Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations

The Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations designs and manages the Institute's efforts in areas emerging from conflict. The Center also conducts research, identifies best practices, develops new tools for post-conflict peace and stability operations, and supports related training and education efforts.

Daniel Serwer is the vice president of the Center for for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations.

• Afghanistan - USIP is conducting a number of initiatives in this country to: promote a secure environment; build the rule of law; strengthen public education and civil society; and promote a better understanding in the U.S. policy community of critical issues related to the country.
• Balkans - USIP has been deeply engaged in the Balkans since 1996, starting in Bosnia immediately after the signing of the Dayton Accords ending the civil war, and expanding its activities to Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia.
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - The conflict in the DRC involved seven countries and took four million lives. USIP is raising awareness of continuing threats to peace in the DRC; providing a forum for discussions of peace efforts in the country; and investing in local peacebuilding projects.
• Haiti - Recent events in Haiti have produced a sense of cautious optimism that the country is making progress, although significant problems persist, including bitter social divisions and abject poverty. In this light, USIP has established the Haiti Working Group, the only D.C.-based forum of its kind, to promote peacebuilding in Haiti and to strengthen U.S.-Haitian relations.
• Iraq - In Iraq, it is now vital to create safe space for reconciliation efforts at the local, provincial, and national levels and to promote peaceful political engagement. USIP is helping these endeavors by promoting reconciliation; strengthening government institutions, and facilitating positive international engagement.
• Liberia - Liberia's November 2005 elections capped the end of long period of conflict. On the ground in Liberia, USIP is helping promote the rule of law. In Washington, we are continuing to sponsor the Liberia Working Group—a forum for Liberian leaders to collaborate with U.S. policymakers and organizations.
• Sudan - Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement brought Africa's longest civil war to a close, yet major progress is needed to cement lasting stability. In this regard, the Institute is working on a number of initiatives, including: supporting ongoing peace implementation; stemming the outbreak of new conflicts; overcoming regional and ethnic divisions; providing needed training, tools, and assistance to the Sudanese people; and creating a Washington, D.C. forum to facilitate peacebuilding in Sudan..

	Core Conflict Management Resources
	Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Resources

Future of Afghanistan
The Future of Afghanistan Project seeks to create a strategic vision of where Afghanistan could be in ten years, outlining the obstacles to achieving the long-term objectives and the policies, activities, and resources needed to accomplish them. The Future of Afghanistan Project is bringing together leading thinkers and policymakers to address these gaps. A series of essays, speeches, and panels will assess the obstacles to achieving long-term objectives in Afghanistan and examine the policies, activities, and resources needed to accomplish them. This project aims to create realistic expectations of what is possible in Afghanistan over the next decade, while also serving as a unifying framework for ongoing Afghan and international partnership.

Peacefare Initiative
USIP is continuing its effort to enhance civilian "peacefare" capabilities by developing doctrine, supporting the creation of a civilian reserve corps, improving interagency coordination, and enhancing training. This two-year effort, directed by Beth Cole, includes the Civilian Doctrine Initiative. Currently, hundreds of documents reflecting doctrine from around the world are being reviewed as part of this effort. A civilian "doctrine" handbook will result. This initiative also includes the standing Civilian-Military Working Group USIP helped convene and continues to support.

International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL)
The INPROL is a consortium of practitioners promoting the rule of law in countries transitioning from war to peace. An online network, INPROL allows those serving in the field to exchange information with other practitioners.

Stability Policing Initiative
The lack of adequate qualified and rapidly deployable police, including stability police units, has been a serious deficiency for international peacekeeping, peace enforcement and peacebuilding missions. To help solve this problem USIP is working with Center of Excellence for Police Stability Units (CoESPU) to develop a Standard Training Module and readiness standards for stability police units. We are also helping to develop stability policing doctrine and doctrine to protect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Assessing Conflict Transformation and Stabilization
USIP is helping develop metrics for measuring progress in reconstruction and stabilization operations. This effort is a partnership between USIP, the U.S. State Department (Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization), the Fund for Peace, the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, and US Army Corps of Engineers.

• Rusty Barber
  Director of Iraq Programs
• Beth Cole
  Senior Program Officer
• Michael Dziedzic
  Senior Program Officer
• Samuel Parker
  Program Officer
• Robert Perito
  Senior Program Officer
• Daniel Serwer
  Vice President

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