books by United States Institute of Peace Press     books:     United States Inst...      Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East Daniel C. Kurtzer, Scott B. Lasensky United States Institute of Peace Press, 2008 As Washington struggles to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process, Kurtzer and Lasensky offer the definitive guidebook on how to broker peace in the Middle East. Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace sets forth a compelling, interests-based framework for American engagement in the peace process; provides a critical assessment of U.S. diplomacy since the ...             Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies John Paul Lederach United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998 Truly cutting-edge Lederach's work stands at the forefront of the emergent field of conflict transformation study. A professor at Eastern Mennonnite University, he also has extensive field experience. In "Building Peace", he focuses upon the necessity of constructing relationships across ...             Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom Mohammed M. Hafez United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007 Absolute "must-read" for anyone concerned about the future of Iraq. Professor of political science Mohammed M. Hafez presents Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom, a scholarly evaluation of the all-too-real cruelty and tragedy of suicide bombing in Iraq. Suicide bombings in Iraq appear to be perpetrated ...             Faith and Politics in Nigeria: Nigeria As a Pivotal State in the Muslim World John N. Paden United States Institute of Peace Press, 2008 Proposing a model for other Islamic countries to follow When people speak of world influencing countries, Nigeria is almost never mentioned. "Faith and Politics in Nigeria: Nigeria as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World" examines Nigeria, a major oil producer and the most populous country in Africa, and already a definite ...             Culture & Conflict Resolution (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books) Kevin Avruch United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998 Handy Reference for the International Worker Professor Kevin Avruch has written a thought provoking and very useful book on the relationship between conflict resolution and culture. The author outlines how different cultures act and think when it comes to conflict and conflict resolution. For those of us who ...             The Diplomat's Dictionary Charles W., Jr. Freeman United States Institute of Peace Press, 1997 A keeper This is a first rate reference book and a good read to boot. It serves easily as the footnotes to Ambassador Freeman's other book, Arts of Power, and ranks up there with Bierce's Devil's Dictionary. I highly recommend it.             Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy Charles W., Jr. Freeman United States Institute of Peace Press, 1997 Excellent, Practical Handbook on Statecraft Although this book contains only 140 pages of text, Freeman has managed to pack a lot of useful information into it. Its focus is on the practical application of statecraft. To quote Freeman, "statecraft is concerned with the application of the power of the state to ...             Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007 "Leashing the Dogs of War" receives Outstanding Academic Title Award by the library journal CHOICE. Read the CHOICE review at http: //www.usip.org/newsmedia/ crocker_hampson_all/index.html. Since "Turbulent Peace" was first published in 2001, the international landscape has changed profoundly. "Leashing the Dogs of War" replaces its ...             New Turkish Republic: Turkey As a Pivotal State in the Muslim World Graham Fuller United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007 Undergraduate Overview, Superb Price, a Real Value I might have made this a four star since it is missing a couple of big pieces, but the overall book is so well presented in summary form, and the publisher has made it so reasonably priced, this would appear to be exactly the kind of book that is ideal for both the ...             Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding United States Institute of Peace Press, 2002 A meaningful message of hope, strength, and love Capably edited by David R. Smock (Director of the Religion and Peacemaking Initiative, University States Institute of Peace), Interfaith Dialogue And Peacebuilding is an informative, insightful anthology of essays by learned Christian, Muslim, and Jewish contributors ...             Iran's Long Reach: Iran as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World Suzanne Maloney United States Institute of Peace Press, 2008 By virtue of its size, history, resources, and strategic location, Iran under any circumstances would pose particular relevance for American policy, but the 1979 revolution and the political system that it wrought placed Iran squarely at the heart of U.S. security challenges. As the third book in the series from the Institute's Muslim World ...             Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States: Unresolved Conflicts and De Facto States Dov Lynch United States Institute of Peace Press, 2004 Great Example of Realpolitik Dov Lynch's book is an excellent analysis on the status of the Post-Soviet de facto states of Pridnestrovye, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabagh. The book briefly covers their histories and current status of media-labelled "frozen conflicts" (they are anything ...             Where Is the Lone Ranger When We Need Him?: America's Search for a Postconflict Stability Force Robert M. Perito United States Institute of Peace Press, 2004 It's about time someone wrote a book on this subject In this book Robert Perito has lifted the veil from one of our biggest short comings in stability operations, the lack of a national law enforcement organization that can perform constabulary missions. In the book he describes how organizations such as the ...             Islam and Democracy: Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East (Perspectives Series) Timothy D. Sisk United States Institute of Peace Press, 1992 This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics generally, as well as the global wave of democratization in the late twentieth century, as background to different interpretations of political Islam. It analyzes the role of these movements in Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, the Persian Gulf (especially Saudi Arabia), and the ...             Origins of the Cold War: The Novikov, Kennan, and Roberts 'Long Telegrams' of 1946 : With Three New ... United States Institute of Peace Press, 1993 The Limits of Diplomatic Reporting This interesting but limited book reprints three diplomatic cables from 1946 that analyzed the collapse of the Anglo-American-Soviet alliance of World War II and the outbreak of the Cold War: George Kennan's famous "long telegram" from Moscow; a cable from Soviet ...          products you might be interested in search for books arab-israeli, commentaries, cross-cultural, peacebuilding, postconflict, reconciliation      geepe.com    web we recommend Undergraduate Overview, Superb Price, a Real Value randomly chosen sporting goods: John Marshall Design Camo Double Rocker Switch Plate (Realtree Hardwoods)