Publications

USIP regularly publishes an array of comprehensive analysis and policy recommendations on current international affairs issues, especially on the prevention and resolution of conflict.

We encourage you to sign-up to receive our weekly e-mail newsletter to receive notification of new publications. Below is an overview of the most recent publications. You can also view Special Reports and Peaceworks organized by region.

Peacebuilding Toolkit

USIP Develops Fragile States Framework
Working with a wide array of partners from non-governmental organizations, governments, militaries, international organizations, and the private sector, USIP is helping develop common doctrine, frameworks, and methodologies in support of peacebuilding. This is the first of several Strategic Frameworks that USIP is helping to craft.
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USIP Press

Spring 2008 Catalog
The Spring 2008 USIP Press Book Catalog is now available, featuring new and forthcoming books such as How We Missed the Story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan, by Roy Gutman; My Kashmir: Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace, by Wajahat Habibullah; and The Madrassah Challenge: Militancy and Religious Education in Pakistan, by C. Christine Fair. | Go to the Bookstore

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Catalog addendum: Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace (562KB)

Recent Publications

Integrated Security Assistance: The 1207 Program
July 2008 | Special Report | Robert M. Perito
This Special Report report details USIP's assessment of the "1207 Program," an example of the U.S. military's growing involvement in integrated "whole-of-government" approaches to U.S. security assistance programs.

Opposition Alliances and Democratization in Egypt
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Hesham Sallam
What is the future of democracy in Egypt? What are the prospects for cooperation between the country’s Islamist and non-Islamist political opposition groups? These questions were recently explored at a USIP co-hosted conference in Cairo.

Colombia's Crossroads: The FARC and the Future of the Hostages
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Virginia M. Bouvier
This USIPeace Briefing discusses the condition of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, their hostages and the potential direction of this situation. The briefing stresses insights that key figures in the issue raised in recent visits to Washington, DC.

Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Edward P. Joseph and R. Bruce Hitchner
On June 16, 2008, Bosnia will sign a Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union, more than 13 years after the Dayton Agreement ended the war there. This USIPeace Briefing examines this complex, timely issue.

Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East
June 2008 | Special Report | Barbara Slavin
This report focuses on Iran's interactions with groups in Lebanon, Iraq, and to a lesser extent, the Palestinian territories. The intent is to help policymakers understand the real extent of Iranian influence so that they can better motivate Iran and its allies to become more constructive actors in the Middle East.

Domestic Agencies in Reconstruction and Stabilization: The "4th D"
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Merriam Mashatt and Bob Polk
Defense, diplomacy and development have been pillars of U.S. government reconstruction and stabilization programs. Recently, however, the "4th D"—the domestic interagency community—has come into the picture.

Afghanistan: Not Lost, But Needs More Attention
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Mohammad M. Stanekzai
In this report prepared in anticipation of the June 2008 Afghanistan donor conference, Afghanistan Senior Fellow Mohammad M. Stanekzai analyzes the country's challenges and offers policies to aid economic development, project implementation, coordination and security.

Why We Should Still Study the Cuban Missile Crisis
June 2008 | Special Report | Michael Dobbs
Few events have been as studied and analyzed as the Cuban missile crisis. Drawing on previously undiscovered archival materials and interviews with Soviet and American veterans of the crisis, Michael Dobbs has taken a fresh look at the history of those fateful thirteen days.

Bringing Peace to the Niger Delta
June 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Kelly Campbell
The conflict in the Niger Delta has posed a fundamental challenge to the country's security for over a decade. What is the nature of the conflict? What steps can the government and international community take to restore peace to the region?

PeaceWatch
June 2008 | The newest issue of PeaceWatch features stories on the Institute’s new Economies and Conflict Center of Innovation, a conversation with distinguished Ambassador Max M. Kampelman, Institute training for Rwandan U.N. peacekeepers headed for Darfur, and much more.

Half Full or Half Empty: Assessing Prospects for Peace in Lebanon
May 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Alistair Harris
On the surface, peace has broken out in Lebanon, bringing to an end the 18-month political impasse. However, many questions remain. Alistair Harris, a Beirut-based expert on security and reform, explores these issues.

Iraq’s Interior Ministry: Frustrating Reform
May 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Robert M. Perito
Iraq's Ministry of Interior has been fraught with rivalries since 2003. How can it address these challenges?

Analyzing Iran's Domestic Political Landscape
May 2008 | USIPeace Briefing | Kelly Campbell
The surprising success of Iran's "third way" movement in the March 2008 parliamentary elections may pose a significant challenge in the country's 2009 presidential election.

Online Press Kits and News Releases

Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East
February 2008
Authors Scott Lasensky and Daniel Kurtzer conlude that there can be no endgame, two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict without the United States playing an active role in spurring the negotiations.
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How We Missed the Story: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the Hijacking of Afghanistan
January 2008
Award-winning journalist Roy Gutman weaves a narrative that exposes how and why the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the Western media "missed the story" in the leadup to 9/11.
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