This Peace Brief, based on a panel discussion convened by the U.S. Institute of Peace Health and Peacebuilding Working Group on June 29, 2010, was written by Leonard Rubenstein, coordinator of the USIP Working Group and a Senior Scientist at the Center… Read more
This report evaluates the eighth Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, which was held May 3–28, 2010, in New York, and examines the core issues debated at the conference: nuclear proliferation, nuclear disarmament, access to peaceful… Read more
This report from the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding illustrates the importance of local ownership in peacebuilding and stabilization operations—not just in concept but in practice. Summary… Read more
On July 22, 2010, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its long-awaited advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence of February 17, 2008. The expectation had been that the ICJ would offer a mixed ruling that would… Read more
Since the election in December 2007, Kenya has witnessed an unprecedented degree of postelection violence that has produced large numbers of victims, including hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This persistent insecurity… Read more
El 7 de agosto de 2010, Juan Manuel Santos, Ministro de Defensa durante el gobierno saliente del Presidente Álvaro Uribe, fue investido como nuevo presidente de Colombia. Los temas de paz estuvieron en gran medida ausentes del debate público durante la… Read more
On August 7, 2010, Juan Manuel Santos, a defense minister under the outgoing administration of President Alvaro Uribe, was inaugurated as Colombia’s new president. Peace issues were largely absent from public debate during the presidential campaign, but… Read more
Part of the Blogs and Bullets series of publications from the Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, this special report follows an earlier study by the authors—“Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics” (Peaceworks… Read more
This report reflects on historic examples of the role of religious resources in supporting and mitigating the outbreak of genocide and mass atrocity. The main recommendations outline ways to counteract the use of religion to incite mass violence and to… Read more
Despite receiving over $15 billion in U.S. aid since 9/11, perceptions of America in Pakistan remain acutely negative.This report draws upon the author’s discussions with a large cross section of Pakistani opinionmakers during his four visits to the… Read more
On July 1, 2010, the U.S. Institute of Peace organized an all-day conference entitled "Preventing Violent Conflict: Principles, Policies, and Practice." The goals of this conference were to spotlight the importance of conflict prevention, to foster… Read more
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… Read more