Iraq: Positive Change in the Detention System

Iraq: Positive Change in the Detention System

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

By: Elizabeth Detwiler

This USIPeace Briefing, summarizing remarks from a former commander for detainee operations in Iraq, discusses recent successes in improving the conditions of insurgent detainees in the country.

Type: Peace Brief

Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages

Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages

Sunday, June 15, 2008

By: Virginia M. Bouvier

This USIPeace Briefing discusses the condition of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, their hostages and the potential direction of this situation. The briefing stresses insights that key figures in the issue raised in recent visits to Washington, DC.

Type: Peace Brief

Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough

Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough

Sunday, June 15, 2008

By: Edward P. Joseph;  R. Bruce Hitchner

On June 16, 2008, Bosnia will sign a Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union, more than 13 years after the Dayton Agreement ended the war there. This USIPeace Briefing examines this complex, timely issue.

Type: Peace Brief

Afghanistan: Not Lost, But Needs More Attention

Afghanistan: Not Lost, But Needs More Attention

Sunday, June 1, 2008

By: Mohammad M. Stanekzai

In this report prepared in anticipation of the June 2008 Afghanistan donor conference, Afghanistan Senior Fellow Mohammad M. Stanekzai analyzes the country's challenges and offers policies to aid economic development, project implementation, coordination and security.

Type: Peace Brief

Bringing Peace to the Niger Delta

Sunday, June 1, 2008

By: Kelly Campbell

The conflict in the Niger Delta has posed a fundamental challenge to the country's security for over a decade. What is the nature of the conflict? What steps can the government and international community take to restore peace to the region?

Type: Peace Brief

Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt

Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt

Sunday, June 1, 2008

By: Hesham Sallam

What is the future of democracy in Egypt? What are the prospects for cooperation between the country’s Islamist and non-Islamist political opposition groups? These questions were recently explored at a USIP co-hosted conference in Cairo.

Type: Peace Brief

Why We Should Still Study the Cuban Missile Crisis

Why We Should Still Study the Cuban Missile Crisis

Sunday, June 1, 2008

By: Michael Dobbs

Few events have been as studied and analyzed as the Cuban missile crisis. Drawing on previously undiscovered archival materials and interviews with Soviet and American veterans of the crisis, Michael Dobbs has taken a fresh look at the history of those fateful thirteen days.

Type: Special Report