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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.
Engineering Peace: The Transition from Relief to Reconstruction
USIPeace Briefing discusses the functional gap between military-led peacekeeping and civilian-led postconflict reconstruction efforts.
Defeating the Insurgency in Iraq
USIPeace Briefing analyzing the motivation behind the insurgency, how to deal with the insurgency, and the lessons learned.
Assessing Stability in Afghanistan: The Impact of the Illicit Drug Trade
Barnett R. Rubin, Chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace's Afghanistan Working Group, addressed a Capitol-Hill based study group on the challenges confronting post-conflict Afghanistan.
Recent Developments in Bangladesh: A Human Rights Update
Christine Fair, South Asia expert, testified before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on Bangladesh.
Kosovo: Current and Future Status
Daniel Serwer, vice president and director of Peace and Stability Operations, testified before the Committee on International Relations on Kosovo.
Fostering Democracy in the Middle East: Defeating Terrorism with Ballots
Mona Yacoubian, special advisor to the Muslim World Initiative testified before the Committee on Government Reform.
Democratic Republic of Congo Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information generally on conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Africa. For more USIP resources see Congo, Democratic Republic of. General Resources Government Agencies and International Organizations Maps and Guides Media and News Sources Peace Agreements and Political Resources These links complement USIP Special Reports: Putti...
Who Are the Insurgents? Sunni Arab Rebels in Iraq
"Who Are the Insurgents?" offers insight into the breadth of Sunni Arab groups actively participating in the insurrection in Iraq and specifically examines the three broad categories of insurgents: secular/ideological, tribal, and Islamist. With the exception of the ultraradical Salafi and Wahhabi Islamists, this report finds, many rebels across these three classifications share common interests and do not sit so comfortably in any one grouping or category.
Political Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Need for a New Research and Diplomatic Agenda
Summary An understanding of the multifaceted nature of political Islam on the African subcontinent is a precondition for the formulation of an effective U.S. policy toward the region. Such a formulation would place political Islam in a historical and contemporary context. In East Africa, discrimination against Muslims—which began in colonial mission schools and continued in education and employment following independence—played an important role in the development of political Islam...
The Coalition Provisional Authority's Experience with Governance in Iraq: Lessons Identified
This report is a product of the United States Institute of Peace's Iraq Experience Project. It is the third of three reports examining important lessons identified in Iraq prior to the country's transition to sovereignty in June 2004 and is based on extensive interviews with 113 U.S. officials, soldiers, and contractors who served there. This report is focused specifically on governance in Iraq under the Coalition Provisional Authority.