Publications & Tools
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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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The United States Institute of Peace proudly recognizes the ongoing work of the State of Texas in growing connections ranging from young people and technology to women in peacebuilding. |
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Read about USIP’s on-the-ground and region-specific work aimed at helping prevent conflict in North Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special project on genocide prevention. Countries: Egypt, Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights
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Failure by mediators to fully assess the interests and positions of negotiating parties and accurately identify the strategies and tactics conflict parties employ to avoid disarming and demobilizing their fighting forces can greatly compromise the viability of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs. Providing guidance on the mediation and negotiation aspects of DDR, this toolkit lays out eight detailed steps that mediators can take to establish appropriate linkages between DDR and other aspects of a peace process. Countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Haiti, Lebanon, Libya
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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In a period of tremendous change in parts of the world, we are asking USIP leaders, from board members to senior staff and experts, to explain the effects that events abroad and here at home will have on the United States, and the contributions the Institute can and does make. Steven Heydemann is USIP’s senior adviser for Middle East Initiatives. |
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Read about USIP’s on-the-ground and region-specific work aimed at helping prevent conflict in the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia. Countries: Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, North Korea, Pakistan, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
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USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity. Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, The Two Sudans, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
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USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity. Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, Sudan, The Two Sudans, United States
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Training
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The brief examines the interests, connections and dimensions of Syria's popular uprising in the Arab Gulf states. Emile Hokayem is the Senior Fellow for Regional Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Middle East based out of Mamana, Bahrain. |
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International efforts to help Arab transition countries with security reform must be driven by country requests, involve many partners, and be tied to broader aims for justice, stability, and economic development. |