USIP Prevention Newsletter - July 2010

USIP Prevention Newsletter - July 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

The bimonthly Prevention Newsletter provides highlights of CAP's conceptual work, its region specific work aimed at helping to prevent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia, and the special projects on genocide prevention and non-proliferation. It also provides Over the Horizon thinking on trends in different regions, as well as CAP events, working groups and publications.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Pandemic Preemption

Pandemic Preemption

Monday, June 28, 2010

By: William J. Long

 The spread of old and new infectious diseases constitutes both a threat to U.S. and global security and peace and an opportunity for the United States to burnish its international image through strengthening foreign capacity in infectious disease surveillance and response.

Type: Special Report

The Premiership

The Premiership

Thursday, June 24, 2010

By: Sean Kane

The institution of Iraq's prime minister has evolved since the previous national government was formed in 2006. The success of incumbent Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki in building an independent power base around the office and the diminishing U.S. presence in Iraq have transformed the perception and stature of Iraq's chief executive.

Type: Peace Brief

Improving Natural Resource Management in Sudan

Improving Natural Resource Management in Sudan

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

By: Paul J. Sullivan;  Natalie Nasrallah

Most experts view secession as the most likely outcome of the 2011 referendum on southern Sudan's potential secession. While this scenario may lead to some stability in the long run, effective secession immediately after the referendum may prove difficult.

Type: Special Report

EnvironmentEconomics

Haiti: A Forward Look

Haiti: A Forward Look

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

By: Robert M. Perito;  Casie Copeland

Five months after Haiti’s January 12th earthquake, the situation on the ground remains critical.  With the arrival of hurricane season, the failure to provide adequate shelter and instill hope for a better future threatens stability.

Type: Peace Brief

EnvironmentEconomics

Rebuilding Afghanistan's Political Immunity

Rebuilding Afghanistan's Political Immunity

Monday, June 21, 2010

By: Shahmahmood Miakhel;  Whit Mason

Afghanistan is an exceptionally fissiparous country, riven by innumerable conflicts over scarce resources and longstanding enmities between neighboring groups.  Traditionally, such disputes have been managed by ad hoc groups of elders, known as jirgas or shuras. In the past 30 years, the stature and security of the jirga system and of the elders themselves have been challenged and undermined by all the parties contending for power, including the state itself.

Type: Peace Brief

On the Issues: Iran Sanctions

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

By: Dan Brumberg;  George Lopez;  Robin Wright

The United Nations Security Council on June 9 voted to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Iran, targeting conventional arms and the finances of 40 Iranian companies. The U.N. Security Council decision was not unanimous as two of the 15 nations on the council -- Brazil and Turkey – voted against the measure. Lebanon abstained. In an update to a May 20 “On the Issues,” USIP experts Robin Wright, Dan Brumberg and George Lopez provide different views on the U.N. vote and whether these sanction...

Type: Analysis

A New Kind of Balkans Drama

A New Kind of Balkans Drama

Thursday, June 3, 2010

By: Daniel Serwer

The Balkans face more trouble in Kosovo as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina unless the United States and European Union take dramatic steps to get both back on track toward EU membership.

Type: Peace Brief

Working with Groups of Friends

Working with Groups of Friends

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

By: Teresa Whitfield

This volume explores how peacemakers can productively work with informal mini coalitions of states or intergovernmental organizations that provide support for resolving conflicts and implementing peace agreements—an innovation often referred to as groups of “Friends.” This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue