New START Debate Spotlights Strategic Posture Commission Guidance

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

By: Brian Rose

With the U.S. Senate’s ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the United States and Russia now await the Russian parliament’s likely ratification to make important reductions in their strategic nuclear arsenals.  Throughout debate, senators on both sides of the aisle cited the findings and recommendations of the 2009 Strategic Posture Commission, chaired by former secretaries of defense William Perry and James Schlesinger.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

Mapping the Russian Blogosphere

Mapping the Russian Blogosphere

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

By: Anand Varghese

At a USIP public event held on October 19, 2010, researchers presented a mapping conducted by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Morningside Analytics. The event was part of USIP’s ongoing Blogs and Bullets initiative. This Peace Brief summarizes the methodology and findings of the Berkman Center/Morningside Analytics researchers and the panel discussion that followed.

Type: Peace Brief

Breaking the Cycle of Electoral Violence in Nigeria

Breaking the Cycle of Electoral Violence in Nigeria

Monday, December 20, 2010

By: Ebere Onwudiwe;  Chloe Berwind-Dart

Commissioned by the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at the United States Institute of Peace, this report offers a brief overview of electoral violence in Nigeria, examines Nigeria’s prospects for a nonviolent political transition in 2011, and concludes with recommendations for a safer, more secure polling season.

Type: Special Report

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Afghanistan Media Assessment

Afghanistan Media Assessment

Monday, December 13, 2010

By: Eran Fraenkel;  Emrys Shoemaker;  Sheldon Himelfarb

This report was commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. It assesses Afghanistan’s media sector through a new tool developed by USIP, which combines elements of a traditional media assessment with conflict analysis.

Type: Peaceworks

USIP Book Launch Explores Iran's Seriousness

Monday, December 13, 2010

By: Cheryl Saferstein

After 30 years of estrangement, the Obama administration is now engaged with Iran in hopes of a deal to ensure Iran’s nuclear energy program is not subverted to make nuclear weapons. On December 1, 2010, Iran experts explored important trends inside Iran and in its dealings with the outside world at the U.S. Institute of Peace’s launch of “The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy.”

Type: Analysis

Transcending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future

Transcending the Past to Build Haiti’s Future

Monday, December 6, 2010

By: Robert Maguire

This Peace Brief is based on a public forum and meeting of USIP’s Haiti Working Group on October 29, 2010. The featured speaker was Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, former Prime Minster of Haiti (2008-2009). Robert Maguire, Chair of USIP’s Haiti Working Group and Associate Professor of International Affairs at Trinity Washington University, was a discussant. Robert Perito, director of USIP’s Haiti Program, served as moderator.

Type: Peace Brief

EnvironmentEconomics

Conflict and Post-Conflict Governance: The Stakeholder Perspective

Conflict and Post-Conflict Governance: The Stakeholder Perspective

Monday, December 6, 2010

By: Jacleen Mowery;  Demis Yanco;  Ryan McClanahan

On May 26-27, 2010, Deloitte Consulting LLP and USIP co-sponsored a conference entitled Conflict and Post-Conflict Governance: The Stakeholder Perspective. The purpose was to draw upon the experiences of national politicians, mayors and civil society in conflict-affected countries to help improve technical assistance programs in the transition from war to peace.

Type: Peace Brief