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.
Peace Agreements: North Korea-South Korea
Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity (10-04-2007) Posted by USIP Library on: October 10, 2007 Source Name: Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea Transmitted via email: Gyoung-bin Ko, Deputy Minister of policy and public relations, Ministry of Unification, ROK Date received by USIP Library: October 5, 2007 South-North Joint Declaration (06-15-2000) Posted by USIP Library on: June 15, 2000 Source Name: Chong Wa Dae, Office of the P...
Stabilizing Afghanistan
Briefing before the bipartisan Congressional briefing series sponsored by Congressmen Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Shays (R-CT) on the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and the status of U.S. and international efforts to stabilize the country with J Alexander Thier and the International Crisis Group.
Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities
While the October 3, 2007 Six-Party Talks accord outlines a roadmap for the disablement of North Korea’s core nuclear facilities, the specific details of the nuclear disablement process are still being developed. USIP’s Korea Working Group commissioned this Working Paper in order to facilitate a better understanding of nuclear disablement.
Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
In war-torn societies, the development of independent, pluralistic, and sustainable media is critical to fostering long-term peace and stability. This report outlines a series of steps for generating a strategy for media development in post-conflict zones.
The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security
Examines a host of critical environmental and resource issues through a “regional environmental security complex” that explores the potential for greater intersubjective understandings of regional environmental and natural resource problems and greater institutional collaboration and management.
Bridging Modernity and Tradition: Rule of Law and Search for Justice in Afghanistan
A legitimate, functioning and coherent justice system is urgently needed in Afghanistan, where a legacy of three decades of war, continued insecurity, endemic corruption, and lack of resources hobble development. In this light, USIP has produced a new USIPeace Briefing discussing the challenges of building rule of law as well as mechanisms of formal and informal justice in the country.
Religion and Peacemaking Web Links
Below are links to resources primarily in English that provide substantive content on religion and peacemaking activities of various faiths, with a particular focus on specific topics: the work of Catholic groups, faith-based NGOs, Islamic perspectives on peace, and "just war" doctrine. Faith-Based Non-Governmental Organizations Islamic Area Studies Religious Peace Organizations University-based Centers for the study of Religio...
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Competition over natural resources such as oil or diamonds can lead to, intensify, or sustain violence—the resource curse—but natural resources can also play a role in managing and resolving conflict and preventing its reoccurrence. This study guide will illuminate the role of natural resources as causes of conflict, and their role in helping to bring about peace.
New Hopes for Negotiated Solutions in Colombia
Drawing from a series of conferences and events organized by USIP, this report examines the status of current peace initiatives in Colombia with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC). It also assesses the paramilitary demobilization process and analyzes the role of local, national, and international third-party actors in each of these processes. The analysis reflects developments on the ground through the end of September 2007.
Seven Months Into the Surge: What Does It Mean For Iraqis?
Based on conversations held in the summer of 2007 with Iraqi political leaders, senior government officials, members of parliament, and Iraqi citizens, this report shows that the security and political situations in Iraq in the summer of 2007 were tentatively and marginally improved in Baghdad but in a state of flux, and that the political process was far behind the military effort.