Journey of Death: Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Thursday, July 26, 2007

By: Christina Caan

Over the past four years, suicide bombings have become a choice weapon of the insurgency in Iraq. Today, terrorists and insurgents perpetrate suicide attacks regularly, taking a profound physical and psychological toll on the local population and the multinational forces serving in the country.

Type: Peace Brief

Public Health and Conflict in Iraq

Thursday, July 26, 2007

By: Sarah Dye;  Linda Bishai

On March 22, 2007, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) Task Force on Public Health and Conflict held its third symposium, Iraq: Rebuilding a Nation’s Health. The Task Force is committed to raising the profile of conflict analysis and resolution in the field of public health education.

Type: Peace Brief

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Saturday, July 21, 2007

By: Mohammed M. Hafez

Author Mohammed Hafez examines the history of suicide bombing in Iraq, theoretical perspectives on suicide bombing, the varied factions that comprise the insurgency and the ideology and theology of martyrdom supporting suicide bombers in his new book Suicide Bombers in Iraq. 

Type: Book

Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

By: Mohammed Hafez

USIP grantee Mohammed Hafez briefed staff on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his recently USIP-published book Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom. Hafez is a visiting professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Type: Congressional Testimony

Conflict Analysis & PreventionReligion

Guidelines for Relations Between US Armed Forces and NGHOs in Hostile or Potentially Hostile Environments

Guidelines for Relations Between US Armed Forces and NGHOs in Hostile or Potentially Hostile Environments

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Developed in concert with the Department of Defense and Interaction (the umbrella organization for major American humanitarian non-governmental organizations), these guidelines address how the US military and US non-governmental organizations should behave towards each other in non-permissive environments like those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Confronting the Truth (DVD)

Sunday, July 1, 2007

By: Steve York;  Neil J. Kritz

Confronting the Truth shows how countries, which have experienced massive human rights violations, have created official, independent bodies known as truth commissions.

No Silver Bullets for Afghanistan’s Drug Crisis

Sunday, July 1, 2007

By: Catherine E. Morris;  Beth Cole

Afghanistan supplies more than 90 percent of the world’s opium. Despite concerted efforts to tackle the drug problem in Afghanistan, the industry continues to grow at an alarming rate, particularly in the south, where reconstruction efforts lag amidst poor security.

Type: Peace Brief

Developing and Managing Congo’s Natural Resources

Sunday, July 1, 2007

By: Dorina Bekoe;  Christina Parajon

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the most mineral-rich countries in Africa. During the war, those natural resources fueled the conflict, and provided illegal sources of wealth for some. Now, as the DRC undertakes the rebuilding of its economy, the management of natural resources serves as a key component in its development strategy.

Type: Peace Brief

Rebuilding Civil Society in Afghanistan: Fragile Progress and Formidable Obstacles

Sunday, July 1, 2007

By: Christina Caan;  Scott Worden

Nearly six years after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, efforts to develop civil society are showing tentative signs of progress. The effectiveness of civil society in influencing development in the provinces remains low, and rising insecurity in many regions threatens the future prospects of the nascent Afghan civil society.

Type: Peace Brief