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.
Coping with an Economic Juggernaut
How does the U.S. – and the world – cope with the economic juggernaut that is China?
USIP Conference Panel Considers Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations
The closing panel of the conference, The Week that Changed the World, co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Richard Nixon Foundation on March 7, featured senior China policy watchers assessing the uncertain future of U.S.-Chinese relations.
U.S. - China Relations 40 Years After the Week That Changed the World
We spoke to USIP President Richard Solomon about U.S.-China relations, 40 years after "the week that changed the world," the major visit of President Richard Nixon to China.
The Big Picture on Europe’s Travails
As part of USIP’s ongoing series about the U.S. role in the world, Judy Ansley, a member of USIP’s board and former deputy national security adviser discusses the economic crises in Europe, the changing relationship between the U.S. and Europe, and the contributions the Institute can and does make during this time of tremendous challenge and opportunity.
Ensuring Effective Peacebuilding
How do you know whether bringing together key figures in a community did indeed prevent violence in a strategically located Afghan village? More broadly, how do you measure the success of peacebuilding initiatives, especially when there are many variables that go into conflict prevention and management?
Sanctions and Saber-Rattling
As part of its expertise on conflict management and resolution, the U.S. Institute of Peace focuses on how resources can be a source of division and conflict, and how to mitigate such potential problems. With tensions on the rise in the Middle East, and the jump in gas prices, USIP’s Raymond Gilpin addresses the immediate issues facing the U.S. and the world regarding the cost of oil.
Climate Change as a Conflict Multiplier
Climate change can have major economic and social consequences for all nations. It is possible that some nations will bene fit from climate change but most will be impacted negatively. Failure to mitigate and adapt to climate e ffects can raise the likelihood of violent con flict.
The Politics of Oil and a Proposed Pipeline for South Sudan
USIP's Jon Temin and Raymond Gilpin take questions on recent events in South Sudan, where a controversial plan to build an oil pipeline across Kenya was recently announced.
Engaging a World in Transition
USIP's Tara Sonenshine, nominated to lead the U.S. State Department's office of Public Diplomacy, discusses how to maintain America's core values but embrace the change occuring around the world.
After 2014: Managing the Transition in Afghanistan
USIP hosted an event in which experts look at building the Afghan economy in anticipation of the big transition in 2014, when American and NATO forces will finish turning responsibility for the country's security to the Afghan government. It's also when, a new World Bank report suggests, the bulk of foreign assistance, now keeping the Afghan economy alive, will begin to dry up.