Myanmar

Myanmar

Monday, April 27, 2015

By: Priscilla A. Clapp

Many countries have attempted to transition from authoritarian governments to democracies, with many false starts. The political transition that began in Myanmar with the elections of 2010 was heavily planned by military leaders to gradually move toward democratization while retaining many of the authoritarian structures of the previous government during the transition. As Myanmar’s success has attracted great interest and support from the international community, this study analyzes the elem...

Type: Special Report

Conflict Analysis & PreventionReligionReconciliationDemocracy & Governance

Justice and Security Dialogue in Yemen

Justice and Security Dialogue in Yemen

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

By: Erica Gaston

This report discusses the Justice and Security Dialogue (JSD) processes and activities which took place in the governorates of Abyan and Marib from early 2013 through early 2014. It details the research, planning, and implementation of context-driven dialogues, including outcomes, conclusions, and lessons learned.

Type: Report

Justice, Security & Rule of Law

Burma Dialogue Involving USIP, Partners to Continue

Burma Dialogue Involving USIP, Partners to Continue

Friday, July 6, 2012

By: Vijay Simhan

As part of an ongoing Track II-style dialogue, the Asia Society and USIP co-hosted a roundtable in late June that brought together representatives of the Myanmar Development Resources Institute (MDRI), senior advisers to Burmese president Thein Sein, and U.S. experts to discuss the political transition away from authoritarianism in Burma.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Religion and Peacebuilding in Egypt

Monday, May 9, 2011

Religious tensions in Egypt recently erupted into violence at two churches near Cairo, highlighting the importance of interfaith dialogue. Read about USIP's work to improve Coptic-Muslim relations in Egypt.

Type: Analysis

Religion

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

By: Judy Barsalou

  In March 2004, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), with assistance from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), hosted a three-day conference at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia, entitled "Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies." The purpose of the conference was to explore, from different disciplinary perspectives, how divided societies emerging from violent conflict have sought justice and reconciliation through various transitional jus...

Type: Special Report

Strengthening Justice and Security in the Himalayas

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad

The U.S. Institute of Peace has unveiled a pathbreaking survey of attitudes toward the police, justice and rule of law in politically troubled Nepal, an effort that could help guide reforms needed to tame the violence and corruption plaguing the Himalayan nation’s young democracy.

Type: Analysis

Virginia: At the Crossroads of Building Peace

Virginia: At the Crossroads of Building Peace

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

By: Tara Sonenshine

The Commonwealth of Virginia continues to expand as a center of innovation for peacebuilding activities to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S. military and civilian corps to work together around the world. Across Virginia, from the Pentagon to the peacebuilding academies, from workshops at universities to grants to practitioners, USIP is working closely to build partnerships.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEducation & TrainingMediation, Negotiation & DialogueEducation & Training

Laws of War

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

By: Gordon Lubold

An American Red Cross survey released this spring shows that 59 percent of American youth believe there are times when it is “acceptable” to torture the enemy. And only one in five American youth is familiar with the Geneva Conventions, last revised in 1949, that define the way civilians and military personnel are to be treated in war.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionHuman Rights

Eye on the Middle East and North Africa

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are closely following developments throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In a series of reports and interviews, they cover a wide range of issues.

Type: Analysis