Resources & Tools
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This Working Paper is the culmination of the work of the Study Group on Reform and Security. Countries: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Analysis, Economics and Development, Governance, Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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A new USIP report examines online discourse in the Arab world and emerging trends of the blogosphere. Countries: Asia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria
| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Science and Technology, Youth
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Former USIP fellow Roy Gutman, author of "How We Missed the Story," details how past missteps in Afghanistan can help the U.S. formulate a better strategy for the future. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States
| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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The recent formation of the Federation of Jammu and Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has the potential to play a promising role in future efforts to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir. In the special report, "Promoting Cross-Line of Control Trade in Kashmir," author Moeed Yusuf provides in-depth analysis of the fledgling entity and a concrete illustration of the opportunities and challenges of the way forward. |
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In Afghanistan's poppy-rich south and southwest, a raging insurgency intersects a thriving opium trade. A new USIP report, How Opium Profits the Taliban, examines who are the main beneficiaries of the opium trade, how traffickers influence the Taliban insurgency as well as the politics of the region, and considers the extent to which narcotics are changing the nature of the insurgency itself. Countries: Afghanistan, Asia, Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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USIP Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Imtiaz Ali testified on July 29, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs about "Responding to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Crisis in Pakistan. |
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President Barack Obama recently met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai and pressed the two leaders to do more to combat Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in the border area. Rodney W. Jones, program officer for USIP’s Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, assesses Pakistan’s efforts to battle insurgents, the Obama administration’s new approach on Pakistan and Afghanistan, and what USIP is doing to address the problems in the troubled region. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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On October 2, 2008, the USIP-cosponsored Pakistan Policy Working Group released a report with recommendations to the next administration as it develops its strategic options relating to Pakistan. The recommendations are endorsed by Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state and Lee Hamilton, former U.S. representative and co-chair of the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group.
Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States
| Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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The resignation of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf — once a key Washington ally — marks a new stage in the country’s often volatile politics. Institute specialists Alex Thier and Qamar-ul Huda discuss a host of challenges on Pakistan's political scene. Countries: Pakistan
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In this report, a duo of experts from India and Pakistan explore the prospect of "making borders irrelevant" in Kashmir through increased movement of people, goods and services across the "Line of Control." The findings draw on the results of a survey of stakeholders and public opinion on both sides. Countries: India, Kashmir, Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development, Peacebuilding
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