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Foreign troops conduct health assessments in Haiti (Credit: US Navy Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class David Danals)
May 2009 | 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

Countries: Haiti | Issue Areas: Economics and Development
Map of Pakistan (Courtesy: CIA)
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.

May 2009

The Center pursues collaborations and research to predict the potential of climate change in sparking or exacerbating conflict.

Credit: USAID Photo-Georgia
May 2009

An online toolkit for peacemakers, negotiators, and other conflict management practitioners.

Credit: The New York Times/Norimitsu Onishi
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.

Credit: USIP/Steven Purcell
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.

May 2009 | 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
Maliki at the UN (NY Times)
May 2009 | 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. 

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.

America's Strategic Posture Book Cover (Image: USIP Press)
May 2009 | 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.

 
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