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	On the Issues: Preventing Conflicts and Peacebuilding through Athletic Competition January 2010 \| On the Issues by Soolmaz Abooali USIP’s Soolmaz Abooali takes a look at how karate and other sports can help stop fights before they happen. She recently participated in the 2009 World Cup in Poland, where she placed second in the competition. Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Youth
	North Korea’s Currency Redenomination: A Tipping Point? December 2009 \| On the Issues by John S. Park USIP’s John Park assesses what’s behind North Korea’s redenomination and its implications for the people and regime. Countries: North Korea \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development
	Roy Gutman on Afghanistan November 2009 \| On the Issues by Roy Gutman Former USIP fellow Roy Gutman, author of "How We Missed the Story," details how past missteps in Afghanistan can help the U.S. formulate a better strategy for the future. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	On the Issues: Commemorating the U.S. Embassy Seizure, Thirty Years Later November 2009 \| On the Issues by Robin Wright On Wednesday, Iran will hold a parade and demonstration to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy seizure. The opposition is now mobilizing followers to turn the commemoration into a mass protest. Robin Wright, a Jennings Randolph fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and author of four books on Iran, covered the revolution and the hostage drama. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Iran’s Disputed Election June 2009 \| On the Issues by Dan Brumberg, Steve Heydemann, Sheldon Himelfarb, Asieh Mir Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations
	Iran Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Asieh Mir Iran declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, but many insist the vote was rigged and took to the streets in protest. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered an investigation into complaints of electoral fraud, as hundreds of thousands of people marched in what appears to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Mona Yacoubian Lebanon's pro-Western bloc, known as the "March 14" coalition, will retain control of the country's government despite a strong challenge from a Hezbollah-dominated alliance, according to results from the June 7 parliamentary elections. USIP's Mona Yacoubian examines the electoral results, and what they suggest about support for Hezbollah, and the country's future direction. Countries: Lebanon, Syria \| Issue Areas: Governance, Political Systems and International Relations
	On the Issues: North Korea May 2009 \| On the Issues by John S. Park One day after North Korea’s nuclear test drew widespread condemnation, the country on May 26th test-launched two more short-range missiles. This marks Pyongyang's second nuclear test, after its first in October 2006. Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, South Korea joined the Proliferation Security Initiative, a U.S. initiative to curb the trade of weapons of mass destruction, an action North has called a declaration of war. Countries: Asia, North Korea \| Issue Areas: Weapons & Arms Control
	On the Issues: Pakistan May 2009 \| 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
	On the Issues: Sri Lanka April 2009 Recognizing the need to promote peace and minority rights in this conflict-ridden country, on March 23rd and 25th the Institute hosted a group of 17 young Sri Lankan professionals as part of a State Department professional exchange program in conjunction with NGO Relief International. Relief International’s Sri Lanka office selected the participants. Countries: Sri Lanka

	On the Issues: Preventing Conflicts and Peacebuilding through Athletic Competition January 2010 \| On the Issues by Soolmaz Abooali USIP’s Soolmaz Abooali takes a look at how karate and other sports can help stop fights before they happen. She recently participated in the 2009 World Cup in Poland, where she placed second in the competition. Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Youth
	North Korea’s Currency Redenomination: A Tipping Point? December 2009 \| On the Issues by John S. Park USIP’s John Park assesses what’s behind North Korea’s redenomination and its implications for the people and regime. Countries: North Korea \| Issue Areas: Economics and Development
	Roy Gutman on Afghanistan November 2009 \| On the Issues by Roy Gutman Former USIP fellow Roy Gutman, author of "How We Missed the Story," details how past missteps in Afghanistan can help the U.S. formulate a better strategy for the future. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	On the Issues: Commemorating the U.S. Embassy Seizure, Thirty Years Later November 2009 \| On the Issues by Robin Wright On Wednesday, Iran will hold a parade and demonstration to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy seizure. The opposition is now mobilizing followers to turn the commemoration into a mass protest. Robin Wright, a Jennings Randolph fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and author of four books on Iran, covered the revolution and the hostage drama. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Iran’s Disputed Election June 2009 \| On the Issues by Dan Brumberg, Steve Heydemann, Sheldon Himelfarb, Asieh Mir Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: International and Regional Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations
	Iran Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Asieh Mir Iran declared Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, but many insist the vote was rigged and took to the streets in protest. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered an investigation into complaints of electoral fraud, as hundreds of thousands of people marched in what appears to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Countries: Iran \| Issue Areas: Political Systems and International Relations
	Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections June 2009 \| On the Issues by Mona Yacoubian Lebanon's pro-Western bloc, known as the "March 14" coalition, will retain control of the country's government despite a strong challenge from a Hezbollah-dominated alliance, according to results from the June 7 parliamentary elections. USIP's Mona Yacoubian examines the electoral results, and what they suggest about support for Hezbollah, and the country's future direction. Countries: Lebanon, Syria \| Issue Areas: Governance, Political Systems and International Relations
	On the Issues: North Korea May 2009 \| On the Issues by John S. Park One day after North Korea’s nuclear test drew widespread condemnation, the country on May 26th test-launched two more short-range missiles. This marks Pyongyang's second nuclear test, after its first in October 2006. Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, South Korea joined the Proliferation Security Initiative, a U.S. initiative to curb the trade of weapons of mass destruction, an action North has called a declaration of war. Countries: Asia, North Korea \| Issue Areas: Weapons & Arms Control
	On the Issues: Pakistan May 2009 \| 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
	On the Issues: Sri Lanka April 2009 Recognizing the need to promote peace and minority rights in this conflict-ridden country, on March 23rd and 25th the Institute hosted a group of 17 young Sri Lankan professionals as part of a State Department professional exchange program in conjunction with NGO Relief International. Relief International’s Sri Lanka office selected the participants. Countries: Sri Lanka