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  • September 22, 2009   |   Course
    Engaging With Identity-Based Differences

    Outlines strategies and distinctive challenges for third-party mediators and other advisors, including countering hate speech and exclusionary policies, engaging religious and tribal leaders, establishing trust through intergroup dialogues, and other measures. Recommended for practitioners whose peacebuilding work requires them to work with religious, ethnic, tribal and minority groups.

  • August 6, 2009   |   Resource
    Scenarios for Sudan: Avoiding Political Violence Through 2011

    More political violence will be hard to avoid in Sudan, barring a quick change in current trends, according to a new USIP report. Much of the outcome hinges on the handling of issues that involve the 2011 referendum on whether the South secedes from Sudan.

  • July 14, 2009   |   Event
    Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War
  • June 23, 2009   |   Resource
    Iraq Beyond 2011: Remarks by Deputy Minister Rafe Al-Eissawi

    Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Rafe Al-Eissawi, on June 10 spoke at a public event at the Institute to deliver his primary message: the U.S. and Iraq need “to move from [a military-based] relationship towards the strategic framework relationship.” 

     

  • May 6, 2009   |   Event
    Haiti: Will Diplomats and Donors Bring Economic Recovery?

    Haiti has received unprecedented diplomatic attention this year, 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. The Senate elections saw little violence, but low turnout. Has Haiti reached a genuine turning point?

  • December 19, 2008   |   Event
    Coming Home: The Challenge of Return for Iraq’s Displaced

    A public event co-sponsored with the International Organization for Migration

  • August 1, 2008   |   Resource
    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.

  • July 30, 2008   |   Resource
    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.

  • July 10, 2008   |   Resource
    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.

  • June 17, 2008   |   Event
    Resettling Kenya's Internally Displaced Persons
  • April 15, 2008   |   Resource
    Kenya: Setting the Stage for Durable Peace?

    After botched elections, what are the strengths and weaknesses of Kenya’s recent National Accord? Will the deal hold up? What are the costs of withdrawing from the coalition government?

  • February 15, 2008   |   Event
    The Role of Diasporas in Conflict and Peacemaking
  • December 14, 2007   |   Event
    Addressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process

    A public event co-sponsored with the Brookings Institution

  • February 24, 2007   |   In the Field
    Conflict Management Workshop for Haitians

    In conjunction with the DC-based Association of Haitian Professionals, Senior Program Officer (Training) Nina Sughrue and Senior Program Officer (Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations) Robert Perito conducted a conflict management skills workshop on Saturday February 24, 2007 with Haitian Diaspora professionals from the Washington DC and New York metropolitan areas.

  • August 21, 2006   |   Resource
    Can the Diaspora Solve Haiti's Enduring Social Conflict?

    How can the Haitian diaspora help Haiti's new government? Can they help resolve the chronic social conflict that has troubled the Haitian republic since its inception?

A country that is at risk for, in the midst of or recovering from conflict has needs that no one expert or organization can provide. Often, humanitarian organizations work to address basic human needs for food, shelter and medicine; military or international organizations may have armed forces providing security; and governance experts may be helping local officials establish or improve legal frameworks and government agencies.

No two countries or situations are the same, but experts have identified many issues that emerge in nearly every conflict or post-conflict setting. The list of issue areas aims to aid researchers and practitioners by grouping USIP events, publications and resources by topic.