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In a period of tremendous change in parts of the world, we are asking USIP leaders, from board members to senior staff and experts, to explain the effects that events abroad and here at home will have on the United States, and the contributions the Institute can and does make. Steven Heydemann is USIP’s senior adviser for Middle East Initiatives.
Read about USIP’s on-the-ground and region-specific work aimed at helping prevent conflict in the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia.
Countries: Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, North Korea, Pakistan, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
USIP leaders 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.
Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, The Two Sudans, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
December 13, 2011
Experts from the United States Institute of Peace, who have been working in the field throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, are available for comment on the progress of the Arab Awakening and what still needs to happen to ensure stability in the region.
Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
USIP leaders 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.
Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, Sudan, The Two Sudans, United States
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Training
The brief examines the interests, connections and dimensions of Syria's popular uprising in the Arab Gulf states. Emile Hokayem is the Senior Fellow for Regional Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Middle East based out of Mamana, Bahrain.
Senior Program Officer
International efforts to help Arab transition countries with security reform must be driven by country requests, involve many partners, and be tied to broader aims for justice, stability, and economic development.
The question of Syria’s future looms large for policymakers and analysts concerned with the outlook of Arab-Israeli peacemaking. This panel of experts addressed the current uncertainty in Syria, potential outcomes and the implications for the regional environment.
This panel, composed of veteran Middle East diplomats and negotiators discussed the major contributions of Madrid to Arab-Israeli peacemaking; highlighted lessons to be learned from the model of direct face-to-face negotiations reinforced by a multilateral track; and proposed structures and avenues for future negotiations.
