Latest Resources & Tools
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May 2009
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Peace Briefing
by Robert Perito
In 2009, Haiti has been the subject of an unprecedented diplomatic initiative led by the United Nations. In rapid succession, Haiti received visits from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Security Council, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and numerous senior delegations from Caribbean and South American countries |
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May 2009
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On the Issues
by Rodney W. Jones
President Barack Obama recently met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai and pressed the two leaders to do more to combat Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in the border area. Rodney W. Jones, program officer for USIP’s Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, assesses Pakistan’s efforts to battle insurgents, the Obama administration’s new approach on Pakistan and Afghanistan, and what USIP is doing to address the problems in the troubled region. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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May 2009
The Center pursues collaborations and research to predict the potential of climate change in sparking or exacerbating conflict. Issue Areas: Science and Technology
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May 2009
An online toolkit for peacemakers, negotiators, and other conflict management practitioners. |
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May 2009
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding is proposing the evaluation of select scientific and technical collaborations between countries to identify the active ingredients that makes them channels of peacebuilding. Issue Areas: Science and Technology
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May 2009
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding has partnered with Education and Training Center/ International (ETC/I) to explore in-depth Serious Gaming and Simulations as tools for improved decision-making by peacebuilders. Issue Areas: Education, Science and Technology
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May 2009
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Peace Briefing
by Edward P. Joseph
The policy choice in Bosnia revolves around one question: how much time does the country have? If one believes that the country is reasonably stable, that another election will produce more cooperative leaders, and that Bosnia's "EU future" is assured, then the way forward is clear: cede international leadership in Bosnia from the U.S. to the European Union. Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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May 2009
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Peace Briefing
by Daniel Serwer and Sam Parker
In meetings conducted in Baghdad in May 2009, senior Iraqi leaders indicated how they interpret January’s provincial election results, expressed concerns about the recent downturn in security, lamented the tremendous financial pressure the government is feeling due to the decline in oil prices, and projected their hopes for national elections slated for 30 January 2010. The Iraqis, numbering about 20, represented the highest level of nearly all of the main Iraqi political factions, including leaders in the Council of Representatives (COR), members of the presidency, and top officials in the government. |
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May 2009
Following its mandate to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts, USIP is committed to publishing significant works that offer new insights. Starting with four titles in the fall of 1991, USIP Press Books has published more than one hundred titles. |
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May 2009
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Book
by William J. Perry, Chairman; James R. Schlesinger, Vice Chairman
For more than eleven months this bipartisan commission of leading experts on national security, arms control, and nuclear technology met with Congressional leaders, military officers, high-level officials of several countries, arms control groups, and technical experts to assess the appropriate roles for nuclear weapons, nonproliferation programs, and missile defenses. This official edition contains a discussion of key questions and issues as well as the Commission’s findings and recommendations for tailoring U.S. strategic posture to new and emerging requirements as the world moves closer to a proliferation tipping point. |

