Publications & Tools
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The theme of the sixth summit of the Americas to be held in Cartagena, Colombia from April 14-15, 2012, is “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity.” USIP's Colombia expert, Virginia Bouvier, previews the summit. Countries: Colombia, Cuba
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
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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, Bahrain, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, The Two Sudans, United States, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
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Experts on nonviolent peacekeeping presented their methodologies, lessons learned, and the way forward for the innovative field at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on March 21, 2012. Countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Nepal, Syria
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation
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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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Over the past several decades, dozens of countries have established truth commissions and other bodies to investigate mass atrocities or systematic human rights abuse. Lessons learned from past truth-finding processes are invaluable to help address the legacies of human rights violations in countries transitioning to democratic regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and elsewhere. Countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Libya, Nepal, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
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Gender and Peacebuilding Center Director, Kathleen Kuehnast, discusses USIP's focus on women's equality in 2011 and looks ahead at the gender projects USIP will work on in 2012. |
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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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Two seasoned NGOs engage nonstate combatants on international human rights law to get them to change behaviors, from eliminating use of landmines to protecting civilians. Their work can inform and complement other attempts at engagement. Countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, United States, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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USIP is supporting a research project being undertaken by Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and former USIP Peace Scholar, to document and analyze the role of women in local community-based conflict resolution efforts in the Putumayo department of Colombia. |