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.
Democracy, Like Revolution, is Unattainable Without Women
In this peace brief, author Sahar F. Aziz argues that the biggest challenge for women in Arab Spring countries is transforming their leadership and influence into high-level governance positions, both elected and appointed.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti and Bishop Fear New, Escalating Religious Strife
The anger and hate that led to the brutal beating deaths of four Shia Muslims in a village of the city of Giza southwest of Cairo on June 23 was just the latest sign of an uptick in the kind of sectarian extremism that in the past has been uncommon in Egypt.
Morsi Meter in Egypt: 9,427 Protests and Counting
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi marks one-year in power on June 30, 2013. It’s been a contentious year fraught with growing troubles, and to mark the anniversary, the opposition is calling for the biggest demonstrations since the 2011 uprising.
USIP-Wilson Center Series on Arab Spring Impacts Concludes
In the last of a five-part series of papers and meetings on “Reshaping the Strategic Culture of the Middle East,” regional specialist Adeed Dawisha told an audience at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on June 12 that, contrary to some expectations, no clear political or ideological breach has opened up between the revolutionary states of the Arab Spring and the region’s status quo powers.
Egypt’s 'Jon Stewart' and Media Are Hounded by Politics, Economics
The arrest of a popular TV satirist is among the latest government measures and economic conditions that one newspaper editor says threaten to strangle the newfound independence of Egypt’s media. Lina Attalah, the chief editor of Egypt Independent briefed an audience at USIP on factors hampering freedom of expression in her country.
Political, Security Challenges Grow for Middle East Women
The unprecedented role of women in the Arab uprisings doesn't mean life is getting easier for them as the world marks International Women’s Day. A joint USIP/Wilson Center project asked 10 women leaders from the region how government and civil society can combat gender-based violence.
Egypt: National Dialogue Vs. Street Politics
Violent street protests in Egypt recently seem to have veered out of control of either President Mohammed Morsi or his political opponents, and his overture to amend the new constitution may not help. USIP Senior Fellow Holger Albrecht examines the rapidly unfolding events.
Al-Qaida on the Rise in North Africa?
USIP’s Dan Brumberg considers the potential for al-Qaida’s growth in North Africa, and the challenge this poses to U.S. relationships with the new, post-conflict governments in the region.
The Peace Puzzle: Appendices and Resources
The last 20 years of American efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict have seen many more failures than successes. The Peace Puzzle offers uniquely objective account of the American role in the post-Cold War era. In writing The Peace Puzzle, the members of USIP's Study Group on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking had broad access to key policymakers and official archives in their research process, making this book one of few that offers a comprehensive history from the Madrid Conference through the...
Middle East in 2013: Promise and (Lots of) Peril
A new peace brief by Robin Wright and Garrett Nada provides an overview of four “Arab Spring” uprisings and a look ahead to the challenges of 2013.