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Refugees and IDPs after Conflict

Refugees and IDPs after Conflict

Thursday, April 7, 2011

This report reviews the challenges facing returning refugees and internally displaced persons after protracted conflict, questioning the common wisdom that the solution to displacement is, in almost all cases, to bring those uprooted to their places of origin, regardless of changes in the political, economic, psychological, and physical landscapes.

Type: Special Report

The Need to Pursue Mutual Interests in U.S.-PRC Relations

The Need to Pursue Mutual Interests in U.S.-PRC Relations

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Recent turbulence in U.S.-Chinese relations stems from China’s umbrage at what it perceives to be the United States’ attempts to harm China’s core interests. Professor Thomas Christensen presents a distinct perspective on U.S.-China relations that emphasizes the dangers in interacting in an environment of mistrust and polarization.

Type: Special Report

Global Policy

Women and Rural Communities in Egypt

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Following longtime leader Hosni Mubarak’s departure, USIP’s Manal Omar traveled to Egypt in early April to assess how the recent turmoil there has impacted rural communities and women.

Type: Analysis

Gender

Strengthening Justice and Security in the Himalayas

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The U.S. Institute of Peace has unveiled a pathbreaking survey of attitudes toward the police, justice and rule of law in politically troubled Nepal, an effort that could help guide reforms needed to tame the violence and corruption plaguing the Himalayan nation’s young democracy.

Type: Analysis