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Updated: September 5, 2008

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.

The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.

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Pakistan After Musharraf's Departure

Pakistani lawyers and civil society members shout slogans against Bhutto's widower and political successor, Asif Ali Zardari, who will run for president in the Sept. 6 election by lawmakers, during a demonstration in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Hundreds of lawyers have rallied in major Pakistani cities and disrupted traffic to pressure the government to reinstate dozens of judges fired by ex-President Pervez Musharraf. (AP Photo)

The resignation of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf — once a key Washington ally — marks a new stage in the country’s often volatile politics. Institute specialists Alex Thier and Qamar-ul Huda discuss a host of challenges on Pakistan's political scene. | Learn more

An Indian paramilitary officer buys fruits in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept.2, 2008.Thousands of Kashmiris thronged shopping areas Tuesday as authorities lifted a nine-day-old curfew from the Muslim majority areas in troubled Indian Kashmir, coinciding with the start of the Islamic month of fasting. (AP Photo)

Kashmir: Making Borders Irrelevant

In this report, a duo of experts from India and Pakistan explore the prospect of "making borders irrelevant" in Kashmir through increased movement of people, goods and services across the "Line of Control." The findings draw on the results of a survey of stakeholders and public opinion on both sides.
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Haiti: Confronting the Gangs of Port-au-Prince

The UN mission in Haiti's successful campaign against the country's gangs set a precedent for future missions. Based on field research, authors Michael Dziedzic and Robert P. Perito explore the conduct of military and police operations, Haitians' overwhelmingly positive views of the UN intervention and lessons learned.
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Russian soldiers leave Georgia's separatist-controlled territory of South Ossetia and ride into Russia's North Ossetia on Aug. 26, 2008.

Georgia Conflict Resources

Recent violence between Russia and Georgia, preceded by Georgia's hostility with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, has led many to reconsider emerging paradigms in conflict analysis and conflict management. USIP has produced a series of resources and facilitated a number of events and trainings related to the region.
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One of the Institute's congressional mandates is to "serve the people and the government through the widest possible range of education and training...to promote international peace and the resolution of conflicts..." The Education and Training Center's mission is to help fulfill this mandate.