Publications & Tools
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The co-director of the Academy Award-winning documentary “Saving Face” stresses the importance of telling the stories of ordinary individuals who courageously speak out against human rights abuses. |
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Read about USIP’s on-the-ground and region-specific work aimed at the prevention of conflict in North Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and our special project on atrocity prevention. Countries: Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights
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On April 25, Robin Wright, noted author, journalist, and joint USIP-Woodrow Wilson Center fellow, was recognized by the Overseas Press Club (OPC) for her recent book Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Middle East. Wright received the OPC’s Cornelius Ryan Award, which recognizes the best non-fiction book on international affairs. Countries: Iraq, Libya, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Political Reform, Religion and Peacemaking
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On April 23, 2012, President Obama announced the formation of the Atrocities Prevention Board and other steps to help the United States prevent and respond to mass atrocities. USIP’s Jonas Claes discusses the impact these initiatives will have on U.S. atrocity prevention efforts. |
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USIP's Moeed Yusuf looks at Pakistan's Parliamentary Review of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan's first Oscar for her short documentary, “Saving Face.” On the occasion of Pakistan Day, she answered USIP’s questions about the significance of justice in conflict management. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
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A panel discussion hosted by USIP and the Reserve Officers Association Capitol Hill with USIP experts and the foreign affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Countries: Iran, Israel, Syria
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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A Q&A with USIP's Andrew Wilder on Afghanistan, reconciliation and moving past recent challenges. |
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Drawing on the expertise of USIP’s Jon Temin, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee invited him to testify on “Sudan and South Sudan: Independence and Insecurity” on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The hearing focused on unresolved issues following South Sudan’s secession last July, including humanitarian access and an impasse over oil transit. The hearing also examined violence and division in South Sudan, the state of democracy on both sides of the border, and prospects for progress in Darfur. Countries: The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
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Jonathan Temin, director of Sudan programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, testified on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 14, 2012. |