Through a Glass Darkly? The Middle East in 2012

Through a Glass Darkly? The Middle East in 2012

Friday, January 13, 2012

By: Steven Heydemann

In a period of tremendous change in parts of the world, we are asking USIP leaders, from board members to senior staff and experts, to explain the effects that events abroad and here at home will have on the United States, and the contributions the Institute can and does make. Steven Heydemann is USIP’s senior adviser for Middle East Initiatives.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionReligion

USIP Prevention Newsletter - January 2012

USIP Prevention Newsletter - January 2012

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The January 2012 Prevention Newsletter features a spotlight on U.S.-Iran relations: Iran seems to be on a collision course with the international community. The U.S. and its allies have to find a way to respond effectively to Iran, without feeding the very forces seeking conflict with the West.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Eye on the Middle East and North Africa

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are closely following developments throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In a series of reports and interviews, they cover a wide range of issues.

Type: Analysis

Justice and Security Dialogue

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Justice and Security Dialogue brings together stakeholders at the local community level to strengthen rule of law and security by building lines of communication, increasing trust, sharing information, promoting accountability, and providing input on justice and security reform needs and options.

Human RightsMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Yemen Teeters on Brink of Civil War...Again

Thursday, September 22, 2011

By: Steven Heydemann

Last week, Yemen’s President Ali Abdallah Saleh -- who remains in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia recovering from injuries incurred in a bomb attack on the presidential compound in June -- announced that he had delegated authority to his vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, to sign an agreement negotiated through the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) last spring that would remove Saleh from power.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

NGOs and Nonstate Armed Actors

NGOs and Nonstate Armed Actors

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

By: Claudia Hofmann;  Ulrich Schneckener

Two seasoned NGOs engage nonstate combatants on international human rights law to get them to change behaviors, from eliminating use of landmines to protecting civilians. Their work can inform and complement other attempts at engagement.

Type: Special Report

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue