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

Salam Shabab: Views and Voices of Iraqi Youth

Salam Shabab: Views and Voices of Iraqi Youth

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

By: Theo Dolan;  Alexis Toriello

Salam Shabab (Peace Youth) is a unique reality TV series filmed in Iraq that brought together youth from six provinces of Iraq to compete for a chance to become youth “Ambassadors of Peace.” The views of young Iraqis participating in Salam Shabab, along with new surveys on youth perspectives, have begun to create a potential profile of the next generation of Iraqi leaders.

Type: Peace Brief

Youth

Afghan High Peace Council Fails to Reflect Afghan Civil Society

Afghan High Peace Council Fails to Reflect Afghan Civil Society

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

By: Patricia Gossman

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...

Type: Peace Brief

Human RightsMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue