Programs
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The Institute seeks to present a balanced approach to its work relating to Arab-Israeli relations by supporting research, programs and grants that improve understanding, develop capacity and analyze the issues in ways that can be useful to all parties who are seeking peace.
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In November 2008, USIP supported a joint-initiative of the Conferencia de Religiosos y Religiosas de Colombia, the organizing body of Catholic men’s and women’s religious orders, and Justapaz, a Menonite organization, to convene a four-day workshop outside of Bogota for Catholic and Protestant women peacemakers. This workshop provided an opportunity for women doing peace work on the ground through their churches to share best practices, network, and conceive future joint-initiatives. |
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Working through the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East and the Adam Center in Gaza, USIP is working to promote interfaith dialogue between Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Israel and Palestine in an effort to support the Alexandria Declaration. The project will identify non violent ways to promote economic, social, and political development and will find opportunities to support networking between religious leaders and local NGOs. |
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The Iran Working Group regularly convenes specialists from the D.C. policy community, a number of research projects, and an exchange program between U.S. and Iranian religious leaders |
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Building upon our emergency response to the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, USIP established a working group to focus on Lebanon's internal issues and how they will affect long-term reconstruction. The working group facilitates interaction between experts on Lebanon and government officials, and designs reconstruction efforts in a manner to prevent conflict within Lebanon and across its borders. |
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USIP is working to strengthen the capacity and commitment of clergy in Sri Lanka to work effectively across faith divides to implement effective, conflict sensitive inter-religious peacemaking. |
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This initiative is designed to help to mobilize moderates, marginalize militants, and bridge the U.S./Muslim-world divide. |
Key Links
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The Pivotal States Project is a series of books focusing on key or "pivotal" states in the Muslim world: Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. By virtue of their influence in regional political, economic, and cultural networks, these states can play a critical role not only in the resolution of conflicts in their immediate vicinity, but also in moderating future relations between the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. |
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The Religion and Peacemaking program conducts research, identifies best practices, and develops new peacebuilding tools for religious leaders and organizations; helps define and shape the field of religious peacebuilding; and in cooperation with USIP's other Centers, develops and implements integrated strategies for the Institute's conflict-specific work, including projects with religious communities in zones of conflict.
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Initiatives
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