The Role of Women in Global Security

The Role of Women in Global Security

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

By: Valerie Norville

This report examines women’s roles in peacebuilding, postconflict reconstruction, and economic development. It draws on discussions at the conference on "The Role of Women in Global Security," held in Copenhagen on October 29–30, 2010, and co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Denmark and the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark and former member of USIP’s board, brought together par...

Type: Special Report

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGender

On the Issues: Iran

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

By: Robin Wright

The United States enters another year without diplomatic relations with Iran. Around the world nations worry about the potential of Iran to develop its nuclear program. Can a strategy of engagement with Iran yield results? Can the sanctions effort prevail? Or is the military option still on the table. Robin Wright, USIP-Wilson Center Scholar looks at the issues.

Type: Analysis

Global PolicyConflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

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

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