President Obama: U.S. Supports Democratic Movements in the Middle East and North Africa, Pushes for Middle East Peace

Friday, May 20, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad

President Barack Obama, in a wide-ranging policy address on the Middle East and North Africa, put U.S. support squarely behind the pro-reform, democratic movements reshaping the region and called for continued U.S. efforts to support Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Democratization and Conflict in the Arab World: Challenges, Opportunities and Dangers

Monday, May 9, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad;  Gordon Lubold

The mass protests seeking democracy and rule of law in the Arab world—amid the hope for change—have also produced an array of uncertainties, the likelihood of setbacks and the need for difficult policy choices by U.S. officials, the specialists addressing a United States Institute of Peace (USIP) conference on May 4 said. The event was co-hosted with Georgetown University.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Women and the Arab Spring

Thursday, May 5, 2011

By: Mary Hope Schwoebel

Women's participation in the Arab Spring has been significant, but it remains to be seen, however, if their participation will result in increased opportunities for women in the public sphere when the dust settles. USIP’s Mary Hope Schwoebel discusses the opportunities and challenges for women in the Arab Spring.

Type: Analysis

GenderConflict Analysis & Prevention

Youth and the "Arab Spring"

Youth and the "Arab Spring"

Thursday, April 28, 2011

By: Stephanie Schwartz

USIP’s Stephanie Schwartz, author of “Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change,” discusses the critical role youth are playing in the “Arab Spring.”

Type: Analysis

Youth

Traveling toward the Rule of Law in the Middle East and North Africa: Avenues and Obstacles

Traveling toward the Rule of Law in the Middle East and North Africa: Avenues and Obstacles

Thursday, April 21, 2011

By: Colette Rausch;  Jason Gluck;  Vivienne O'Connor;  Scott Worden

This brief was written by the director of USIP’s Rule of Law Center of Innovation and three of the center’s senior advisers: Colette Rausch, Jason Gluck, Vivienne O’Connor and Scott Worden. The authors’ analysis is informed by their knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa and their firsthand experiences in promoting the rule of law in transitional states such as Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo and Nepal.

Type: Peace Brief

Conflict Analysis & Prevention