Publications & Tools

	The Islamists Are Coming April 2012 \| Book by Robin Wright The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Robin Wright offers an overview and 10 experts identify Islamists in Algeria, Egypt (two), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Tunisia. Each chapter is designed to help both a general audience and specialists. Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Religion and Peacemaking
	Yemen Update May 2011 \| News Feature by Steven Heydemann USIP expert Steven Heydemann discusses Yemen’s uprising, which began in January with small, peaceful demonstrations, and has now brought the country to the brink of civil war. Countries: Algeria, Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
	Truth Commission Digital Collection March 2011 The United States Institute of Peace’s Truth Commissions Digital Collection is part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management. The collection contains profiles of truth commissions and substantive bodies of inquiry from nations worldwide - offering general background information on the composition of each body, links to the official legislative texts establishing such commissions, and each commission's final reports and findings. Countries: Africa, Algeria, Asia, Brazil, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Republic of the, El Salvador, Europe, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South America, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, Uganda, Uruguay \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
	Western Sahara: The Failure of "Negotiations without Preconditions" April 2010 \| Peace Brief by Anna Theofilopoulou The ongoing effort to use negotiations without preconditions to resolve the conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front over Western Sahara has not produced results. The April 6, 2010 report of the United Nations secretary-general to the U.N. Security Council admits that there has been no movement on the core substantive issues. Countries: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	The United Nations and Western Sahara: A Never-ending Affair July 2006 \| Special Report by Anna Theofilopoulou The United Nations' efforts to resolve the dispute over Western Sahara—with James Baker serving as mediator—is examined to develop lessons learned on international conflict mediation. Countries: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation
	Commission of Inquiry: Algeria September 2003 Commission of Inquiry: Ad Hoc Inquiry Commission in Charge of the Question of Disappearances Duration: 2003 - 2005 Charter: Presidential decree 03-299 Commissioners: 6 Report: No public report Countries: Africa, Algeria \| Issue Areas: Rule of Law
	The Arab World After Desert Storm October 1993 \| Book by Muhammad Faour Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
	Islam and Democracy November 1992 \| Book by Timothy D. Sisk Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking

	The Islamists Are Coming April 2012 \| Book by Robin Wright The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Robin Wright offers an overview and 10 experts identify Islamists in Algeria, Egypt (two), Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Tunisia. Each chapter is designed to help both a general audience and specialists. Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Religion and Peacemaking
	Yemen Update May 2011 \| News Feature by Steven Heydemann USIP expert Steven Heydemann discusses Yemen’s uprising, which began in January with small, peaceful demonstrations, and has now brought the country to the brink of civil war. Countries: Algeria, Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
	Truth Commission Digital Collection March 2011 The United States Institute of Peace’s Truth Commissions Digital Collection is part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management. The collection contains profiles of truth commissions and substantive bodies of inquiry from nations worldwide - offering general background information on the composition of each body, links to the official legislative texts establishing such commissions, and each commission's final reports and findings. Countries: Africa, Algeria, Asia, Brazil, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Republic of the, El Salvador, Europe, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South America, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, Uganda, Uruguay \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
	Western Sahara: The Failure of "Negotiations without Preconditions" April 2010 \| Peace Brief by Anna Theofilopoulou The ongoing effort to use negotiations without preconditions to resolve the conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front over Western Sahara has not produced results. The April 6, 2010 report of the United Nations secretary-general to the U.N. Security Council admits that there has been no movement on the core substantive issues. Countries: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
	The United Nations and Western Sahara: A Never-ending Affair July 2006 \| Special Report by Anna Theofilopoulou The United Nations' efforts to resolve the dispute over Western Sahara—with James Baker serving as mediator—is examined to develop lessons learned on international conflict mediation. Countries: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation
	Commission of Inquiry: Algeria September 2003 Commission of Inquiry: Ad Hoc Inquiry Commission in Charge of the Question of Disappearances Duration: 2003 - 2005 Charter: Presidential decree 03-299 Commissioners: 6 Report: No public report Countries: Africa, Algeria \| Issue Areas: Rule of Law
	The Arab World After Desert Storm October 1993 \| Book by Muhammad Faour Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
	Islam and Democracy November 1992 \| Book by Timothy D. Sisk Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking