Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention - Sipri-Unesco Handbook

Informationen zum Autor Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international institute for research into problems of peace and conflict, especially those of arms control and disarmament. It was established in 1966 to commemorate Sweden's 150 years of unbroken peace. The Institute is financed mainly by the Swedish Parliament. The staff and the Governing Board are international. The Institute also has an Advisory Committee as an international consultative body.United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an organization of United Nations member states which is mandated by its constitution to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed by the UN Charter for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion. Zusammenfassung Drawn from the results of SIPRI's research, this volume deals with security and conflict prevention in the post-cold war period 1992-96. It includes chapters on major armed conflicts; armed conflict prevention, management and resolution; world military expenditure, arms production and the arms trade; the United Nations Organization; and more.

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• Authors: STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESE, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute U, UNESCO
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.1998
• EAN: 9780198294351
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829435-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Defence strategy, planning & research, General & world history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Peace studies and conflict resolution, General and world history, Military and defence strategy, Nuclear weapons, International institutions, Peace studies & conflict resolution, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons, Peacekeeping operations, United Nations & Un Agencies