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Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project and editor of Global Governance. Since arriving at The Graduate Center in 1998, he has also been research director of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (2000-2001) and academic fellow at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. From 1990 to 1998 as a Research Professor at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies, he also held a number of administrative assignments (Director of the Global Security Program, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Associate Director), served as the Executive Director of the Academic Council on the UN System, and co-directed the Humanitarianism and War Project. He has also was executive director of the International Peace Academy, a member of the UN secretariat, and a consultant to several public and private agencies. His latest books are Military-Civilian Interactions: Intervening in Humanitarian Crises (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999); Humanitarian Challenges and Intervention (Westview, 2000), with Cindy Collins, 2nd edition; and The United Nations and Changing World Politics (Westview, 2001), with Roger A. Coate and David P. Forsythe, 3rd edition; Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges (Indiana University Press, 2001), with Louis Emmerij and Richard Jolly; and The Responsibility To Protect: Research, Bibliography, and Background (International Commission for Intervention and State Sovereignty, 2001), with Don Hubert.
Email: tweiss@gc.cuny.edu

Acción Humanitaria en Tiempos de Guerra, by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1993.

Action Humanitaire en Temps de Guerre, by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1993.

A Critical Review of Operation Lifeline Sudan: A Report to the Aid Agencies, by Tabyiegen A. Aboum, Eshetu Chole, Koste Manibe, Larry Minear, Abdul Mohammed, Jennefer Sebstad, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1990.

"Dealing with Displacement and Suffering from Yugoslavia's Wars: Conceptual and Operational Issues," by Thomas G. Weiss and Amir Pasic. 1998.

Desafios Humanitarias en Centroamérica: Lecciones Aprendidas en los Recientes Conflictos Armados, by Cristina Eguizábal, David Lewis, Larry Minear, Peter Sollis, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1993.

"Do International Ethics Matter? Humanitarian Politics in the Sudan," by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1991.

From Massacres to Genocide: The Media, Public Policy, and Humanitarian Crises, edited by Robert I. Rotberg and Thomas G. Weiss. 1996.

"Groping and Coping in the Gulf Crisis: Discerning the Shape of a New Humanitarian Order," by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1992.

Haiti Held Hostage: International Responses to the Quest for Nationhood 1986-1996, Occasional Paper #23, by Robert Maguire (team leader), Edwige Balutansky, Jacques Fomerand, Larry Minear, William O'Neill, Thomas G. Weiss, and Sarah Zaidi. 1996. [review by Farhan Haq]

Haïti prise en otage: Les Réponses Internationales à la Recherche d'une Identité Nationale de 1986 à 1996. Occasional Paper #23, by Robert Maguire (team leader), Edwige Balutansky, Jacques Fomerand, Larry Minear, William O'Neill, Thomas G. Weiss, and Sarah Zaidi. 1996.

Humanitarian Action and Security in Liberia 1989-1994, Occasional Paper #20, by Colin Scott in collaboration with Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1995.

Humanitarian Action: A Transatlantic Agenda for Operations and Research, Occasional Paper #39 by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 2000.

Humanitarian Action in the Former Yugoslavia: The UN's Role, 1991-1993, Occasional Paper #18, by Larry Minear (team leader), Jeffrey Clark, Roberta Cohen, Dennis Gallagher, Iain Guest, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1994. [review by Alex Cunliffe] [review by Suzanne M. Plain] [review by Jim Ingram]

Humanitarian Action in Times of War: A Handbook for Practitioners, by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1993. [review by Victor Tanner] [review by Suzanne M. Plain] [review by Gayton P. Gomez] [review by A.B. Fetherston]

Humanitarian Action: Social Science Connections, Occasional Paper #37, by Stephen C. Lubkemann, Larry Minear, and Thomas G. Weiss. 2000.

Humanitarian Challenges and Intervention: World Politics and the Dilemmas of Help, by Thomas G. Weiss and Cindy Collins. 1996.

Humanitarian Challenges in Central America: Lessons from Recent Armed Conflicts, Occasional Paper #14, by Cristina Eguizábal, David Lewis, Larry Minear, Peter Sollis, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1993.

Humanitarian Politics, by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1995.

Humanitarianism Across Borders: Sustaining Civilians in Times of War, edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Larry Minear. 1993. [review by Michael Pugh] [review by Suzanne M. Plain] [review by Gil Loescher]

Humanitarianism and War: Learning the Lessons From Recent Armed Conflicts, Occasional Paper #8, by Larry Minear, Thomas G. Weiss and Kurt M. Campbell. 1991.

Humanitarianism Under Siege: A Critical Review of Operation Lifeline Sudan, by Larry Minear in collaboration with Tabyiegen A. Aboum, Eshetu Chole, Koste Manibe, Abdul Mohammed, Jennefer Sebstad, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1991.

"The Media as Humanitarian Factor," by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1995.

Mercy Under Fire: War and the Global Humanitarian Community, by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1995. [review by William DeMars] [review by Gil Loescher] [review by Alex Cunliffe] [review by Niall Toibin]

Military-Civilian Interactions: Intervening in Humanitarian Crises, by Thomas G. Weiss. 1999 .

The News Media, Civil War, and Humanitarian Action, by Colin Scott, Larry Minear, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1996. [review by Liam O'Hagan] [review by John Phelan] [review by Alex De Waal]

An Overview and Assessment of 1989-1996 Peace Operations Publications, Occasional Paper #28, by Cindy Collins and Thomas G. Weiss. 1997.

Political Gain and Civilian Pain: The Humanitarian Impacts of Economic Sanctions, edited by Thomas G. Weiss, David Cortright, George Lopez, and Larry Minear, with a Foreword by Lakhdar Brahimi. 1997. [review by David Westwood] [review by Hans-Peter Gasser]

"Principles, Politics, and Humanitarian Action," by Thomas G. Weiss. 1999.

"Sovereignty is No Longer Sacrosanct: Codifying Humanitarian Intervention," by Jarat Chopra and Thomas G. Weiss. 1992.

Toward More Humane and Effective Sanctions Management: Enhancing The Capacity of The United Nations System, Occasional Paper #31, by Larry Minear, David Cortright, Julia Wagler, George A. Lopez, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1998. [review by Hans-Peter Gasser]

United Nations and Civil Wars, edited by Thomas G. Weiss. 1995.

United Nations Coordination of the International Humanitarian Response to the Gulf Crisis, 1990-1992, Occasional Paper #13, by Larry Minear, U. B. P. Chelliah, Jeff Crisp, John Mackinlay, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1992. [review by Suzanne M. Plain] [review by UNHCR] [comments by Edmund J. Cain] [comments by David H.A. Hannay]

Volunteers Against Conflict, by United Nations Volunteers, with Introduction and Conclusion by Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1996. [review by Wim da Haar]