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.
Public-Private Partnerships in Governance and Economic Reconstruction in Iraq
On August 10th Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue participated in a one day workshop in Istanbul, Turkey called "Public-Private Partnerships in Governance and Economic Reconstruction in Iraq." The purpose of the joint workshop, which was convened by UNDP Iraq, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the Business Humanitarian Forum, the UN-mandated University for Peace and the U.S. Institute of Peace, was to provide participants with an opportunity to benefit from information...
Managing a Mediation Process
Managing the Mediation Process offers an overview of the process of mediating interstate and intrastate conflicts. Each of its six chapters covers a different step in the process, identifying what needs to be done at that step and how best to accomplish it.
Moving Beyond Relief: The Challenges of Settling Kenya's Internally Displaced
This briefing by Sheila Mwiandi explores various dimensions of Kenya's post-election IDP problems, including elections-related issues prior to 2008, challenges to relocating IDPs and strategies for improving the situation.
Depoliticizing Zimbabwe’s Economy: Solutions for Two Million Percent
Zimbabwe is saddled with two million percent annual price increases, rampant corruption and pervasive unemployment. Experts believe that an effort to reform the country's political corruption and irresponsible monetary policies will be central to establishing social and economic stability in the long run.
An Example of Integrated Security Assistance: The 1207 Program
Robert Perito testified at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing examining the military’s role in foreign policy. Perito spoke to the application and implementation processes of the 1207 Program of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Reconciliation in Iraq
Daniel Serwer participated in a briefing session sponsored by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT) on reconciliation progress in Iraq and USIP’s programs there. Serwer was joined by representatives from the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office.
On the Issues: Zimbabwe
What are the national, regional and international consequences of recent electoral violence in Zimbabwe? What triggered the outbreak? Read more from Senior Research Associate Dorina Bekoe.
On the Issues: North Korea
What are the repercussions of Pyongyang's and Washington's recent steps on the nuclear issue? Is this a major shift or a calculated short-term move? Read analysis from Senior Fellow John S. Park.
Killing Friends, Making Enemies: The Impact and Avoidance of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
This USIPeace Briefing discusses the enormous problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan; the “troops-in-contact” dilemma regarding air power; challenges in intelligence gathering; losses in the information war with Taliban forces; and policy recommendations to mitigate this trend.
Integrated Security Assistance: The 1207 Program
This Special Report report details USIP's assessment of the "1207 Program," an example of the U.S. military's growing involvement in integrated "whole-of-government" approaches to U.S. security assistance programs.