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.
U.S., Nigeria Sign Communique on Bilateral Cooperation at USIP
The signing took place on June 5, 2012, at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns representing the United States and Permanent Secretary Martin Uhomoibhi, a senior Foreign Ministry official, representing Nigeria. It capped a two-day meeting of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission held at USIP.
Atrocity Prevention through Persuasion and Deterrence
This Peace Brief describes the key findings and conclusion from a working session organized by USIP on April 5, 2012. The brief serves as input for the U.N. Secretary-General’s report in advance of the U.N. General Assembly’s interactive dialogue on Pillar III tools this summer.
Honoring Women Leaders as Agents for Change and Peace
Women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Samoa shared compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in a two-part panel event, "Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies." These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of the annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, are leading change in their transitioning societies through civil society, political activities, and private business.
Egypt’s Elections
USIP’s Dan Brumberg looks at the results of Egypt’s recent presidential election and what it suggests about the country’s post-conflict progress.
U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission Convenes at USIP
USIP hosts the seventh meeting of the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission commenced June 4, drawing senior U.S. and Nigerian officials to consider future steps in a deepening relationship between the United States and Africa’s most populous nation.
What Iraq Needs Now
What Iraq needs now is for us to remember that it is not defined by its political leaders, nor by its violent minority, nor by its past, nor by its neighbors near and afar, but by the aspirations and will of its people.
USIP Helping Develop Civil Society with Unique Sudanese Partnership
A close partnership between USIP and a Sudanese organization over the past seven years is strengthening USIP programming in a key African country that has been torn by conflict--and helping to build a vibrant civil society organization where few have prospered previously.
What Is Boko Haram?
The group Jama’atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda’Awati Wal Jihad, known the world over as Boko Haram, is an extremist Islamic sect in Nigeria that has created havoc across the north of the country and in the capital, Abuja. Its violent attacks on government offices, the United Nations, and churches threaten to destabilize the country. A range of conflicting narratives has grown up around Boko Haram, and the group’s origins, motivations, and future plans remain a matter of debate. This report addresses t...
"Honor" Killings Averted: How a USIP-Trained Pakistani Helped Save Lives
USIP has been training Pakistanis from a variety of backgrounds in practical peacebuilding, creating—with the help of a local partner--a network of conflict managers in a strategically vital country plagued by instability. Here is the exclusive story of how a USIP-trained conflict manager helped to avert “honor” killings in a rural Pakistani village.
Trashing Social Divides in Pakistan
Photo by Farhat Abbas