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.
Independent Southern Sudan and How the Two Sudans Become Stable Nations
Dr. Jok Madut Jok, a Jennings Randolph Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace who is currently on leave from the Institute to serve as Undersecretary in the Government of Southern Sudan's Ministry of Culture and Heritage, discusses Sudan's referendum.
On the Issues: Haiti's Youth
Vivienne O'Connor, USIP senior rule of law adviser, describes youth issues in Haiti and the outlook for children one year after the earthquake.
On the Issues: Sudan's Referendums
Jacqueline Wilson, USIP senior program officer, talks about south Sudan's referendum and USIP's work on the ground.
Glossary of Terms for Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
To help practitioners, scholars, and students answer questions about terminology, USIP has developed the Peace Terms: A Glossary of Terms for Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. This extensive glossary provides short definitions of a wide range of complex and often confusing terms used in the field of conflict resolution.
USIP Prevention Newsletter - January 2011
The bimonthly Prevention Newsletter provides highlights of the Institute's conceptual and region specific work aimed at helping to prevent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special project on genocide prevention. It also provides Over the Horizon thinking on trends in different regions, as well as information about events, working groups and publications.
On the Issues: Genocide and Prevention
Lawrence Woocher, senior program officer in Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, talks about the risk of genocide in Côte d'Ivoire and USIP's Genocide Prevention Task Force.
Iraq After Formation: Determining a Way Forward
USIP Iraq expert Sean Kane takes a look at Iraq in 2010 and the formation of its second democratically elected government since the adoption of its Constitution in 2005.
The Role of Women in Global Security
This report examines women’s roles in peacebuilding, postconflict reconstruction, and economic development. It draws on discussions at the conference on "The Role of Women in Global Security," held in Copenhagen on October 29–30, 2010, and co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Denmark and the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and former member of USIP’s board, brought together par...
Nigeria: Looking Toward 2011
David Smock, vice president of USIP's Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, discusses religious tensions and recent events in Nigeria, and examines the outlook for Africa's most populous nation.
On the Issues: Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
USIP’s John Park discusses recent events on the Korean Peninsula and assesses the outlook for 2011.