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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
The Future of Democracy in Bangladesh
A surprising turn of events in Bangladesh in early January that could crush Bangladesh's fragile democracy has received little international attention. USIP recently convened a panel of experts to discuss the future of democracy in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh at the Crossroads
Since the serial bombings of August 17, 2005, the attention of policymakers and analysts in Washington and beyond has focused on Bangladesh. In light of the growing public-policy import of this often overlooked but critical South Asian Muslim country, USIP launched a critical inquiry into Dhaka's policies and their domestic and international ramifications.
The Rise of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh
Governance, rule of law, and provision of justice are in short supply in Bangladesh. A campaign of terror, unleashed by Islamist militants in 1999, has gone virtually unchecked, threatening South Asian security. How should the U.S. respond to the situation in Bangladesh?
Recent Developments in Bangladesh: A Human Rights Update
Christine Fair, South Asia expert, testified before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Crisis?
USIPeace Briefing analyzes the coexistence of Islam and democracy in Bangladesh.
The Internet, Transnational Networking and Regional Security in South Asia
Analysts have raised the possibility of increased turbulence in the world system as the flow of information becomes democratized, as information becomes broadly available outside previously narrowly defined areas of expertise, and hence, as hierarchies tumble. Others have focused on the impact on military security of the increasingly sophisticated means available to both rival states, as well as groups that challenge states, for changing and disrupting the flows of information and the informa...