Syria Leaves U.S., EU Uncertain How to Meet Pledge to Prevent Atrocities

Syria Leaves U.S., EU Uncertain How to Meet Pledge to Prevent Atrocities

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

By: Maral Noori

Despite pledges to carry out the principle of the responsibility to protect against mass killings, the U.S. and the EU have struggled how to respond to Syria, even as the scale of human loss eclipses that of Libya before the international community intervened. A USIP panel considers how to move forward.

Type: Analysis

Prospects for Afghanistan’s 2014 Elections

Prospects for Afghanistan’s 2014 Elections

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

By: Andrew Wilder

The USIP Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs gave the following testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs. Wilder discussed his views on the critical importance of the 2014 elections in Afghanistan.

Type: Congressional Testimony

 Iran-U.S. Friendly Wrestling Matches Mysteriously Abbreviated

Iran-U.S. Friendly Wrestling Matches Mysteriously Abbreviated

Monday, May 20, 2013

The U.S. and Iran over the years have managed far better relations in sports than otherwise. But a joint effort between them and Russia last week that was aimed at salvaging wrestling for the 2020 Olympics went awry when Iran withdrew from the second of a pair of friendly matches in the U.S. and flew home instead. USIP’s Iran Primer looks at sports that have connected Iran and the U.S.

Type: Analysis

Gender

Google, Facebook, Microsoft Eye Syria Social Media Data for Trends

Google, Facebook, Microsoft Eye Syria Social Media Data for Trends

Friday, May 17, 2013

Experts from technology companies, universities and advocacy groups examined the possibilities for analyzing social media information flows for trends during the war in Syria and beyond for potential techniques to track and maybe even prevent violent conflict in the future.

Type: Analysis

Clean Hands in Peacekeeping: The U.N. Needs to Do More

Clean Hands in Peacekeeping: The U.N. Needs to Do More

Friday, May 10, 2013

By: Carla Ferstman

In the wake of a United Nations report on atrocities committed at the end of last year by Congolese government soldiers and M23 rebels, USIP Jennings Randolph fellow Carla Ferstman sees a disconnect between the U.N.’s human rights standards for host government forces and those set for militaries that participate in its own peacekeeping contingents.

Type: Analysis

Justice, Security & Rule of Law