Resources & Tools

April 2007
Issue Areas: Governance
March 2007
Sudanese men have a discussion
January 2007

The Sudan Experience Project Oral History Library contains the transcripts of nearly 100 interviews with those who negotiated and who are implementing the CPA. These first person accounts and the lessons learned from their experience are a substantial contribution to our understanding of the challenges of negotiating and implementing complex peace agreements.

November 2006

These are links to online reports, policy briefs, occasional papers, working papers and other research papers pertaining to conflict prevention, conflict resolution and related topics which are produced by sources not associated with the U. S. Institute of Peace.

Credit: CIA World Factbook
February 2006

Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia
Duration: 2006 - 2009
Charter: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act
Commissioners: 9
Report: Vol. I issued in December 2008, Vol. II, and Vol. III due June 2009
 

Countries: Liberia | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
A member of a PRT in Afghanistan talks with local women (Credit: US Air Force/Capt. Stacie N. Shafran)
November 2005

The experiences of Americans who served in Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan provide important lessons for current and future peace and stability operations. Provincial Reconstruction Teams are small, joint, civil-military organizations whose mission is to promote good governance, improved security and reconstruction. In November 2005, there were 22 PRTs in Afghanistan: nine were directed by the U.S. and countries belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force directed the other 13.

Countries: Afghanistan
USAID distributes aid to Iraqis in Baghdad
October 2005

The Iraq Experience Project is designed to collect, distill, and disseminate lessons learned from U.S. government officials, military officers, and contractors who served in the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Using a combination of tools from printed reports to interactive DVDs and interviews collected in 2004, the Iraq Experience Project seeks to help U.S. civilian and military personnel by providing the training and skills needed for Americans serving in Iraq and beyond.

Countries: Iraq
July 2005
Countries: Africa
July 2005
June 2005
Countries: Kashmir