Exploring Sustainable Reconstruction in Haiti
Youth, Armed Violence and Job Creation Programmes
Land Restitution as a Key Element in Preventing Forced Displacement in Colombia
US Hamas Policy Blocks Middle East Peace
The Lisbon Enigma: Crisis Management and Coherence in the European Union
Yemen: State Fragility, Piety, and the Problems with Intervention
Brazil in Haiti: the Challenges Ahead
Imposing Middle East Peace
An Anvil of Clay: Pakistani's Military Balks at Obama's Afghan Surge
Reluctant Ally: Islamabad, the Paktistani Media and Public Response to President Obama's Surge
Building Peace, States and Hybrids
Making Cooperation Attractive: Post-referendum Relations between Egypt and the Sudan
President Obama’s Strategic Review of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Consequences for NATO Policy
New Power Relations in Latin America and their Global Influence
The Afghanistan Crisis: Regional and International Dimensions
The Crisis in Afghanistan - Pakistan: Goals and Shoals of a Regional Contract Group
Pakistani Interests vis-à-vis the AfPak Strategy and Broader Implications for a Regional Solution
Darfur and Arab Public Opinion: Strategies for Engagement
In the Series Afghanistan and Pakistan Update
In the Series Afghanistan and Pakistan Update
Peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau
Beyond Stabilization in Haiti
In the Series Afghanistan and Pakistan Update
Latin America's Political Economy Post 9/11
Democracy Still at Risk in Burundi
Western Sahara
NOREF Briefing
How Can Norway Contribute to a Long-Term Regional Peace Strategy?
Looking for Leadership: Sustainable Security in Latin America & the Caribbean
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