Publications
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.
Palestinians, Refugees, and the Middle East Peace Process
In this clearly written and balanced volume, longtime Middle East expert Don Peretz examines the current conditions and future prospects of the Palestine refugees and the members of the Palestinian diaspora. He reviews their demographics, living conditions, political identity, and perspectives on the peace process, including the Gaza-Jericho plan. He explores a variety of proposed solutions, including repatriation, compensation, and resettlement.
The Peace Process and Palestinian Refugee Claims
The property abandoned by Palestinian refugees in 1948 is an acutely sensitive subject for Palestinians and Israelis alike, and wary negotiators have often steered clear of so impassioned an issue. But the failure to deal with claims for compensation or restitution has ultimately served only to undermine numerous peace endeavors.
International Intervention in Gaza: Options and Obstacles
The recent Hamas takeover of Gaza has led to calls for greater international intervention. With prominent figures calling for an international force in Gaza and along the Gaza-Egypt border to halt arms trafficking, what are the demands, options, and obstacles for international intervention scenarios?
A Hamas Government: Isolate or Engage?
What does Hamas' victory in the January Palestinian elections mean for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking? USIP Guest Scholar Shlomo Brom reviews the advantages and the risks of the two strategies that have crystallized since the election.
Prospects for Mediation of the Lebanon Crisis
As the crisis in Lebanon and Israel worsens, the search for solutions continues. The question looms large: Can there be a successful mediation? Recently, USIP put that question to a group of experts who discussed the key components necessary for moving toward a mediated solution.
Dollars and Diplomacy: Foreign Aid and the Palestinian Question
The worsening crisis in Arab-Israeli relations has brought into sharp focus the question of how foreign aid can be used as an instrument of peacemaking. The fighting in Gaza and Lebanon is creating pressure for major new international relief and reconstruction assistance. But can foreign aid help the parties return to a political process?
Healing the Holy Land: Interreligious Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine
This publication documents faith-based efforts by Muslim, Jewish, and Christians to achieve a just peace in the Arab/Israeli conflict. The publication argues forcefully that religious leaders and interests must be engaged in the peace process in order to assure a sustainable, inclusive, and comprehensive settlement. The report includes the perspectives of clergy, lay, facilitators of inter-faith dialogue, religious educators, and participants in the historic Alexandria Summit in January 2002,...
Crisis in Lebanon: Is Peacekeeping Possible?
How can the UN ceasefire resolution that called for the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah ensure a lasting peace? USIP convened a roundtable of panelists to discuss the criteria for effective peacekeeping in the aftermath of this latest crisis in the Middle East.
Arab-Jewish Relations in Israel
Israel is and remains a deeply divided society of some 5.6 million Jews and some 1.2 million Palestinian-Arab citizens. Sammy Smooha, a 2009-10 Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace addresses attitudes and the divisions surrounding the Arab-Israeli conflict.
USIP Prevention Newsletter - January 2011
The bimonthly Prevention Newsletter provides highlights of the Institute's conceptual and region specific work aimed at helping to prevent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special project on genocide prevention. It also provides Over the Horizon thinking on trends in different regions, as well as information about events, working groups and publications.