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.
Afghan High Peace Council Fails to Reflect Afghan Civil Society
The Afghan public, along with the international community, appears increasingly supportive of opening negotiations with the Taliban to end the war. This Peace Brief assesses the possiblities and challenges the Afghan government and the international community must consider to forge a lasting settlement with the Taliban. The author, Patricia Gossman, is a human rights expert who has investigated and reported on human rights violations in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia for the past twe...
Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later
One year after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince remains in ruins. It is imperative that the current crisis is resolved so that reconstruction can move forward.
On the Issues: Haiti One Year Later
Robert Perito, director of USIP’s Haiti program, reflects on Haiti's challenges and progress of the past year.
On the Issues: Haiti's Youth
Vivienne O'Connor, USIP senior rule of law adviser, describes youth issues in Haiti and the outlook for children one year after the earthquake.
On the Issues: Genocide and Prevention
Lawrence Woocher, senior program officer in Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, talks about the risk of genocide in Côte d'Ivoire and USIP's Genocide Prevention Task Force.
On the Issues: Burma
Lex Rieffel, contributor to USIP’s International Network for Economics and Conflict and Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies, USIP discuss the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Myanmar/Burma.
Sports as a Metaphor and Tool for Peacebuilding
Sports speaks a language of its own that can be translated seamlessly from one culture to another, but often its impact is difficult to measure, said panelists at the United States Institute of Peace Sports and Peacebuilding Symposium.
MINURCAT Withdrawal: The Risks to Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Assistance in Eastern Chad
This peace brief describes the security challenges facing eastern Chad and the pending withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad.
World Leaders Tackle Global Poverty, Security Issues at United Nations General Assembly
In New York, some 8,500 delegates from 192 countries are meeting at the United Nations this week for the summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the U.N. General Assembly. The big issues on the U.N.’s agenda this year include development, peace and security, conflict prevention, human rights, the environment and climate change, and U.N. reform, among others, said Abiodun Williams, vice president of the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention at the United States Institute of...
Internal Displacement and Local Peacebuilding in Kenya
Since the election in December 2007, Kenya has witnessed an unprecedented degree of postelection violence that has produced large numbers of victims, including hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This persistent insecurity linked to mobilized youth, local impunity, and the failure of the police and legal system makes resettlement and reintegration of the displaced dangerous.