2010

A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action
Statement of the 2010 World Interfaith Religious Leaders Summit, held in Winnipeg June 21-23, 2010

Insecurity in Southern Sudan: Prelude to war or the promise of a new age
John Siebert
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2010

The LRA and the ICC: Bad facts make bad international criminal jurisprudence
John Siebert
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2010

There may be hope for Sudan
John Siebert
Waterloo Region Record, January 27, 2010

2009

Development and Peacebuilding: The “ninth” Millennium Development Goal
John Siebert
A major report on armed violence in East Africa is launched by World Vision Canada and Project Ploughshares.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2009

Addressing Armed Violence in East Africa: A Report on World Vision Peacebuilding, Development and Humanitarian Assistance Programmes
John Siebert and Kenneth Epps
Produced Collaboratively by Project Ploughshares and World Vision Canada, 2009

Overlooking the faults of peacebuilding
John Siebert
Various critiques of peacebuilding frameworks and operations put into perspective at a conference on conflict prevention in Istanbul.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2009

Naming war, counting the dead: Ploughshares’ Armed Conflicts Report in perspective
Christina Woolner
Comparative analysis of three efforts to classify violent conflicts, including the annual Armed Conflicts Report of Project Ploughshares.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2009

Nobel Peace Lecture for 2008
Martti Ahtisaari
Taken from the December 10 acceptance speech of an international mediator who was once the President of the Republic of Finland.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2009

2008

A call for Canadian support for peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Canadian Council for International Cooperation and KAIROS speak out.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2008

Peace unsigned: The LRA guarantee for the peace dividend in northern Uganda
John Siebert
What is the fallout from the failure to secure the signature of LRA Joseph Kony on the Final Peace Agreement at the Juba peace talks?
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2008

Advancing development while reducing violence: Lessons from the field
Kenneth Epps
Ploughshares staff conduct comparative field research in the Horn of Africa.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2008

Efforts weren’t in vain: Juba talks didn't end in a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army, but life for Ugandans has improved
John Siebert
Waterloo Region Record, November 24, 2008

Canadian peace and security spending: An update on the 5 Ds
George Hamzo and Ernie Regehr    
Ploughshares reexamines Canadian security spending.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2008

Armed Conflicts Report 2008
September 2008
(Media release)

Toward a peace and security architecture in the Horn of Africa: Reaching beyond incredulity
John Siebert
Project Ploughshares and the Africa Peace Forum contribute to a peace and security architecture in IGAD states.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

The 2008 Armed Conflicts Report--preview
The map of armed conflicts in 2007.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Addressing small arms violence in the Caribbean
Kenneth Epps
Project Ploughshares and the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development join forces to develop responses to armed violence in the Caribbean.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

Building peaceful communities in the Caribbean
Ploughshares–WINAD project receives CIDA funding, 2008–2011.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2008

The New United Nations Peacebuilding Commission: Prospects for Effective Civil Society
Contributions
Fergus Watt and Ernie Regehr
A report following the PBC’s first year of operations.
May 2008

Armed Violence Reduction and Development Programming: the Canadian Experience and Status
Chistina M. Yeung
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Armed Violence Reduction through Development Programming: Implications for Canadian Policy
David Jackman
Peacebuild: Small Arms Working Group/Project Ploughshares, May, 2008

Small Arms Proliferation and Misuse: Towards a Caribbean Plan of Action
March 5-6, 2008 Workshop Report
Project Ploughshares, Canada with the Women's Institute for Alternative Development, Trinidad and Tobago.

The burden of armed violence
John Siebert and Robert Muggah
The Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Addressing armed violence in development programming
John Siebert
How should development agencies like CIDA respond to the threats posed by armed violence?
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2008

Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan project draws to a close
Emily Alexander
The final report on the joint Project Ploughshares–Africa Peace Forum project.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2008

Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier responds to Ploughshares' letter on Canada and Darfur. February 15, 2008

Regional Security, Gender Identity, and CPA Implementation in Sudan
Papers by Judith McCallum and Alfred Okech, and Jessica Davis
Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, January 2008

2007

Uganda–Lord’s Resistance Army peace negotiations: Addressing dead ends in a maze
John Siebert
The complexity that confronts negotiators at the peace talks in Juba.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2007

Twenty years of Ploughshares’ Armed Conficts Report: 1987-2007
Grant Birks
The development and impact of the ACR.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2007

Balancing security and politics in Darfur
Emily Alexander
Peace talks and international troops work to bring peace and security to Darfur.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2007

Ploughshares Letter to the Prime Minister on Canada's Support for Peace in Darfur November 29, 2007 (Response, February 15, 2008)

Security Threats to CPA Implementation in Sudan
Papers by Xanthe Scharff, Dan Alila, and Khalid Ahmed
Building Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, November 2007

Hybrid AU-UN operation in Darfur: Precedents, progress, and challenges
Emily Schroeder
Ploughshares Briefing 07/3, October 2007

The Nobel Peace Medal in Canada and the obligations of leadership
Ernie Regehr
Honouring 50 years of Pugwash.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Exploring security challenges to peace in Sudan: The May 2007 Juba Roundtable
Emily Schroeder
Researchers explore challenges to implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Democratic transition in Sudan: Prospects for the 2009 elections
Emily Schroeder
Road bumps on the path to national elections in Sudan.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2007

Contemporary Threats to International Peace and Security
Project Ploughshares' 30th Anniversary Symposium,
9-10 November 2006

Elections in Sudan 2008/9: A Complex Challenge in Need of Urgent Donor Attention
Emily Schroeder
Ploughshares Briefing 07/2Rev, Revised October 2007

The 2007 Armed Conflicts Report—preview
The map of armed conflicts in 2006.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2007

The Nobel Peace Lecture for 2006
Muhammad Yunus
An excerpt of the lecture given in December 2006 in Oslo, Norway.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2007

Religion and violent conflict: A practitioner’s functional approach
John Siebert
Based on a presentation given in 2006 at the annual Peacebuilding Consultations of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2007

Towards Safe and Sustainable Communities: Addressing Armed Violence as a Development Priority
Ploughshares Working Paper 07-2
Ken Epps

A Dialogue in Ottawa: Linking Development Programming and Armed Violence Reduction
Report of a February 27, 2007 roundtable held by the Small Arms Working Group of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee.

Law as a sword, law as a shield
Lowell Ewert
An excerpt from the Benjamin Eby lecture given at Conrad Grebel University College in November 2006.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2007

Pursuing peace in the Horn of Africa
Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat
The Executive Director of Africa Peace Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, spoke at the symposium held in honour of the 30th anniversary of Project Ploughshares.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2007

2006

Roundtable report 17th and 18th October 2006, Juba, Sudan
Building the Capaciety for Sustainable Peace in Sudan
December 2006

Intergrating the control of small arms with development programming: A joint project of Project Ploughshares and CIDA
Ken Epps
Linking the control and elimination of small arms with the creation of safe communities in which development can take root.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2006

Our man in Juba — Lament for the YPI Program
John Siebert
In October Dave Mozersky, a former Ploughshares YPI intern now working for the International Crisis Group, was in Juba covering negotiations between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army. Unfortunately, the YPI Program has been cut by the federal government.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2006

Working for peace in South Sudan: roundtable in Juba
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
In October, John Siebert and Lynne Griffiths-Fulton participated in a roundtable in Juba, South Sudan on "Building the Capacity for Sustainable Peace".
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2006

Canada, other UN members must move to protect civilians
John Siebert
The Record, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Darfur and the Responsibility to Protect
A letter to Members of Parliament from John Siebert, Executive Director, Project Ploughshares, October 2, 2006.

Iran beyond fables
Nathan Funk
Observations from a recent trip to Iran. How can Iran and the West build bridges of understanding?
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2006

The 2006 Armed Conflicts Report — preview
The map of armed conflicts in 2005.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2006

Interfaith letter on Darfur (English) (French)
June 29, 2006

Ploughshares board statement on Darfur
April 29, 2006

Hazards in the Power Sharing Aspects of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement during the Interim Period in the Sudan
Dr. Alfred Lokuji
Building the Capaciety for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, Paper #2
April 2006

Overview of the Challenges to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Dr. Alfred Lokuji
Building the Capacity for Sustainable Peace in Sudan, Paper #1
February 2006

Faith leaders letter to the Prime Minister on Darfur
January 16, 2006

2005

Civilian police in peace support operations
Peter Whelan
Civilian police are playing an increasingly important role in contemporary peace support operations.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2005

Canadian foreign policy in Haiti
Alex Diceanu
Canada in Haiti: an example of the 3-D approach to failing states.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2005

Ways of seeing a troubled world
Ernie Regehr
A sermon presented at Eglinton St. George's United Church, Toronto.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2005

Crisis in Sudan: Canadian assistance to Darfur
Peter Whelan
What Canada has done. What Canada has pledged to do. What Canada should do.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2005

The 2005 Armed Conflicts Report -- preview
There were 32 armed conflicts in the world in 2004 - four fewer than in 2003.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2005

The Nobel Peace Lecture for 2004
Wangari Maathai
The founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize explains the connections between environmental sustainability and peace.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2005

2004

A united world or a divided world?
The statement that concluded the fifth World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
The Ploughshares Monitor,Winter 2004

Time to act
Gerry Barr
A call on Canada to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
The Ploughshares Monitor,Winter 2004

Reshaping the Security Envelope: Defence Policy in a Human Security Context
Ernie Regehr and Peter Whelan
It should be a fundamental, if obvious, requirement of international security policies and measures that they directly address the particular ways in which people and communities experience insecurity.
Working Paper 04-4

