United States Institute of Peace

In a new country struggling for stability and still trying to craft a national identity, research conducted recently for USIP shows that the youth of South Sudan could emerge as an influential force in nation-building and peacebuilding. A new USIP radio drama will help to empower youth in this process.

Type: In the Field

Youth

How can journalists from the U.S. and other nations better protect themselves and their audiences from being duped by fake videos? Is there a way for journalists working in remote conflict areas to quickly alert national and international support organizations when their colleagues are beaten, kidnapped or killed? Last week, I joined about 80 technologists and journalists sprinting through sessions to answer these and other problems at a two-day TechCamp co-sponsored by USIP.

Type: In the Field

“Rule of law reform” is an abstract concept for most people, understood to be important, but hard to explain. This is especially true in Burma, where government officials and citizens alike are trying to grasp a relatively rapid transition from decades of authoritarian rule to democratic governance.

Type: In the Field

Justice, Security & Rule of Law

Social media took citizen reporting and election monitoring to a new level in this year’s parliamentary and provincial elections, and a USIP-supported initiative captured the enthusiasm to get the public engaged and help monitor for election-related violence and procedural misconduct.

Type: In the Field

Smart v. tough, seeing a problem from another’s viewpoint – these are some of the skills USIP’s Ted Feifer explores during a week-long program for government officials that illustrated an evolving political culture in Central Asia.

Type: In the Field

Education & Training

Online education and mobile technology have exponentially increased access to information and skills. How can online education promote peacebuilding?

Type: In the Field

Education & Training

A neighborhood’s piles of trash or high dropout rates in schools may not seem like the most obvious topics for improving justice and security. But two communities in Iraq are demonstrating that establishing real justice and security means going beyond the standard discussions.

Type: In the Field

Justice, Security & Rule of Law

Sheema Kermani, a prominent Pakistani classical dancer based in the port city of Karachi and recipient of USIP support to pursue her own brand of peace building, is one of four recipients of the ACHA Peace Star Award.

Type: In the Field