In this issue...

Peace News #2441 December 2000 to February 2001

War in the Middle East Castor: a real opportunity Nonviolent revolution in Serbia? Welcome to hell

Lorna Richardson, What happened to the promise? Janet Kilburn, Legitimising war

Introduction Honour roll Melissa Jameson, The power of prison support Poyraz, You are not forgotten

Ken Simons, Nonviolent intervention at the start of the 21st Century Interventions 1950s style Donna Howard, Global Nonviolent Peace Force: under construction Kate Witham, Interfering women Luis Enrique Eguren, Expanding the role of international civilian observers Maggie Helwig, The limits of nonviolent intervention? Julia Guest, Taking risks for peace Jamey Bouwmeester, Struggles in the mirror Robert Sautter, Building peace in the aftermath of war

A selective list of interventions Types of intervention Useful contacts

Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan and Thomas Weber (eds), Nonviolent Intervention Across Borders. A Recurrent Vision Neal Riemer (ed), Protection Against Genocide: Mission Impossible? Alice Ackerman, Making Peace Prevail: Preventing Violent Conflict in Macedonia Angela Davis, The Prison-Industrial-Complex Kathleen O'Shea, Women on the Row: revelations from both sides of the bars William Blum, Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower George Monbiot, Captive State Various Artists, Tribal Futures: the way forward Howard Clark, Civil Resistance in Kosovo Lora Lumpe (ed), Running Guns Constanza Ardila Galvis, The Heart of the War in Colombia Juan Carlos Rodrigues, The Bay of Pigs and the CIA War Resisters League 2001 Peace Calendar, Earthshaking women: 20th Century Rebels and Peacemakers

In a nutshell Letters and obituaries Events & campaigns Obituary