The 2004 Armed Conflicts Report
While the Iraq war captured our attention, the vast majority of the 35 other armed conflicts in 2003 received much less media and political scrutiny.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2004

The Nobel Peace Lecture for 2003
Shirin Ebadi
The Iranian lawyer and human rights activist speaks as the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2004

The global partnership for the prevention of armed conflict
Larissa Fast
The Ploughshares Monitor, Spring 2004

2003

Will Iraqi hopes be dashed? Reflections on a visit
Bill Janzen
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2003

Disarmament on the WCC agenda. Policy Documents & Background Information
World Council of Churches, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
November 2003

Canadian Forces international operations as of 17 September 2003
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

Sudan: moving towards transition
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2003

HIV/AIDS and security
Kristiana Powell
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

Open letter to the Prime Minister calling for the protection of the Congolese people (English) (French)
Signed by:
Prof. Richard Schneider, President, Canadian Council of Churches
Jane Orion Smith, Chair, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Moira Hutchinson, Board Chair, Project Ploughshares
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

The 2003 Armed Conflicts Report – Preview
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

Priorities: Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and the US in Iraq
Lisa Martens
The Ploughshares Monitor, Summer 2003

Culpable Nonviolence: The moral ambiguity of pacifism
Ernie Regehr
Voices Across Boundaries: a multifaith magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, Summer 2003, pp. 38-41.

Dialogue on Canadian Foreign Policy
Project Ploughshares contributed to the 2003 Canadian Government's Dialogue on Foreign Policy by preparing two documents:
a) Questions for Discussion from the Dialogue Paper.
(pdf format - 5 pages)
b) Project Ploughshares Foreign Policy Brief to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. (pdf format - 28 pages)

Letter to the Hon. Bill Graham regarding the foreign policy dialogue April 30, 2003.
The Commission on Justice and Peace of the Canadian Council of Churches

Sudan: moving toward transition
Ernie Regehr
Presentation to the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, House of Commons, June 10, 2003

Inspectors and assurance: why deadlines defy logic
Ploughshares Briefing 03/2

Peacebuilding conundrums in the Horn
Leenco Lata
Ploughshares Briefing 03/1

War and peace in Iraq
May 1, 2003

Letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq
(English)  (Français)
Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS, Project Ploughshares
March 26, 2003

Letter to Diplomatic Missions to the United Nations from the World Council of Churches
Peter Weiderud, Director, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
Geneva, 21 March 2003

World Council of Churches Statement on Iraq
Rev. Dr. Konrad Raiser, General Secretary
Geneva, 20 March 2003 

Church agencies call for humanitarian space
Action by Churches Together (ACT) International News Release
Geneva, 20 March 2003 

NGOs Applaud Prime Minister’s decision not to Participate in a US-led War on Iraq
March 18, 2003

Canadian Church Leaders' letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq
(English)  (Français)
February 28, 2003

Iraq Sign-on Statement in pdf format for printing
(English)  (Français)
January 17, 2003

Prepare for Peace in Iraq (English)  (Français)
On January 17, 2003 the Justice and Peace Commission of the Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, and Project Ploughshares issued a public statement, Prepare for Peace in Iraq, along with a background document. All Canadians were invited to endorse the statement’s message for a peaceful and enduring resolution of the Iraq crisis. National church leaders commended the statement to congregations and parishes across Canada and Project Ploughshares was asked by the statement sponsors to collect the responses and to forward them to the Prime Minister at regular intervals. Listed below are the letters which accompamied these responses:
January 28, 2003    February 4, 2003      February 11, 2003        
February 20, 2003  February 27, 2003    March 6, 2003             
March 14, 2003       March 25, 2003         April 4, 2003

Canadian-led report predicts massive child death toll in Iraq
Posted February 27, 2003

Public Forum on Iraq, Report
Waterloo, ON, February 13, 2003

KAIROS says “No!” to war on Iraq, with or without UN Security Council Authorization
KAIROS, February 14, 2003

What Powell didn't say
Ernie Regehr and Gerry Barr
The Ottawa Citizen, Friday, February 7, 2003

There's not enough evidence to justify war
Ernie Regehr
The Record, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Thursday, February 6, 2003

Church leaders united against war in Iraq
World Council of Churches, February 5, 2003

Libre opinion: Irak, donnons tous les faits au Conseil de sécurité
Francince Néméh, Ernie Regehr and Gerry Barr
Le Devoir, Wednesday, February 5, 2003

War on Iraq won't fix regional woes
Ernie Regehr and Karen Hamilton 
Toronto Star, Friday, January 24, 2003

Showdown with Iraq: war isn’t the only solution
Ernie Regehr
The Record, Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Ploughshares Request for Clarification of Canada's Position on Military Action in Iraq
January 13, 2003

2002

Letter to PM on Iraq
Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS, Project Ploughshares
December 20, 2002

Ploughshares presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (SCFAIT) on Iraq
November 18, 2002

The ambiguities of protecting the vulnerable
Larissa Fast
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

The war of words over the International Criminal Court
Tara Ashtakala and Fergus Watt
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

Bridging the commitment-capacity gap
H. Peter Langille
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

The Sudan peace process: hoping for the best
David Mozersky
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002.

