Publications

USIP regularly publishes an array of comprehensive analysis and policy recommendations on current international affairs issues, especially on the prevention and resolution of conflict.

We encourage you to sign-up to receive our weekly e-mail newsletter to receive notification of new publications. Below is an overview of the most recent publications. You can also view Special Reports and Peaceworks organized by region.

Peacebuilding Toolkit

USIP Develops Fragile States Framework
Working with a wide array of partners from non-governmental organizations, governments, militaries, international organizations, and the private sector, USIP is helping develop common doctrine, frameworks, and methodologies in support of peacebuilding. This is the first of several Strategic Frameworks that USIP is helping to craft.
Download the framework (PDF - 853KB)

USIP Press

Spring 2008 Catalog
The Spring 2008 USIP Press Book Catalog is now available, featuring new and forthcoming books such as How We Missed the Story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan, by Roy Gutman; My Kashmir: Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace, by Wajahat Habibullah; and The Madrassah Challenge: Militancy and Religious Education in Pakistan, by C. Christine Fair. | Go to the Bookstore

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Catalog addendum: Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace (562KB)

Recent Publications

Is Liberia’s Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program a "Necessary Intrusion?"
May 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Raymond Gilpin and Emily Hsu
Liberia's Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP) is improving the country's fiscal profile after years of neglect. Is this internationally-monitored system a "necessary intrusion" into Liberia's sovereignty?

Managing Crisis and Sustaining Peace between China and the United States
April 2008 | Peaceworks | Wu Xinbo
A series of crises has riddled relations between Beijing and Washington since the Cold War ended. What can stakeholders do to prevent such incidents?

Kenya: Setting the Stage for Durable Peace?
April 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Dorina Bekoe
After botched elections, what are the strengths and weaknesses of Kenya’s recent National Accord? Will the deal hold up? What are the costs of withdrawing from the coalition government?

New PeaceWatch Published
April 2008 | PeaceWatch
This edition highlights the expansion of the Institute’s Education and Training Center; USIP’s International Network to Promote the Rule of Law; an Institute-sponsored visit of American Muslim Scholars to Iran; an interview with noted journalist and former fellow Roy Gutman; and civic dialogue training in Sudan.

Resurrecting the Wall of Fear: The Human Rights Situation in Syria
April 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Robert Grace
Over the past several months, Syrian authorities have engaged in a harsh campaign of repression against leading dissidents and human rights activists. The crackdown, overshadowed by developments elsewhere in the region, has received scant media coverage in the U.S. and Europe.

Online Press Kits and News Releases

Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East
February 2008
Authors Scott Lasensky and Daniel Kurtzer conlude that there can be no endgame, two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict without the United States playing an active role in spurring the negotiations.
Go to the Press Kit

How We Missed the Story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan
January 2008
Award-winning journalist Roy Gutman weaves a narrative that exposes how and why the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the Western media "missed the story" in the leadup to 9/11.
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