Publications & Tools
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Reflecting the Institute's commitment to utilizing cost-effective approaches to empower others with knowledge, skills, and resources that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict, USIP supports U.S. and Pakistani nonprofit organizations producing media geared toward women and youth, countering extremist messaging. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Training, Youth and Peacebuilding
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This brief examines changes in the Pakistani political landscape in advance of the country’s election, expected in early-2013. |
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In partnership with the National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on May 23 hosted a workshop with experts from government and the NGO community to examine “Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding.” |
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Evaluating the work that peacebuilders do and the impact it has can all seem a bit wonky. But it's critically, and increasingly, important. It is always important to show where the work an organization has done has had an effect. But it's even more important now, in an age of funding scrutiny. And many in the peacebuilding and aid work community are looking for success stories – examples of what works and what doesn't, but also effective approaches to monitoring and evaluation that could even be replicated. Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
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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 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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This paper reflects both authors' concern that neglect of the opium economy in coming years could be perilous, exacerbate problems, possibly lead to poorly thought-out knee-jerk reactions and/or simplistic responses which would only worsen the situation, and further damage the prospects for success of what will inevitably be a difficult and challenging process of transition in Afghanistan. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Rule of Law, 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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Technology is transforming the work at USIP and other conflict resolution organizations do in the field, presenting us with virtually unlimited opportunities to try new approaches to age old problems of corruption, persecution, resource shortages, election fraud and gender violence. |
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A Facebook page created for the killing of Egyptian teen Khaled Said that originally helped to crystallize the sentiment of the opposition is now being used as a platform to incite violence, showing how social media can be used not only to prevent violence, but to stoke it as well. Countries: Egypt
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
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