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.
Recent Developments in Bangladesh: A Human Rights Update
Christine Fair, South Asia expert, testified before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on Bangladesh.
Kosovo: Current and Future Status
Daniel Serwer, vice president and director of Peace and Stability Operations, testified before the Committee on International Relations on Kosovo.
Fostering Democracy in the Middle East: Defeating Terrorism with Ballots
Mona Yacoubian, special advisor to the Muslim World Initiative testified before the Committee on Government Reform.
Engineering Peace: The Military Role in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
A former Institute Senior Fellow speaks before a Capitol Hill study group about the post-conflict reconstruction gap in three different case studies.
Militant Recruitment in Pakistan
A program officer in the Muslim World Initiative speaks before a Capitol Hill study group about Islamic militant organizations in Pakistan.
Iraq's Next Milestone: Iraqi Constitution-Making
A Congressional briefing on the prospects for Iraq constitution-making.
Justification of War
When is war justified? The teaching guide on the justification of war, helps teachers address this age-old question with their students. Through use of the guide, students explore the causes of war, apply the principles of a just war to modern conflicts, analyze how leaders justify wars, and develop an editorial position on the justness of a conflict.
Controlling the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
This study guide assists teachers in increasing students' understanding of the prevalence and spread of nuclear weapons and familiarizes students with historic and contemporary measures to control nuclear proliferation and stimulates their thinking of potential strategies for doing so in the future.
Rebuilding Societies After Conflict
This guide from the 2003 National Peace Essay Contest assists teachers in increasing students' understanding of post-conflict reconstruction and ability to analyze the post-conflict reconstruction process in both historic and contemporary conflicts.
International Terrorism: Definitions, Causes and Responses
Dealing with terrorism has become the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy today. Yet terrorism, its definition, causes, and methodsof dealing with it, has rarely been dealt with in high school courses. The Institute has developed this guide to assist teachers in helping their students identify and understand terrorism. The teaching guide provides teachers with lesson plans, bibliographic sources, and factual material that address the varying views and definitions of terrorism, some of terroris...