KAIROS’ statement on Talisman Energy
The Ploughshares Monitor, Winter 2002

A call by the Canadian ecumenical community against war with Iraq
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

Demobilizing the war machines
Jayantha Dhanapala
The Ploughshares Monitor, Autumn 2002

Somalia: a new beginning? 
Abdul Omar
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 2000

Resources, greed, and the persistence of violent conflict
Don Hubert
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2000

Bosnia-Herzegovina – attaining human security
Ken Epps
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2000

The G8 and conflict prevention
European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 2000
(Note: this is an article taken from European Platform's full report which is listed immediately below.)

The G8 and conflict prevention: Turning declarations into action Recommendations for the G8 Summit of July 21-23 in Okinawa, Japan. June, 2000.
European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation

The 2000 Armed Conflicts Report
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

The heart of the matter
Ian Smilie, Lansana Gberie and Ralph Hazelton
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

The humanitarian disaster in Iraq
Inter-Church Action for Development, Relief and Justice - ICA  
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

Corporate responsibility and the war in Sudan
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

The IGAD peace process 
Abdul Omar 
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 2000

1999

Letter from Cambodia
Sumita Dixit
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1999

Forging a peaceful new century
Michael Renner
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

Kosovo and civil society – some reflections
Lowell Ewert
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

Hague Appeal for Peace
Darren Puscas
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

War on the environment
Philip Weller and Peter Rickwood
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1999

The moral challenge of globalization
Dr. Oscar Arias
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1999.

Canadian Church leaders meet with the Prime Minister to call for an end to NATO bombing of Yugoslavia 15 April 1999

Canadian church leaders' letter to the PM on the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia / Les dirigeants d'Églises cherchent un moratoire sur la campagne de bombardements de l'OTAN en ex-Yougoslavie
13 April 1999

Canada and the Crisis in Yugoslavia
Ploughshares Briefing 99/3

Open letter to the Prime Minister on the NATO bombing of Kosovo from the Board of Project Ploughshares  March 30/99
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

Security spending
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

Armed conflicts in 1998
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

Resolution of the Ethiopia/Eritrea conflict
Leenco Lata
The Ploughshares Monitor, March. 1999.

1998

Open letter to the Prime Minister on Iraq from the Board of Project Ploughshares
Walter Pitman, Chair, Project Ploughshares
December 18, 1998.

Civil (NGO) - military cooperation: lessons from Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, and Rwanda
André Beauregard
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

Is mediation alien to Africa?
Bethuel Kiplagat
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1998

Keeping the promise of peace
Ploughshares Briefing 98/10

Let's rethink policy on Iraq: Economic Sanctions and military attacks have backfired in Iraq
Ploughshares Briefing 98/9

Private power, public insecurity: the growing reality of Security-for-Profit
John Harker
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1998

Impotence and outrage: responding to terrorism
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1998

Conflicts continue to decline: The 1998 Armed Conflicts Report
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1998 (The ACR introduction is published as Briefing 98/6)

Manufacturing compliance: Peacebuilding in an outlaw state
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1998

Open letter to Prime Minister Chrétien concerning Iraq from Walter Pitman, Ploughshares Chairperson, February 9, 1998

1997

Behind the lines
Carolyn Nordstrom
Reprinted from New Routes magazine, Life and Peace Institute
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1997

Civil society, conflict management, and the avoidance of war Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1997

The global spread of active nonviolence
Richard Deats
Reprinted from Fellowship Magazine, July/August 1996
The Ploughshares Monitor, June 1997

Armed conflicts in 1996
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1997

Demilitarization and Peacebuilding: Report on the Project Ploughshares 20th Anniversary Conference, October, 1996
Ploughshares Working Paper 97-1

1996

UN reporting mechanisms for demilitarizing conflict: Openness and security
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1996

World Military and Social Expenditures 1996: A century of progress, conflict, and deprivation
Ruth Leger
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1996

A witness to militarism: Project Ploughshares turns 20
Grant Birks
The Ploughshares Monitor, March 1996

1995

Canada's rapid reaction proposal: The new vanguard of peacekeeping?
Bill Robinson
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1995

The challenge of peacebuilding
Ernie Regehr
The Ploughshares Monitor, December 1995

Civilian peacekeepers: Signs of hope?
David Jackman
The Ploughshares Monitor, September 1995