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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.
Q&A: Shimon Peres Visits Washington
Two USIP Middle East experts assess Israeli President Shimon Peres’s visit to Washington, DC, and the status of the peace process.
Haiti's Presidential Elections
USIP’s Bob Perito discusses the recently released preliminary results of Haiti’s presidential election and what it means for Haiti’s recovery.
Syria's Opposition Movement
USIP’s Steven Heydemann discusses the recent developments in Syria. The following is a slightly modified version of his interview with the online magazine, Jaddaliya.
Strengthening Justice and Security in the Himalayas
The U.S. Institute of Peace has unveiled a pathbreaking survey of attitudes toward the police, justice and rule of law in politically troubled Nepal, an effort that could help guide reforms needed to tame the violence and corruption plaguing the Himalayan nation’s young democracy.
Starting an Af-Pak Dialogue
Since early 2010, USIP’s Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative has brought together more than 300 people, teaching the skills of policy advocacy and negotiation and, at the same time, building bridges between communities suffering from endemic violence and separated by a tense national border.
Afghanistan: Preparing Peacemakers
Inevitably, the intensity of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan will ebb. Looking ahead to that time, the U.S. Institute of Peace has trained a network of Afghan “facilitators” to mediate conflicts—within and between families, localities and communities.
Pakistan: Training the Mediators
With Pakistan’s internal troubles and cross-border issues with Afghanistan key factors in the security outlook for all of South Asia and the United States, the U.S. Institute of Peace has brought its concept of building a network of facilitators to the country
Violence and Reconciliation at the Community Level
On Tuesday, February 22, 2011 the U.S. Institute for Peace, the Esquel Group, and the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue co-hosted a roundtable discussion on “Violence and Reconciliation at the Community Level.” This invitation-only discussion explored the complexity and challenges of not only defining reconciliation, but also of evaluating and determining what processes and outcomes constitute successful reconciliation.
Training U.S. Advisers, Building Afghan Ministries
When the Pentagon decided to deploy senior civilian advisers to Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense last May, it turned to the expertise at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Women and Rural Communities in Egypt
Following longtime leader Hosni Mubarak’s departure, USIP’s Manal Omar traveled to Egypt in early April to assess how the recent turmoil there has impacted rural communities and women.