Social Media in the Middle East

Monday, April 11, 2011

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb talks about the role of social media in the recent uprisings in the Middle East.

Type: Analysis

Social Media and Conflict Prevention

Social Media and Conflict Prevention

Thursday, December 20, 2012

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

How can the power of social media be harnessed to prevent conflict? What kind of success could it have – and how can such success be measured? USIP’s Sheldon Himelfarb explains.

Type: Analysis

The Impact of Social Media in Egypt

Monday, January 31, 2011

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Last Friday, Internet access was cut off and mobile phone service was severely disrupted in Egypt, according to news reports. USIP’s Sheldon Himelfarb discusses the role of social media in Egypt’s protests, and how it compares to other recent media-connected movements.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Internet Freedom and Social Media

Friday, February 18, 2011

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Following the massive protests in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere in the Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about the importance of Internet freedom and social media. USIP’s Sheldon Himelfarb examines how – and how much – the Internet can impact politics and be a force for freedom.

Type: Analysis

On the Issues: Science Diplomacy

Thursday, January 20, 2011

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Science diplomacy is one of the most promising areas of innovation for how to deal with the great transnational challenges of this century, including nuclear disarmament, climate change, food security, disease, and many other aspects of international peacebuilding. USIP’s Sheldon Himelfarb talks about the issue.

Type: Analysis

Media and Peacebuilding: Trends in 2011 and Looking Ahead to 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Sheldon Himelfarb, the director of USIP’s Center of Innovation: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding and the Center of Innovation: Science, Technology and Peacebuilding, discusses trends of 2011 and looks ahead to what’s in store for the new year regarding conflict and new media technology.

Type: Analysis

Giving Peacetech a Chance

Giving Peacetech a Chance

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

I hope lots of people saw this great line from George Clooney, when he was asked about his recent work -- the Sentinel project -- to rent a satellite and point it at Sudan. Ironically, he offered these words to a CNN interviewer on the same week that USAID announced it had partnered with an NGO called Humanity United to issue a global challenge grant for new ideas on ways to use technology to prevent atrocities.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan media sector has experienced dramatic growth in all areas: television, radio, print, internet, mobile phones. As such, the sector holds tremendous potential for making significant contributions to peacebuilding in the country.

Type: Peace Brief