The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and increase peacebuilding capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by its direct involvement in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.
The Coalition Provisional Authority governed occupied Iraq from April 2003 through June 2004. What did the CPA accomplish? What were its shortfalls? more...
The final report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States provides over 100 findings and recommendations on critical issues related to U.S. nuclear strategy. Key themes on which recommendations are focused include (1) challenges and opportunities inherent in the current security environment; (2) the roles, functions, and projection of U.S. nuclear forces, including missile defense; (3) the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile; (4) the state of the nuclear weapons complex; (5) arms control and nonproliferation; and (6) additional steps for the prevention of proliferation and the protection against nuclear use. more...
Haiti has received unprecedented diplomatic attention lately, with visits from the UN Secretary General, Secretary of State and former President Clinton, and the UN Security Council. The April 14 international donors' conference yielded $324 million in new pledges. more...
Violence in Iraq has significantly declined since General Petraeus' troop surge deployed in 2007. Nevertheless, challenges remain especially for the women of Iraq, whose lives have been significantly altered during the course of the war. A significant number are now widowed, unemployed, lack basic services, and struggle to provide for their families. In spite of these challenges, they also have demonstrated remarkable tenacity and have become active in local and national government as well as civil society. more...
Effective and sustainable state-building requires a balanced application of all instruments of foreign assistance, particularly defense, diplomacy and development (the 3Ds). Recent U.S.-led efforts to promote state-building in Iraq and Afghanistan have occasioned a gradual expansion of the military's role in non-kinetic activity, such as economic reform. more...
This event featured Jan Eliasson, former United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Darfur and President of the United Nations General Assembly and current Senior Visiting Scholar at USIP. Ambassador Eliasson discussed his experience as Special Envoy, lessons learned and prospects for peace in Sudan, with a focus on Darfur. more...
As policymakers and observers around the world discuss President Obama's recently-released Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy, Senator Kit Bond of Missouri offered his own views on how the U.S. should approach this troubled region. As Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and an expert in South and Central Asian issues, Senator Bond has spent a great deal of time focusing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan situation, has travelled extensively in the region, and studied closely the factors affecting security, development, and governance in the region. more...
While Darfur continues to garner significant international attention, less attention is paid to the regional dynamics underlying the conflict, especially relations between Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic. The complicated, intertwined dynamics between these countries have been at the heart of instability in the region since well before Darfur appeared on the international stage. more...
As the International Criminal Court considers the chief prosecutor?s request for an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, there is an ongoing debate concerning the relationship between efforts to achieve peace in Sudan, especially in the Darfur region, and efforts to achieve proper accountability. While some experts argue that halting ongoing hostilities must be the first priority, others emphasize that international criminal proceedings should not be impeded. more...
Scholars and policy analysts increasingly seem to agree that building effective and legitimate states lies at the core of successful peacebuilding. But is this true? Is a state-building approach the surest way to peace in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia? more...
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