International Peace Information Service (IPIS)

Italiëlei 98 A, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium

 

Tel/Fax

User Services

Tel: + 32 3 225 00 22

Fax: + 32 3 231 01 51

 Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00 - 17.00

Internet

 Public access to library: Yes

Web: http://www.ipisresearch.be

Interlibrary loans: Not yet
Email: ipis(at)skynet.be and library(at)ipisresearch.be Interlibrary Photocopy: Not yet
  Printed information services: Yes

 

Core topics
  • Armed conflict (an emphasis on privatisation of conflict, mercenary activity and private military companies)

  • Minerals and diamond explotation as a means to finance conflict, production of illegal and drug trafficking.

  • Arms traficking and arms brokers

  • Human security

  • Gender and armed conflict

 

Special collections

  • Diamonds and the illegal drugs economy

  • Congo and the great lakes region, mineral exploitation, arms traficking and Colombia.

 

Document types and collection sizes

  • Monographs: About 10,000

  • Periodicals and Journals: We have nearly 150 subscriptions

  • Newsletters from the NGO community, documents from the United Nations and CD-roms.