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.
Conflict Resolution Training and Facilitated Problem Solving (Nuba Mountains)
Institute trainers Keith Bowen and Jacki Wilson arrived in the central Sudanese town of Dilling, at the foot of the Nuba Mountains, mere days after a series of revenge killings had left more than a dozen of its inhabitants dead. Working with the Badya Center for Integrated Development Services, an indigenous NGO, their mission was to train local leaders in conflict resolution skills, as well as to facilitate local problem solving.
Managing Natural Resource Wealth
Natural resource-rich countries demonstrate a higher than average risk both of experiencing conflict and of returning to conflict. Jill Shankleman provides lessons from Iraq, Sudan, Angola, Liberia, and Afghanistan.
Sudanese-Chadian Relations: A New Dimension to the Conflict in Darfur?
Following more than a decade of close relations, tensions between the governments of Chad and Sudan have risen in recent months. What impact will this fraying relationship have on both countries?
Workshops on Conflict Resolution and Customary Law (Darfur)
Professional Training Program Officers Jacqueline Wilson and Jonathan Morgenstein completed two highly successful workshops on Conflict Resolution and Customary Law in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan.
Overcoming Obstacles to Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
Civilians and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur are increasingly being attacked by militia groups. What are the challenges of the rising insecurity faced by civilians in Darfur and AMIS? How can the GOS respond, and what are the opportunities for the international community to facilitate humanitarian assistance in Darfur?
Emergent Insecurity in Eastern Sudan
A USIPeace Briefing recapping a meeting of the Institute's Sudan Peace Forum on the Beja people and the recent escalation of violence in Eastern Sudan.
Workshop on Conflict Resolution (Upper Nile)
The USIP Professional Training Program conducted a workshop in Malakal, southern Sudan December 5-7, 2005. Senior Program Officer Jacki Wilson was assisted by Program Officer Jonathan Morgenstein for the workshop, which was conducted in partnership with the NGO Reconcile.
Resolving the Boundary Dispute in Sudan's Abyei Region
A USIPeace Briefing on a recent meeting of the Institute's Sudan Peace Forum discussing the implications of the Abyei Boundary Commission report for the Abyei region in Sudan.
Workshop on Conflict Resolution (Kassala)
Professional Training Program Officers Jacki Wilson and Nina Sughrue conducted a highly successful skills training workshop in Kassala, Sudan, on September 12-14, 2005. The University of Kassala hosted the workshop, which was held in partnership with the Sudan Inter-Religious Council.
Conflict Resolution Workshop in Khartoum, Sudan
The Institute conducted its second conflict resolution training workshop for Sudanese participants April 12-14, 2005, in Khartoum, Sudan. Jacki Wilson of the Professional Training Program was augmented by former Institute Training Program Officer Greg Noone for this workshop, which was conducted in partnership with the Sudan Inter-Religious Council (SIRC).