http://www.monitor.upeace.org The Peace and Conflict Monitor provides a forum for academic discussion and peace journalism on relevant regional and global issues. http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=862 This paper aims at highlighting the shortcomings of institutions that do not uphold the principles of good governance in Cameroon and how they have led to a series of conflicts and uprising that nearly paralysed the country and threatened the peace and integrity of the nation. http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=863 UPeace Professor Nika Salvetti draws attention to new approaches in business that strive to diversify the profit-seeking priorities of the business world toward more sustainable and socially responsible practices. She highlights the contribution of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, whose prescriptions for social business include sustainability, improved working standards, reinvestment of profits within the business itself, and poverty reduction as a business objective. http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=864 There is a huge debate in Tucson, Arizona regarding the elimination from the school curriculum of specific lessons in Mexican-American studies. The argument is that these lessons cause rifts between the school children, further dividing different ethnicities and causing an anti-USA campaign. However, in attempts to protest the new legislation, others argue for the value of the teachings and are pushing to continue the lessons that have been taught for decades. Shakena Goode offers an educated opinion on the situation, with hope for the future of educational liberty in Tucson and beyond. http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=865 “SAF with SW attack on former AQI leader” -- UN security briefing note http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=866 UPeace Asia Leaders Fellow Aingkaran analyzes the conflict in Sri Lanka within the framework of the relationship between political power and modern ethnic identities.