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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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	Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction November 2009 The Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction (S&R) manual presents the first strategic “doctrine” ever produced for civilians engaged in peacebuilding missions. It is a practical roadmap for helping countries transition from violent conflict to peace. Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities

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	The Afghan Elections November 2009 \| Congressional Testimony by J Alexander Thier Alex Thier, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs, testified on November 19, 2009 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on how to move forward in Afghanistan and work with President Karzai. Countries: Afghanistan
	Roy Gutman on Afghanistan November 2009 \| On the Issues by Roy Gutman Countries: Afghanistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	The Current Status of Religious Coexistence and Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina November 2009 \| Peace Briefing by Renata Stuebner As Bosnia and Herzegovina’s longtime tradition of religious coexistence is disappearing, USIP examines how education for new generations can improve multiethnic understanding in the postwar country. Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Education, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion
	Lebanon's Unstable Equilibrium November 2009 \| Peace Briefing by Mona Yacoubian In the wake of Lebanon forming a new government, USIP assesses how the country can ensure ongoing political progress and stability. Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Governance, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Looking for Justice: Liberian Experiences with and Perceptions of Local Justice Options November 2009 \| Peaceworks by Deborah H. Isser, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Saah N’Tow, with Adeo Addison, Johnny Ndebe, George Saye, Tim Luccaro This report presents the research findings and analysis of ten months of field study as part of the United States Institute of Peace and George Washington University project titled "From Current Practices of Justice to Rule of Law: Policy Options for Liberia's First Post-Conflict Decade." The analysis we present, based on three types of research methods (focus groups, individual interviews with parties to specific disputes, and interviews with chiefs, zoes [traditional leaders], and other justice practitioners) employed primarily in three counties (Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Nimba, and less extensively in parts of Monrovia), is intended to provide the Liberian government and other stakeholders in the country with more robust evidence than has hitherto been available on how both formal and customary justice systems are perceived and utilized by Liberians. Countries: Africa, Liberia \| Issue Areas: Governance, Rule of Law, Transitional Justice

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USIP Library

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Interviews with our experts on recent global conflict developments

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Tools for the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of conflict

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Studemeister Collection of Peace Agreements, Oral Histories, etc

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some timely, some timeless, analyses of conflicts around the world
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in-depth reports
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summaries of events, conferences and fieldwork
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	The Afghan Elections November 2009 \| Congressional Testimony by J Alexander Thier Alex Thier, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs, testified on November 19, 2009 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on how to move forward in Afghanistan and work with President Karzai. Countries: Afghanistan
	Roy Gutman on Afghanistan November 2009 \| On the Issues by Roy Gutman Countries: Afghanistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	The Current Status of Religious Coexistence and Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina November 2009 \| Peace Briefing by Renata Stuebner As Bosnia and Herzegovina’s longtime tradition of religious coexistence is disappearing, USIP examines how education for new generations can improve multiethnic understanding in the postwar country. Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Education, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion
	Lebanon's Unstable Equilibrium November 2009 \| Peace Briefing by Mona Yacoubian In the wake of Lebanon forming a new government, USIP assesses how the country can ensure ongoing political progress and stability. Countries: Lebanon \| Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Governance, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion
	Looking for Justice: Liberian Experiences with and Perceptions of Local Justice Options November 2009 \| Peaceworks by Deborah H. Isser, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Saah N’Tow, with Adeo Addison, Johnny Ndebe, George Saye, Tim Luccaro This report presents the research findings and analysis of ten months of field study as part of the United States Institute of Peace and George Washington University project titled "From Current Practices of Justice to Rule of Law: Policy Options for Liberia's First Post-Conflict Decade." The analysis we present, based on three types of research methods (focus groups, individual interviews with parties to specific disputes, and interviews with chiefs, zoes [traditional leaders], and other justice practitioners) employed primarily in three counties (Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Nimba, and less extensively in parts of Monrovia), is intended to provide the Liberian government and other stakeholders in the country with more robust evidence than has hitherto been available on how both formal and customary justice systems are perceived and utilized by Liberians. Countries: Africa, Liberia \| Issue Areas: Governance, Rule of Law, Transitional Justice