PrintRaymond Gilpin
Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies Centers of Innovation
Raymond Gilpin directs USIP’s Sustainable Economies Center of Innovation. He leads the Institute’s work on analyzing complex economic relationships during all stages of conflict (including prevention, mediation, resolution and post-conflict). Gilpin collates sound practices from practitioners and experts and designs appropriate capacity-building and reach-back tools for conflict environments.
Before joining USIP, he served as academic chair for Defense Economics at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University (2003-2007); where he pioneered work on development economics and resource management in Africa’s security sector. He was also lead faculty for Center’s work on energy, maritime security and China. Prior employment includes: director for International Programs, Intellibridge Corporation (now part of Eurasia Group); senior economist at the African Development Bank Group; research director at the Central Bank of Sierra Leone; and economist at the World Bank.
Gilpin holds a doctorate from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. His thesis was on Macroeconomic Stabilization and Parallel Markets (1993). He also holds an Executive Certificate in International Finance and Capital Markets from Georgetown University.
Publications:
- Depoliticizing Zimbabwe?s Economy: Solutions for Two Million Percent
USIPeace Briefing, August 2008 - Is Liberia?s Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program a "Necessary Intrusion?"
USIPeace Briefing, May 2008 - China in Africa: Human Security Implications for Policy Makers, Africa Center mimeo (July 2007).
- "Enhancing Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea," Strategic Insights, (vol. VI, Issue 1 (January 2007).
- Budgeting and Procurement in Africa?s Security Sector, Africa Center mimeo (October 2006).
Resources & Tools
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has enormous economic potential thanks to its rich mineral deposits and vast tracts of arable land. Historically, these resources have been exploited by predatory leaders and a host of subregional actors. The time is now ripe for the DRC to put years of war and economic underdevelopment behind it. |
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A new USIP report examines how the $1 trillion tourist industry can help strengthen stability in developing countries. Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Peacebuilding
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The deadly conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed the lives of millions and appears to have no end. A new USIP report provides context to this protracted war, assesses current approaches and presents new options on how to resolve it. Countries: Africa
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, Peacekeeping
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Authored by USIP's Raymond Gilpin, this new working paper offers practical strategies to mitigate the rising costs of Somali piracy and lay the foundation for lasting peace. The upsurge in attacks by Somali pirates between 2005 and mid-2009 reflects decades of political unrest, maritime lawlessness and severe economic decline which has dire implications for economic development and political stability in Somalia. |
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Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President and director of USIP’s Sustainable Economies Center of Innovation, talked about this new development, factors fueling Somali piracy, and offers policy options to address the problem. |
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Zimbabwe is saddled with two million percent annual price increases, rampant corruption and pervasive unemployment. Experts believe that an effort to reform the country's political corruption and irresponsible monetary policies will be central to establishing social and economic stability in the long run. Countries: Zimbabwe
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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? Countries: Liberia
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Events
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March 18, 2010
This workshop aims to inform members of the Democratic Republic of Congo diaspora and other stakeholders of ongoing development assistance programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provide a forum for a frank exchange of ideas and identify avenues for more effective diaspora involvement in peacebuilding. |
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March 4, 2010
The elections planned for 2010 could be a game-changer for Burma, with the economy presenting a viable point of entry for effective and lasting reform. Drawing from his December 2009 visit to Burma, Joseph Stiglitz will discuss his perspectives and outline how economic reform could help promote both lasting peace and sustainable, conflict-sensitive economic progress. Countries: Myanmar/Burma
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February 22, 2010
There is a growing body of evidence that group dynamics can help explain the nature and likelihood of political violence. This event will seek to answer questions like: What types of horizontal inequalities make political violence most likely? What factors determine group mobilization? Is there a tipping point? How should conflict management and peace promotion strategies better account for horizontal inequalities? |
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February 17, 2010
Copper deposits worth over $50 billion in Afghanistan’s Aynak valley could either present an opportunity for economic sustainability and political stability or become the focus of violent competition and grand corruption. Panelists discussed the steps necessary to ensure that the copper industry benefits local communities and promotes peace in Afghanistan; how the Afghan business sector could prepare to be fully integrated in the copper value chain and the role for external parties, like the United States, to help the Afghan government and community-based organizations to build capacity that would improve coordination and effectiveness. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance
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January 12, 2010
Even though the mismanagement of natural resources lies at the heart of many enduring conflicts, the sustainable and equitable use of petroleum, mineral and agricultural resources could help prevent conflict and promote lasting peace. This event examined the underpinnings of resource management in resource-rich, conflict-prone states and explored options for conflict-sensitive strategies that could break the cycle of violence and lay the foundation for sustainable economic development. Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance, Peacebuilding
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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November 10, 2009
USAID’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) in Iraq was designed as a non-lethal counterinsurgency program that aimed to reduce incentives for participating in violent conflict by utilizing job-creation programs and engaging the youth. This event considered the following questions and more: Was the CSP effective as a counter-insurgency tool in Iraq? Does the CSP foster local ownership and sustainability? Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Economics and Development, Post-Conflict Activities, Security and Strategy
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October 20, 2009
The upcoming 2010 elections and 2011 referendum in Sudan are the culminating events of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the National Congress Party and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement. However, looking at 2011 and beyond, there is increasing concern that Sudan may revert to violence rather than move forward towards the sustainable peace envisioned by the CPA. |
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April 28, 2009
This public event looks at how different types of conflict affect economic behaviors at the household level. The presenters, Tilman Brueck and Kati Schindler, will discuss the impacts of conflict through the use of household survey data collected from both Mozambique and Rwanda, where post-conflict environments impaired household boundaries, asset endowments, and the types of income-generating activities households engaged in. They will also offer a set of policy recommendations for decision-makers and practitioners.
Countries: Mozambique, Rwanda
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April 13, 2009
Effective and sustainable state-building requires a balanced application of all instruments of foreign assistance, particularly defense, diplomacy and development (the 3Ds). Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Economics and Development
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February 11, 2009
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December 17, 2008
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December 16, 2008
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November 19, 2008
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October 29, 2008
Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace |
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October 27, 2008
Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace |
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October 17, 2008
Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources
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August 21, 2008
Issue Areas: Economics and Development
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June 9, 2008
Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Peacebuilding
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June 4, 2008
A public event co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Africa Program Countries: Ghana
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April 9, 2008
A Liberia Working Group and Center for Economies and Conflict public event |
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April 4, 2008
Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development
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