Programs

In order to reach a viable peace, institutional performance in conflict zones must balance drivers of conflict.

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.

Kosovo.  Photo Courtesy New York Times

Sustainable stability in the Balkans requires continuous international efforts, including the insights of those individuals with extensive in the field experience.  
 

Map of the Balkans (Source: CIA World Factbook)

USIP has been engaged in the Balkans since 1996, starting in Bosnia immediately after the signing of the Dayton Accords, and later expanding its activities to Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia.

Iraq elections Photo Credit: (Moises Saman/The New York Times)   (NYT Photos)

Peace doesn't automatically return when the guns stop firing or an agreement is signed. This team works to advise newly-forming governments and institutions, promote and maintain community reconciliation, and help different groups on the ground to coordinate their efforts to maintain security and provide services.

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Man sits on top of earthquake rubble in Haiti (NYT Photo)

USIP's Haiti Working Group holds monthly, public meetings to focus the attention of Washington policymakers on Haiti.

INPROL is a web-based worldwide network of rule of law practitioners and experts created to support practitioners in the field.  Find out more information about becoming part of INPROL, and apply for membership.

Map of the Middle East, CIA World Factbook

This initiative, which brings together leading figures from Iraq and its six neighbors, and produced the March 2007 Marmara Declaration, is the only initiative of its kind.

Cover of the ISG Report

The Iraq Study Group made a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq and how it affects the surrounding region as well as U.S. interests. The effort was undertaken at the urging of several members of Congress with agreement of the White House. A final report was released to Congress, the White House, and the public on December 6, 2006.

 Justice and Security Dialogue brings together stakeholders at the local community level to strengthen rule of law and security by building lines of communication, increasing trust, sharing information, promoting accountability, and providing input on justice and security reform needs and options.