Early warning, ethnopolitical conflicts, and the united nations: Assessing the violence in Georgia/Abkhazia

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Notes

This publication was prepared in part under a grant from the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. The statements expressed herein are that of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Woodrow Wilson Center.

The author would like to thank Paul Cummings for assistance in assembling materials for this article. The author is also grateful to the organizers of the State Department Title VII research presentations and the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies discussion series for providing opportunities to hear valuable comments on my research from scholars and practitioners specializing in ethnopolitical conflict and international organizations. Many thanks to the staff of the United Nations’ Department of Political Affairs, Europe Division and Asia Division, and the Department of Humanitarian Affairs for answering the author's questions and facilitating the author's access to the United Nations. Special thanks to Dr Walter Dorn for his insights on the work of the United Nations and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.