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.
Ten Years Later, Why Is Darfur Still in Crisis?
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Sudan: Economic Pressures Building
USIP’s continuing series on “sleeper risks” examines how Sudan’s economic crisis may be the single most important factor in the country’s overall trajectory this year, and could very well tear the country apart.
Understanding Sudan and South Sudan's Cooperation Agreements Through a Gender Lens
Although gender concerns do not figure explicitly in the Sudan and South Sudan's September 2012 framework agreements, implementation offers both countries an important opportunity to develop an inclusive process whereby women actively participate and voice their own priorities and concerns.
Year in Review: Conflict Continues in the Two Sudans
Jon Temin, director of the Sudan and South Sudan programs at USIP, examines “a difficult year” for Sudan and South Sudan, and highlights some of USIP’s work in the region.
USIP in 2012: Year in Review
From the idea of an interfaith center in Baghdad to prospective programs encouraging Burmese media to contribute to peace, USIP experts discuss conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts in 2012 and plans for this new year in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Burma, the two Sudans and more.
Scenarios for Sudan
With Sudan's January 2011 referendum on independence for southern Sudan fast approaching, USIP hosted three workshops in April and May 2009 to develop scenarios focused on plausible developments over a two and a half year period.
Traditional Authorities’ Peacemaking Role in Darfur
As broader peace efforts have faltered, the international community has increasingly focused on the capacity of local communities in Darfur to regulate conflict in their midst. This report examines the traditional justice system in Darfur and points to challenges facing traditional authorities, as well as how the system has adapted and evolved during the years of violent conflict.
Voting in Fear
In Voting in Fear, nine contributors offer pioneering work on the scope and nature of electoral violence in Africa; investigate the forms electoral violence takes; and analyze the factors that precipitate, reduce, and prevent violence. The book breaks new ground with findings from the only known dataset of electoral violence in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 1990 to 2008. Specific case studies of electoral violence in countries such as Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria provide the context to further un...
Assessing the Oil Deal between the Two Sudans
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Sudan, South Sudan Strike Oil Deal
USIP's Sudan program director, Jon Temin, discusses the recent oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan.