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.
Adviser to Afghan President Karzai, an Ex-USIP Fellow, Confers with Institute Staff
Minister Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the joint secretariat of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, visited USIP’s Afghanistan team, as Presidents Barack Obama and Hamid Karzai met at the White House to discuss the future ties between the two nations.
Year in Review: Sustainable Economies and Natural Resources
USIP’s Raymond Gilpin, director of the Center for Sustainable Economies, talks about the big projects in 2012 to help Afghanistan, Nigeria, and other countries manage their natural resources – and what the center will focus on in 2013.
A New Opportunity: Agricultural Extension as a Peacebuilding Tool
USIP’s Andrew Robertson explains how agricultural extension systems—a common feature in rural areas including those afflicted by conflict—might be utilized in the service of preventing and managing conflict and promoting positive change.
Winter Won’t Wait: The Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Syria and Beyond
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Looking for a New Year’s Resolution with Some Real Heft? How About… Peace?
It’s not as far-fetched an idea as you might think. USIP’s Global Peacebuilding Center, the Institute’s program to fulfill its congressional mandate for public education here at home, is inviting youn
Year in Review: Transition in Afghanistan
Andrew Wilder, director of USIP’s Afghanistan and Pakistan programs, looks at Afghanistan in a time of transition, highlighting the significant developments of the past year and looking ahead to 2013 and beyond.
Year in Review: Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
USIP Senior Program Officer Qamar-ul Huda looks at 2012 lessons learned in religion, conflict, and peacebuilding, including the Koran desecration incident in Afghanistan and the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” film.