Projects
part of the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention
Building trust and dialogue between political, social and religious leaders
Past Projects
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With an eye toward preventing low-level ideological conflicts in the Muslim world from escalating into violence, the Muslim World Initiative is convening dialogues in Cairo, which will feature participants from the new generation of political leaders. The dialogues present these "middle ground" or "wasat generation" leaders—who have been caught between autocratic regimes and the entrenched older generation of opposition activists—with a venue to evaluate their progress, build political alliances, and assess prospects for promoting common ground. |
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Mounting security challenges have raised concerns about how the United States can best promote political reform while safeguarding its security interests. Co-chaired by Larry Diamond and Francis Fukuyama, the Study Group addresses this complex problem through a series of meetings that highlight the interplay of security and reform in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. |
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The Pivotal States Project is a series of books focusing on key or "pivotal" states in the Muslim world: Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. By virtue of their influence in regional political, economic, and cultural networks, these states can play a critical role not only in the resolution of conflicts in their immediate vicinity, but also in moderating future relations between the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. |
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Building upon our emergency response to the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, USIP established a working group to focus on Lebanon's internal issues and how they will affect long-term reconstruction. The working group facilitates interaction between experts on Lebanon and government officials, and designs reconstruction efforts in a manner to prevent conflict within Lebanon and across its borders. |
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The Iran Working Group regularly convenes specialists from the D.C. policy community, a number of research projects, and an exchange program between U.S. and Iranian religious leaders |
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