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.
Question And Answer
Amid a Changing Global Order, NATO Looks East
The Quiet Revolution
Technology is changing the way we fight war. But it's also changing the way we make peace.
Social Media and Conflict Prevention
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.
USIP in 2012: Year in Review
From the idea of an interfaith center in Baghdad to prospective programs encouraging Burmese media to contribute to peace, USIP experts discuss conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts in 2012 and plans for this new year in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Burma, the two Sudans and more.
USIP Hosts Conference Looking At Impact, Expansion of Virtual Exchanges
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) brought together a diverse group of thinkers, policymakers and practitioners for an October 15 conference that examined the positive impact of online or “virtual” exchanges for students and others around the world and the need to expand their use in an era of tight constraints on spending.
Event at USIP Looks at New Media in the Syria Crisis
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), along with George Washington University, hosted an event on October 2 examining the role of new media in the ongoing Syrian crisis. “Groundtruth: New Media, Technology and the Syrian Crisis” featured activists using social media in their efforts to end Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as well as mainstream journalists reporting on the crisis and policy analysts.
NPEC Awards Week 2012: The Power of Collective Action
Gabe Salmon, 2011-2012 National Peace Essay Contest State-level Winner from Arizona, shares his experiences during awards week in Washington, DC.
Food Security and Data Workshop: Can Better Data-sharing Enhance Impact?
The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a workshop on August 16, 2012 with experts from the U.S. government, international organizations, and the NGO community to examine the use of data to enhance food security. The day-long workshop focused on current strategies to improve agricultural data quality and available technologies to enable better sharing, analysis and application of this data.
Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding
The National Academy of Engineering and the U.S. Institute of Peace have established a Roundtable on Technology, Science and Peacebuilding to use science and technology to make a measurable and positive impact on conflict management, peacebuilding, and security capabilities.
Pakistani Journalists, at USIP, Examine Role of Media
The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a group of senior Pakistani media representatives June 19 to discuss the complex role that the new Pakistani media plays in shaping both domestic and international policies.
Giving Peacetech a Chance
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.