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.
Virginia: At the Crossroads of Building Peace
The Commonwealth of Virginia continues to expand as a center of innovation for peacebuilding activities to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S. military and civilian corps to work together around the world. Across Virginia, from the Pentagon to the peacebuilding academies, from workshops at universities to grants to practitioners, USIP is working closely to build partnerships.
North Korea’s Planned Missile Test Steals the Spotlight at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
John Park, a senior program officer who directs USIP’s Korea Working Group, examines North Korea’s preparations for a “satellite launch,” which has cast a long shadow over the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
Constitution Making in the Two Sudans
The Institute has been supporting the efforts of civil society groups in Sudan and South Sudan to encourage constitution-writing processes that are “inclusive, participatory and transparent.”
USIP Supporting Development of New Constitutions in the Two Sudans
Amid intensified fighting in the disputed area along the South Sudan and Sudan border, USIP has been on the ground in both nations, assisting officials and civil society groups to develop constitutions in an inclusive, participatory and transparent manner.
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Challenges and Opportunities in Africa
As six of the world’s ten fastest growing countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, the United States must help develop the potential and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships with African nations, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman told a packed auditorium at the U.S. Institute of Peace on March 28.
Ongoing Tensions in the Two Sudans
USIP’s Jon Temin discusses the recent clashes and ongoing tensions between South Sudan and Sudan – and what can be done to prevent more violence.
The Value of Building Peace
We asked USIP leaders, from board members to senior staff and experts, to explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity. USIP Chief Financial Officer Michael Graham describes the effect the federal budget crisis is having on the nation’s civilian agencies as very challenging. Graham believes that peacebuilding, by its very nature, saves money ...
The Long View of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship
USIP's Moeed Yusuf looks at Pakistan's Parliamentary Review of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.
North Carolina: Paving the Way for Peacebuilding
Experts on gender and peacebuilding know USIP well from collaboration underway to develop a Gender and Peacebuilding course for peace support operations to strengthen technical, civil, and military institutional capacities to mainstream gender and women’s issue in training for peace support operations.
USIP Helping Iraqi Minorities Find their Political Voice
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is helping vulnerable Iraqi minority groups to organize themselves in a project that is creating the means for them to more effectively advocate for their rights and interests in Iraq’s turbulent political scene.