USIP Grant Supports Radicalization Study

Monday, February 7, 2011

By: Barmak Pazhwak

Does poor governance promote extremism?  With the support of USIP, the Governance Institutes Network International (GINI), a Pakistani non-governmental organization based in Islamabad, will conduct surveys of 2,000 adults in three areas to explore potential links between misgovernance and radicalization and gain insight into the supply-side dynamics of misgovernance.

The Future of Pakistan: Event Wrap

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

By: Gordon Lubold

Charting Pakistan’s future is a nearly impossible task as it is so steeped in uncertainty. And yet it is critical to American foreign policy, with more than 100,000 U.S. troops fighting a resilient insurgency across the border in Afghanistan. While the challenges are nearly insurmountable, experts say, there are areas in which progress for the U.S.-Pakistani relationship is possible.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

UPDATE: Eye on Egypt

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

By: Gordon Lubold

Popular protests against the Egyptian government escalated into the third day, as the military and police cracked down on student demonstrators and the national airline suspended service.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Reforming Pakistan‘s Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure

Reforming Pakistan‘s Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

By: Hassan Abbas

An effective police force is critical to countering insurgency. In Pakistan, an understaffed and underequipped police force is increasingly called on to manage rising insecurity and militant violence. This report evaluates the obstacles to upgrading the existing police system and recommends traditional and innovative reform options, including major restructuring of the total civilian law enforcement infrastructure, without which the police force cannot be effectively improved.

Type: Special Report