The U.S. Experience with Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan

Thursday, October 18, 2007

By: Robert M. Perito

Robert Perito testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations alongside the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen. Perito summarized the three functions PRTs perform—governance, reconstruction and security—and offered recommendations to improve their operations and effectiveness.

Type: Congressional Testimony

Sudan Web Links

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on the conflict in Sudan. For related web links, see Regional Resources: Africa. For more USIP resources see Sudan. General Resources Government Agencies and International Organizations Maps and Guides Media and News Sources Political Resources and Selected Documents These links support: Peace Briefing: Sudan's 2009 Elections: Critical Issues and Timelines Peace Briefing: N...

Type: Article

The Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Monday, October 15, 2007

By: Dorina Bekoe

Amidst the conflict in Darfur and simmering tensions in the south of the country, USIP is working with regional partners to bring about a peace accord in the eastern part of Sudan. This USIPeace Briefing outlines the process, which incorporates steps in political reconciliation, disarmament, and economic development.

Type: Peace Brief

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentEconomics

Peace Agreements: North Korea-South Korea

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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...

Type: Report

Stabilizing Afghanistan

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

By: J. Alexander Thier

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.

Type: Congressional Testimony

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations

Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations

Monday, October 1, 2007

By: Yll Bajraktari;  Emily Hsu

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.

Type: Special Report

Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities

Monday, October 1, 2007

By: David Albright;  Paul Brannan

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.

Global Policy

The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security

The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security

Monday, October 1, 2007

By: In-Taek Hyun;   Miranda Schreurs;  editors

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.

Type: Book

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Bridging Modernity and Tradition: Rule of Law and Search for Justice in Afghanistan

Monday, October 1, 2007

By: Leigh Toomey;  J Alexander Thier

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.

Type: Peace Brief

Religion and Peacemaking Web Links

Monday, September 24, 2007

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...

Type: Article

Religion