Defence is the ultimate public good, and it thus falls to government to determine the appropriate amount of public revenue to commit to the defence of the realm. This will depend on history, strategic threat, international security obligations, entreaties from allies and, of course, the threat...

The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice provides guidance to operationalise the 2005 DAC Guidelines, Security System Reform and Governance, and closes the gap between policy and practice. It largely follows the external assistance programme cycle and...

These Guidelines provide ways for donor governments to honour their commitment to conflict prevention as an integral part of the quest to reduce poverty. They cover key issues such as: security, development and dealing with small arms; regional co-operation; peace processes, justice and...

In many African countries, violent conflicts have slowed down economic and social development, if they have not actually pushed it backwards. In order to manage conflicts in a non-violent manner, governance methods adapted to the development process are needed. Effective conflict prevention,...

This handbook brings together contributions from leading scholars who take an economic perspective to study peace and conflict. Some chapters are largely empirical, exploring the correlates and quantifying the costs of conflict. Others are more theoretical, examining the mechanisms that lead to...

Introduction & Overview / Constance Cook Glen & Timothy Fort -- Part One. MUSIC, Business, & Peace. From Settler Colonialism to Standing Rock : Hearing Native Voices for Peace / Nancy S. Love ; Leonard Bernstein's Legacy : An Interview with Alexander Bernstein / Alexander Bernstein ; A Response...

1. My life's lessons -- 2. Adapting to the war zone environment -- 3. War zone experiences -- 4. French island hot sauce -- 5. Interrogation by torture -- 6. The bullet gift -- 7. Insurrection and conflict -- 8. Eternal hate -- 9. Eternal hope -- 10. War zone insanity -- 11. A matter of...