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Iraq Today – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Wednesday, April 17, 2013The 10-year mark for the start of the war in Iraq is hardly something to commemorate, but it serves as a reminder to review the good, bad and the ugly. USIP’s Manal Omar...
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Possible China Shift on North Korea?
Friday, April 19, 2013By: Viola GiengerJohn Park, a senior Asia adviser at USIP, says China is exploring how to modify its North Korea policy because of concern that the recent explosive rhetoric and...
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Colombia’s Peace Talks: How Civil Society is Having a Say
Thursday, May 9, 2013By: Virginia M. BouvierFiguring out how to engage the public in a peace process can be rather messy. USIP’s Ginny Bouvier examines the evolution of public engagement in the...
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Clean Hands in Peacekeeping: The U.N. Needs to Do More
Friday, May 10, 2013By: Carla Ferstman In the wake of a United Nations report on atrocities committed at the end of last year by Congolese government soldiers and M23 rebels, USIP Jennings Randolph...
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What do Pakistan’s Vigorous Campaigns and Electoral Violence Mean for Unity...
Friday, May 10, 2013By: Viola GiengerUSIP’s Nadia Naviwala highlights the mood among the parties and the public on the eve of the May 11 vote.Photo courtesy of NY TimesOn the day before elections in...
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USIP Experts Comment on Pakistan Elections
Thursday, May 16, 2013Andrew Wilder and Moeed Yusuf assess the turnout and results of the first Pakistan election in which a civilian government recognized as democratically elected completed a full...
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The Art of Negotiations: Broadening Diplomatic Skills in Turkmenistan
Wednesday, May 22, 2013Smart v. tough, seeing a problem from another’s viewpoint – these are some of the skills USIP’s Ted Feifer explores during a week-long program for government officials that...
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Iran’s President-Elect Rouhani Calls for Fresh Approach in Foreign Policy
Monday, June 17, 2013By: Viola GiengerHassan Rouhani, who won Iran’s presidential election outright this weekend, called for new ways “to build trust” with the international community over the...
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Will Iran’s Next President Be a Force for Change?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013By: Daniel BrumbergOnly one short week ago, the prospects that Hassan Rouhani would win the presidency seemed remote. A moderate cleric who had served for 16 years as secretary of...
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Opening Glitch in Afghan Talks: Who Wants Peace More?
Thursday, June 20, 2013By: Scott SmithPhoto courtesy of NY TimesThe sudden breakdown of potential peace talks on Afghanistan just a day after the Taliban triumphantly announced the opening of an office...
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Burma Rule-of-Law Reform: USIP Work in Progress
Wednesday, July 10, 2013By: Kay Spencer“Rule of law reform” is an abstract concept for most people, understood to be important, but hard to explain. This is especially true in Burma, where government...
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The Crackdown on Media in Syria, Egypt and Turkey
Wednesday, July 17, 2013By: Christine MosherWith the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt, the ongoing civil war in Syria, and the protests in Turkey, a common reaction by governments has been to...
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Generation Prague: Bipartisan Vision of Security with Mutual Cuts in Nuclear...
Friday, July 19, 2013By: Bruce MacDonaldThe State Department kicked off its Generation Prague event this week with a rousing start – a recorded montage of presidents, from Harry Truman through Ronald...
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Afghan Parliament Steps Up; Where is the Opposition?
Friday, July 19, 2013By: Scott SmithAfghan President Hamid Karzai’s signing of a law on two pivotal electoral commissions this week was an important concession to parliament and removed a major...
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Women Poised to Defuse Violent Extremism in Tajikistan
Tuesday, July 23, 2013By: Georgia HolmerAn imposing statue of Ismail Somoni, a ninth century ruler considered the “father of the Tajik people,” stands over Freedom Square in the center of the capital...
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Pakistani Educator Takes Risks to Promote 'Culture of Peace' in Schools
Tuesday, August 13, 2013By: Viola GiengerNadeem Ghazi came to peace education in Pakistan as a practical necessity, an alternative to futility.Nadeem Ghazi, in dark shirt, with students providing...
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Colombia Peace Talks: Next Steps on Political Life for Opposition
Wednesday, August 14, 2013By: Virginia M. BouvierThe Colombian government and representatives of the FARC rebel group may not meet their November target date for completing peace negotiations, but...
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Responsibility to Protect Weighed Down by Misconceptions
Friday, August 16, 2013By: Jonas ClaesTo the limited extent policymakers in Washington, D.C. are familiar with the Responsibility to Protect, the principle is frequently dismissed as “a U.N. thing” or...
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Islamic Law: Getting Beyond the Bombast
Monday, August 19, 2013A Google News search for the term “Shari’a law” can turn up scary results. A rape victim convicted for extramarital sex. An editor sentenced to prison time and 600 lashes for...
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Iran’s Youth Energy that Elected Rouhani Shows in Parkour, Fashion Fever
Wednesday, August 21, 2013By: Viola Gienger“Religiously illegal” swimwear might sound predictable coming from Iran. But what about “a refreshingly casual look for the chador” or young Iranians scaling...
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