No More Killing Fields: Preventing Deadly Conflict

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David A. Hamburg--doctor, teacher, hostage negotiator, presidential advisor, and more--has seen a lot in his 76 years and has a message for the 21st century: An ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure when it comes to deadly international conflict. To explore how the model of preventive medicine may be practically applied to situations as widely ranging as World War II's Holocaust and the recent terrorist attacks in the U. S., Hamburg joined with Cyrus R. Vance in 1994 to create the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. This book is the capstone of the Commission's extensive efforts.

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This book is a clear and insightful statement of the principles and practices of prevention. Covering a wide range of topics, it focuses especially on supporting preventive diplomacy, building democratic institutions, and upgrading socio-economic developmentthree vital pillars of preventive engagement. It shows how international cooperation is both essential and feasible for accomplishing these tasks, and applies this perspective to the prevention of catastrophic terrorism. -- Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations
Drawing on his rich background as a physician, scholar, and policymaker, David Hamburg has given us a definitive book on preventive diplomacy. Now, more than ever, we understand that cooperative international action is our first line of defense. -- Warren Christopher, former United States Secretary of State
Few have devoted so much of their professional and personal energies and resources to this imperative. In No More Killing Fields, David Hamburg provides a wealth of inspired, creative, proactive, and practical measures for policy-makers and all those committed to preventing deadly conflict. -- William J. Perry, former United States Secretary of Defense
David Hamburg's unique combination of wisdom and public-minded spirit has produced a lifetime record of remarkable accomplishment. David, more than anyone I have known, combines great breadth of experience with tremendous depth of knowledge. No More Killing Fields is the result of David's decades of work in strengthening capacities for preventing deadly conflict. I recommend this book to anyone interested in improving prospects for humanity and providing a better future for our children and grandchildren. -- Sam Nunn
As a physician, David Hamburg concluded early in his career that preventing disease was far more rewarding than treating it. So too, he argues, preventing violent conflicts is ultimately more rewarding than resolving them. His ideas deserve wide attention and careful consideration. -- Jimmy Carter, former United States President
There is more wisdom about deadly conflicts distilled in this book than in scores of others I have read. I hope policy-makers, analysts and ordinary citizens will read and heed David Hamburg's message about the importance of prevention. -- Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University
Read this stimulating volume and you will agree that few men have done more or as much for the prevention of war and the urgent need for international reconciliation than David Hamburg. His lifelong commitment to conflict resolution is a powerful appeal for hope. -- Elie Wiesel
Hamburg argues for a back-to-basics approach . . . advanced with a moral and intellectual conviction that is compelling. * Foreign Affairs *
Excellent bibliography on preventative diplomacy and useful information about organizations active in that area. -- Kinghoffer * Choice Reviews *
David Hamburg's rich book No More Killing Fields explores the equivalent of preventive medicine in the field of international security. * Science *

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David A. Hamburg, M.D., is president emeritus of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. He has been a professor at Stanford and Harvard, president of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received the National Academy of Sciences' Public Welfare Medal (its highest award), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.