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.
Economic Empowerment of Women in Iraq: The Way Forward
The international community and Iraqis must focus on a leading economic role for women. Participants discussed the current status of women in Iraq–and the challenges and options for the future–during a series of meetings hosted by USIP in recent months.
Haiti's New Government Faces Historic Dilemmas
Two years after Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster by armed revolt, Haiti appears ready to turn a page in its turbulent political history. What is the nature of the challenges Haiti's new leadership will face in governing a country traumatized by chronic violence and instability?
Responding to Crisis in Nigeria
Nigeria currently faces a three-pronged crisis involving Muslim-Christian relations, the Niger Delta region, and presidential term limits. USIP brought together three professors to comment on the different aspects of the crises in Nigeria—this USIPeace Briefing is the convergence of their analyses.
What Makes Zarqawi Tick?
As Iraq teeters on the precipice of a civil war, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, continues to search for ways to push the country over the edge. Yet questions linger about Zarqawi’s ultimate motivation: Is it his loathing of foreign occupation forces that make him tick? Or is his hatred of Iraq’s Shia the essential and irreducible sentiment that sustains his violent jihad?
Sudanese-Chadian Relations: A New Dimension to the Conflict in Darfur?
Following more than a decade of close relations, tensions between the governments of Chad and Sudan have risen in recent months. What impact will this fraying relationship have on both countries?
Lebanon's Confessionalism: Problems and Prospects
Over the past year and a half, Lebanon has witnessed tremendous political upheaval. Can Lebanon escape its sectarian politics and offer itself as an example for the region?
A Hamas Government: Isolate or Engage?
What does Hamas' victory in the January Palestinian elections mean for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking? USIP Guest Scholar Shlomo Brom reviews the advantages and the risks of the two strategies that have crystallized since the election.
Syria and Political Change II
One year after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and facing mounting international pressure, the Syrian regime is consolidating its hold on power and adopting a more defiant stance, both in the region and toward the West.
Afghan Insurgency Still A Potent Force
With the rise of the insurgency and new insurgent tactics in Afghanistan, the USIP Afghanistan Working Group met to discuss the particularly alarming rise in bloodshed as U.S. forces begin the transfer of control of insurgent-heavy regions of the country to NATO forces this summer.
Afghans, International Community Chart A Joint Path Forward
The Afghan government and international community have charted out a joint strategy to tackle the country’s most pressing challenge: building state institutions. Approved earlier this month at a conference in London, the Afghanistan Compact maps out the country’s way ahead and reaffirms the shared commitment of the international community.