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The literature on nation building has, to date, been UNcentric. However, increasingly, regional & global powers step in unilaterally or as part of coalitions to remove authoritarian leaders or end drawn out civil wars. These "interested" powers spearhead nation-building in the transitional period that ensues. While the UN has been criticized for its approach to nation-building, several differences emerge between its style & that of "interested" powers, namely as regards the importance given to the reestablishment of order & security as well as the willingness to use coercion rather than incentives. But is this more muscled style of intervention more likely to succeed? Does it fare better in empowering local societies & allowing them to take control of the nation-building process? The research offers preliminary answers to these questions by comparing Syria's intervention in the post-civil war nation building in Lebanon & the United State's current efforts in post-Saddam Iraq. Adapted from the source document.

In terms of the kind of intervention Canada ought to pursue, it is contended that the issue is not related to the choice of instruments to pursue Canada's foreign policy but rather to inconsistencies in the definition of the broad objectives of this foreign policy. A longer-term perspective is taken & lessons are drawn from international involvement in postconflict nation-building to identify areas of concern & to propose a framework to consider how to reconcile divergent Canadian interests. The connection between security & development is examined before addressing the disconnect between security & development objectives in recent Canadian international engagements. This is demonstrated by looking at International Commission on Intervention & State Sovereignty's "The Responsibility to Protect," wherein the logics of intervention & prevention collide. In closing, some guidelines centered on multilateralism are offered for reconciling these contradictions in the framework of a coherent & integrated foreign policy. Adapted from the source document.

Overview of Yasser Arafat's political career, vision, and prospects; covers leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, first intifada, second intifada, outlook for peace, and other issues.

Argues that economic agendas impact conflict resolution, particularly in contemporary civil conflicts, & takes the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war as an example. Black markets can be a deterrent to peace or allow settlements to be reached. Before any policy of dealing with these agendas is formed, an in-depth understanding of the situation is needed. This information is needed because of the different impacts that measures such as sanctions or embargoes could have. Altogether, the economic activity of dissidents may be a source of vulnerability & contribute to negotiations of peace. R. Larsen