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Nigeria, On Cusp of Buhari Inauguration, Finds Voice, Activist Says

Nigeria, On Cusp of Buhari Inauguration, Finds Voice, Activist Says

Thursday, May 28, 2015

As Nigeria prepares to swear in President-elect Muhammadu Buhari this week, former Cabinet Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili says the new leader will need to “stop being a candidate…and reconcile the entire country.” Nigerian citizens will no longer idly wait for their government to take action, but will demand more accountability, she said in a videotaped interview with USIP Program Officer Oge Onubogu.

Type: Analysis

Violent ExtremismGenderYouth

Ambassador Johnson Cook, Specialists Consider Role of Civil Society in Religious Coexistence

Ambassador Johnson Cook, Specialists Consider Role of Civil Society in Religious Coexistence

Monday, October 22, 2012

The U.S. State Department’s “strategic dialogue” with international civil society, including faith leaders abroad, is underway and “planting seeds for the future” in fostering peaceful religious coexistence, Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on October 22.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

USIP Hosts International Gathering on Water Security and Conflict Prevention

USIP Hosts International Gathering on Water Security and Conflict Prevention

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Assuring access to water of adequate quantity and quality in the face of increasing challenges poses a growing risk of future conflicts. But in preventing any outbreak of conflict, better water management can play a vital role in building peace and cooperation, a variety of officials and specialists said at the Water Security and Conflict Prevention Summit held at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on September 10.  

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentEconomics

Corruption: Sleeper Threat to International Security

Corruption: Sleeper Threat to International Security

Thursday, July 3, 2014

In non-violent uprisings and more full scale revolutions ranging from the Arab spring to the overthrow of the President in Ukraine, one common underlying propellant was rebellion against government corruption. The same fuel has fed continuing turmoil in post-revolutionary Libya and undercut Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram. Yet the role of acute corruption in fomenting protests and violence is underappreciated and makes Western efforts to combat it insufficient.

Type: Analysis

The Crowd Who Would Be King

The Crowd Who Would Be King

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Technology is connecting people all over the world, giving them new power and a stronger voice. But is it making government any better?

Type: Analysis