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.
Assessing Conflict Transformation and Stabilization
USIP is helping develop metrics for measuring progress in reconstruction and stabilization operations. This effort is a partnership between USIP, the U.S. State Department (Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization), the Fund for Peace, the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, and US Army Corps of Engineers.
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Competition over natural resources such as oil or diamonds can lead to, intensify, or sustain violence—the resource curse—but natural resources can also play a role in managing and resolving conflict and preventing its reoccurrence. This study guide will illuminate the role of natural resources as causes of conflict, and their role in helping to bring about peace.
Confronting Crimes Against Humanity
Darfur, East Timor, Rwanda, Bosnia—these are just some of the mass atrocities that have occurred since the 1990s. But that period also saw the beginning of a series of efforts to confront crimes against humanity. This study guide describes the key elements of humanitarian intervention and the "responsibility to protect," as well as methods for protecting civilians.
Truth Commission: Bolivia
Truth Commission: National Commission for Investigation for Forced Disappearances Duration: 1982 - 1984 Charter: Supreme Decree No. 19241 Commissioners: 8 Report: No final report
Commission of Inquiry: Côte d’Ivoire
Commission of Inquiry: Mediation Committee for National Reconciliation Duration: 2000 – 2001 Charter: Presidential Decree Commissioners: 28 Report: No report
Truth Commission: Democratic Republic of Congo
Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Duration: 2003 - 2007 Charter: Law No. 04/018 Commissioners: 8 officials (21 members) Report: Public report
Truth Commission: Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Truth Commission: Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation Duration: 2002 – 2005 Charter: UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) Regulation 2001/10 Commissioners: 7 Report: Public report
Truth Commission: El Salvador
Truth Commission: Commission on the Truth for El Salvador Duration: 1992 – 1993 Charter: El Salvador: Mexico Peace Agreements—Provisions Creating the Commission on Truth Commissioners: 3 Report: Public report
Truth Commission: Germany 92
Truth Commission: Study Commission for Working Through the History and the Consequences of the SED Dictatorship in Germany Duration: 1992 - 1994 Charter: Act No. 12/2597 Commissioners: 27 Report: Public report
Truth Commission: Ghana
Truth Commission: National Reconciliation Commission Duration: 2003 - 2004 Charter: National Reconciliation Act No. 611 Commissioners: 9 Report: Public report