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USIP regularly publishes an array of comprehensive analysis and policy recommendations on current international affairs issues, especially on the prevention and resolution of conflict. USIP resources also include practical tools, training and courses for conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

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September 2009 | Book by John W. Limbert

 John Limbert steps up with a pragmatic yet positive assessment of how to engage Iran. Through four detailed case studies of past successes and failures, he draws lessons for today’s negotiators and outlines 14 principles to guide the American who finds himself in a negotiation—commercial, political, or other—with an Iranian counterpart. 

September 2009 | Book by Michael Semple

 In this timely and thorough volume, Michael Semple analyzes the rationale and effectiveness post-2001 attempts at reconciliation in Afghanistan. He explains the poor performance of these attempts and argues that rethinking is necessary if reconciliation is to help revive prospects for peace and stability in Afghanistan. 

August 2009 | Book by Daniel Brumberg and Dina Shehata, editors

Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World highlights the challenges that escalating identity conflicts within Muslim-majority states pose for both the Muslim world and for the West, an issue that has received scant attention in policy and academic circles.  

July 2009 | Book by Anatoly Adamishin and Richard Schifter

A diplomatic memoir unlike any other, this volume takes the reader behind the scenes on both sides of the Cold War as two men form an unlikely partnership to help transform Soviet-American relations. 

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July 2009

Truth Commission: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
Duration: 2 years anticipated
Charter: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill
Commissioners: 7
Report: The commission is still in session.

 

Countries: Kenya | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice