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Since April 1996, IDRC Reports has been published weekly on-line by the International Development Research Centre. Its aim is to keep an international readership informed about the work IDRC supports in developing countries as well as other development issues of interest.

PREVIOUS ISSUES: October 1994 (Volume 22, Number 3)
GLOBAL CONFLICT: THE PATH TO SECURITY

The end of the cold war gave rise to the phrase "peace dividend," to which many hopes were attached. Sadly, the expected returns have not materialized. We have not seen massive funds freed up from military spending and diverted toward problems of the environment and development. Rather, the number of violent and destructive conflicts around the globe appears higher than ever. Funds are going toward peacekeeping, emergency relief and reconstruction instead of toward sustainable development programs.

If there had ever been any question that security, development, and environmental integrity are all cut from the same cloth, the ongoing conflicts in Angola, Rwanda, Somalia and elsewhere should have put such doubts to rest. We know that national and human security, a sound natural environment, and progress on development goals are all interdependent. We are learning that the many dimensions of conflicts political, ethnic, socioeconomic demand the expertise of a variety of disciplines, including international relations, development studies, and conflict studies. A concerted multidisciplinary focus may point to the most effective methods of identifying and preventing the tragedy of further conflict.

Eileen Conway
Editor-in-Chief
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