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.
Question And Answer
Amid a Changing Global Order, NATO Looks East
On the Issues: Haiti's Youth
Vivienne O'Connor, USIP senior rule of law adviser, describes youth issues in Haiti and the outlook for children one year after the earthquake.
On the Issues: Sudan's Referendums
Jacqueline Wilson, USIP senior program officer, talks about south Sudan's referendum and USIP's work on the ground.
On the Issues: Haiti One Year Later
Robert Perito, director of USIP’s Haiti program, reflects on Haiti's challenges and progress of the past year.
Independent Southern Sudan and How the Two Sudans Become Stable Nations
Dr. Jok Madut Jok, a Jennings Randolph Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace who is currently on leave from the Institute to serve as Undersecretary in the Government of Southern Sudan's Ministry of Culture and Heritage, discusses Sudan's referendum.
Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later
One year after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince remains in ruins. It is imperative that the current crisis is resolved so that reconstruction can move forward.
On the Issues: Lebanon's Government
Mona Yacoubian addresses the recent collapse of Lebanon's government and discusses implications for stability in the country.
On the Issues: Iran and P5+1 Talks
USIP expert Dan Brumberg previews the upcoming talks with Iran and provides background on the current situation.
On the Issues: Science Diplomacy
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.
State of the Union: Obama Expected to Outline Challenges, Successes Overseas
The thrust of tonight's State of the Union speech will be on the economy, jobs and civility in political discourse, with members of both parties sitting side-by-side in a display of bipartisanship. Read more of USIP's preview of Obama's State of the Union address.
Obama's State of the Union Address: A World Wrap-Up
President Obama heralded progress in Iraq, asked Americans to brace for hard days ahead in Afghanistan, and touted seminal moments in Tunisia and Sudan in a State of the Union speech on Jan. 25. The president largely focused on the economy and jobs in this year's address, while covering the major international developments in the last ten minutes or so of his hour-long speech, beginning with Iraq.