In the Field

Pro-government demonstrators. (Photo: Anita Isaacs)
June 2009

A scandal involving murder allegations against the president and escalating violence from drug trafficking threaten Guatemala’s stability. Former USIP grantee Anita Isaacs recently traveled to the Central American country, where she witnessed massive demonstrations that exposed the fragility of Guatemala’s democracy.

Taxi displaying Sri Lanka flag in celebration of the end of the civil war. (Photo: USIP Photo)
May 2009

USIP peace scholar Benjamin Schonthal provides a first person account of the excitement at the end of Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war. And, he also reminds us that the hard work of peace is just beginning.