Publications
Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
Institute Partnership Underway for Overseas Graduate School Instruction in Peacebuilding
The Institute’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Future Generations Graduate School, has begun teaching peacebuilding to international development practitioners in courses that have been conducted online as well as in India and Kenya. The new USIP role addresses an often unmet need: practical education in peacebuilding for people working in community development.
USIP Condemns Incendiary Film and Violent Reactions
USIP President Jim Marshall statement condemning the “Innocence of Muslims” film and the violent reactions to it.
Burma/Myanmar Democracy Activist Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for U.S. Support, Easing of Sanctions at USIP
USIP and the Asia Society hosted an engaging discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the democratic transition in Burma/Myanmar, the challenges that lay ahead, and the potential of a promising future.
Providing Space for Positive Youth Engagement
Tim Luccaro, USIP’s program officer in Kabul, discusses USIP’s work with Afghan youth volunteers to build greater community awareness of civic and legal rights, highlighting the need for greater recognition of Afghan youth’s role and participation in political and peace processes in Afghanistan.
Libya Will Not be Another Iraq
Photo Credit: The New York Times/ Mohammad Hannon
Former Rep. Jim Marshall Becomes USIP’s Fourth President
Former U.S. Congressman Jim Marshall became the fourth president of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on September 14, taking the oath of office and telling an audience at USIP’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., that he and the Institute’s staff are committed to the mission of “peace for the United States and for the world.”
Afghanistan Experts, at USIP, Examine Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
Andrew Wilder, director of USIP’s Afghanistan and Pakistan programs, and a panel of leading Afghanistan humanitarian specialists gathered at USIP to examine that country’s entrenched humanitarian problems, “Hidden in Plain Sight: Afghanistan’s Continuing Humanitarian Crisis.”
Lessons from Afghanistan’s History for the Current Transition and Beyond
Contrary to some views, Afghanistan has been and can be governed effectively and be politically stable. But history indicates that overly ambitious and rushed modernization efforts are likely to face sharp domestic reactions that can set development back, sometimes for decades.
The U.S. Surge and Afghan Local Governance
The U.S. civilian and military surge in Afghanistan aimed at transforming local governance, but it fell short because the strategy assumed that progress on security and governance would go hand in hand and that bottom-up progress would be reinforced by the national government. Going forward, the international community should focus on a few key governance issues to address and use the Strategic Partnership Agreement as a vehicle for long-term planning.
USIP Mourns Loss of U.S. Ambassador and 3 Staffers, Killed in Libya
Following the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three consulate staff on Sept. 11, USIP’s president said, “[Their] deaths remind us all of the courage and sacrifices made by our State Department partners… [It] is a tragic loss for the country and the Institute – and indeed for the cause of peace and stabilization in Libya.”