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.
Communal Violence in Burma
Priscilla Clapp, former U.S. chief of mission in Burma and USIP adviser, discusses the recent flare-up of violence in Burma, where at least 80 people have been killed since sectarian violence broke out last month.
Institute, National Academy of Engineering Explore New Applications of Science and Technology to Peacebuilding
As part of its ongoing partnership with the National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on June 25 focused their joint Roundtable on Technology, Science and Peacebuilding on four initiatives. USIP President Richard H. Solomon and National Academy President Charles Vest chaired a half-day session designed to solicit feedback and guidance from members on the progress made by the Roundtable’s four working groups.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed Speaks: Democracy in Question
Former President Mohamed Nasheed spoke at USIP on June 25 at an event co-hosted with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict on his country’s political challenges, nonviolence and climate change. Learn more about this discussion
USIP Hosts Students for National Peace Essay Contest Week
National winners were announced by Dr. Richard Solomon, president of USIP, at the conclusion of a week-long program for the individual state winners in Washington, DC.
Egypt, Elections and the Fate of the Transition
Daniel Brumberg of the U.S. Institute of Peace examines important developments in Egypt’s transition.
Yemen and Transitional Justice
Victims from Taiz
USIP’S ‘SENSE’ Trainings in Iraq in Demand
The Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE), a state-of-the-art computer-facilitated simulation that teaches peacebuilding and negotiating skills, has helped more than 1,650 Iraqis in government, nongovernmental organizations and academia learn collaborative and decision-making skills that should directly strengthen their efforts to advance development and manage conflicts in a country until recently torn by war and still facing terrorist strikes.
Pakistani Journalists, at USIP, Examine Role of Media
The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a group of senior Pakistani media representatives June 19 to discuss the complex role that the new Pakistani media plays in shaping both domestic and international policies.
Learning from Women's Success in the 2010 Afghan Elections
This report, sponsored by the Center for Gender and Peacebuilding at the U.S. Institute of Peace, is based on data culled from the 2010 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. Using these numbers, the authors assess how female candidates and voters fared in the last election and provide recommendations for improving women’s participation in future Afghan elections.
Looking at What's New in the "New Deal" for Fragile States
The December 2011 high-level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan, South Korea outlined a strategy to improve the way the international community works in fragile states in what was dubbed the "New Dea