Publications & Tools
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USIP’s Daniel Brumberg discusses the significance of Egypt’s election for the country and the region. Countries: Egypt
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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USIP’s top program staff visited the Institute’s Kabul office in early May to meet with key leaders and discuss the transition in Afghanistan in 2014, a week before the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago May 20-21. USIP’s Shahmahmood Miakhel, country director in Kabul, Andrew Wilder, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs and Scott Smith, deputy director of Afghanistan programs, met with Maj. Gen. Sean MacFarland, the deputy chief of staff for operations for ISAF in Afghanistan. The group discussed the myriad issues that Afghanistan, ISAF and the international community face as the 2014 transition looms Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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On May 18th, USIP hosted a public event on "Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies," examining the phenomenon of trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones and the ways in which it affects initiatives to promote justice, security, and the rule of law, with a focus on Libya as a case study. Countries: Libya
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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USIP supports the Kabul-based Afghan Education Production Organization, or AEPO, which makes the popular BBC radio drama “New Home, New Life,” as well as other radio shows that feature a spectrum of problem-solving skills for Afghans. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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USIP's experts on Afghanistan provide a preview of the key issues at the NATO summit in Chicago. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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As leaders at the G-8 summit highlight the importance of food security for global stability, Ibrahim Shaqir, an interagency professional in residence at USIP, in an interview examines this issue in the contexts of Afghanistan and Pakistan and how agricultural systems might contribute to peacebuilding. |
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USIP President Richard H. Solomon shares his views on the transitions to civilian-led efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan after a decade of military presence. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
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The Bond Street Theater project is a USIP program in which trained actors from the international community use theater as an educational tool to show Afghan students ways to prevent low-level conflict within families or communities. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Arts and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
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On Monday night, Israelis went to bed with a lame duck Knesset, set to dissolve in advance of early elections in September. They awoke Tuesday morning to an overnight unity deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the ruling Likud party, and Shaul Mofaz, the new leader of Likud’s main rival, Kadima. USIP's Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen assesses how Israel's new coalition government could affect the peace process. |
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