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The U.S.-North Korea “Exploratory” Meeting in New York: Why Now?

Thursday, July 28, 2011

John Park, a senior program officer who directs the Korea Working Group, analyzes prospects for the July 28-29 U.S.-North Korea “exploratory” meeting in New York. After more than two years of “strategic patience” exercised by the United States in not rushing into negotiations with North Korea without its firm commitment to denuclearization, why is this bilateral meeting taking place now?

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite

Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Elite

Thursday, July 28, 2011

This brief summarizes the perceptions of Pakistani foreign policy elite about Pakistan’s strategy and interests in Afghanistan, its view of the impending “end game”, and the implications of its policies towards Afghanistan for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.

Type: Peace Brief

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Praise for "Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption"

“This book effectively analyses the characteristics and effects of building anticorruption provisions into negotiated settlements in post civil war situations.” —Jens Andvig, Research Professor, Department of International Economics, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs “The enduring prevalence of corruption in conflict-affected countries is frequently bemoaned, but rarely addressed in ways that lead to its reduction. Bert Spector’s Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption fil...

"Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption": Questions and Answers with the Author

What is the principal challenge for those negotiating peace and confronting corruption in post-conflict societies? Why did you select these six cases, and how did you structure your analysis of each case? How do you define corruption? What were the findings in comparing the six case studies to the seven country control group? What measures can be taken in postconflict reconstruction processes to discourage corruption? What are integrity provisions, and how do they prevent corruption...

Type: Analysis

Haiti's Progress

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Robert Maguire, chairman of the USIP Haiti Working Group and professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, visited Haiti earlier this month to meet with government officials concerning Haiti’s current political impasse. He provides an update on the situation.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentEconomics

At USIP Event, U.S. Calls on Sudan to Halt Violence, Keep Its Promises

Monday, July 18, 2011

The government of Sudan should halt its military attacks in border regions adjacent to newly independent South Sudan and meet all of its obligations under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Johnnie Carson, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said during a conference at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on July 14.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionHuman RightsMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue