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.
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Amid a Changing Global Order, NATO Looks East
South Sudan’s Independence
Jok Madut Jok, a USIP Jennings Randolph senior fellow who is currently serving as an undersecretary in South Sudan’s Ministry of Culture and Heritage, witnessed the independence celebrations in Juba on July 9. Read his take on what secession means for the future of the two Sudans.
At USIP Event, U.S. Calls on Sudan to Halt Violence, Keep Its Promises
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.
Senior Official to Discuss U.N. Policies at USIP
The need for collaborative, multilateral action at the United Nations and on global problems is growing, but so are the budgetary pressures on the U.S. government’s foreign affairs spending. That collision of factors provides the context for a scene-setting address at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) by Esther Brimmer, the assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
State Dept.’s Schwartz Calls for Stronger Humanitarian Capabilities
In tackling complex humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere, the U.S. government will “proceed on two fronts—building our national capacities while strengthening the multilateral system of humanitarian response,” Eric P. Schwartz, the assistant secretary of state for population, refugees, and migration told an audience at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on September 28.
USIP's Jon Temin Testifies Before the Senate on the "Two Sudans"
Drawing on the expertise of USIP’s Jon Temin, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee invited him to testify on “Sudan and South Sudan: Independence and Insecurity” on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The hearing focused on unresolved issues following South Sudan’s secession last July, including humanitarian access and an impasse over oil transit. The hearing also examined violence and division in South Sudan, the state of democracy on both sides of the border, and prospects for progress in Darfur...
Oil, the Two Sudans and a USIP Roundtable: Whither South Sudan's Oil?
USIP hosts an online roundtable among three experts on the crisis with oil in Sudan and South Sudan and how it might unfold.
Constitution Making in the Two Sudans
The Institute has been supporting the efforts of civil society groups in Sudan and South Sudan to encourage constitution-writing processes that are “inclusive, participatory and transparent.”
USIP Supporting Development of New Constitutions in the Two Sudans
Amid intensified fighting in the disputed area along the South Sudan and Sudan border, USIP has been on the ground in both nations, assisting officials and civil society groups to develop constitutions in an inclusive, participatory and transparent manner.
Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Challenges and Opportunities in Africa
As six of the world’s ten fastest growing countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, the United States must help develop the potential and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships with African nations, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman told a packed auditorium at the U.S. Institute of Peace on March 28.
Ongoing Tensions in the Two Sudans
USIP’s Jon Temin discusses the recent clashes and ongoing tensions between South Sudan and Sudan – and what can be done to prevent more violence.