Op-Eds

USIP staff and fellows frequently contribute to foreign policy debates by providing historical context, examining lessons learned, and making recommendations for future courses of action. These opinion pieces discuss current events as well as continuing policy challenges such as terrorism and post-conflict reconstruction.

The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to USIP itself. To contact a particular expert, please see the Guide to Specialists or contact the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Published Op-Eds

Uganda's knife edge
May 22, 2008 | New Statesman
by Matt Levinger

Cloak and Stagger
May 4, 2008 | Los Angeles Times
by Avner Cohen

Iraq’s Unheralded Political Progress
March 2008 | Foreign Policy
by Jason Gluck

Passport to Frustration
June 23, 2007 | Washington Post
by Michael Dobbs

A Dayton Process For Iraq
May 10, 2007 | Washington Post
by Rend Al-Rahim Francke

Make Sharm el-Sheikh the Turning Point for Region
May 1, 2007 | Post Global
by Yasar Yakis, Ghassan al-Atiyyah, Khalid al-Dakhil and Scott Lasensky

Path to peace, justice in Afghanistan
March 13, 2007 | The Christian Science Monitor
by J Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Adviser, Rule of Law program, and Scott Worden

Bangladesh on the Brink
February 5, 2007 | Wall Street Journal
by C. Christine Fair, Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, and Sumit Ganguly

Self-rule, now
February 1, 2007 | International Herald Tribune
by Soren Jessen-Petersen, Guest Scholar

To Ban the Bomb, Sign the Peace
January 30, 2007 | The New York Times
by Paul Stares, Vice President, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

Order in the Courts
August 28, 2006 | The New York Times
by J Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Advisor, Rule of Law program

Israel's Broken Process
August 25, 2006 | The Washington Post
by Yoram Peri, former Senior Fellow

Strategies for a Global Counterinsurgency
March 28, 2006 | The Boston Globe
by Jonathan Morgenstein, Program Officer, Professional Training program

The Crescent and the Gavel
March 26, 2006 | The New York Times
by J Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Advisor, Rule of Law program

Oil — the Curse — Might Also be the Answer
January 18, 2006 | USA Today
by Jonathan Morrow, Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law program

Iraqi Universities Ushering in Change
January 5, 2006 | The Baltimore Sun
by Imad Harb, Senior Program Officer, Education program

Think Again: Islamist Terrorism
January 2006 | Foreign Policy
by Christine Fair, Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

Jordan's Role in Iraq is Modest, but Positive
December 19, 2005 | Daily Star
by Scott Lasensky, Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

How To Succeed In Kosovo
December 2, 2005 | Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
by Daniel Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations and Centers of Innovation

Outsiders Can't Build a Nation for Bosnia
December 2005 | Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
by Laurel Miller and Deborah Isser, Senior Program Officers, Rule of Law program

Federalism Could Hold Iraq Together
October 21, 2005 | Newsday
by Jonathan Morrow, Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law program

Iraq's special tribunal may be flawed but not unfair
October 2005 | The Financial Times
by Laurel Miller, Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law program

Before This Mideast Moment Slips Away
June 2005 | Haaretz
by Scott Lasensky, Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

Unpublished Op-Eds

The Ghostly Remains of Al-Zarqawi
July 6, 2006
by Babak Rahimi, Senior Fellow

The End of an Era in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
February 2006
by Shlomo Brom, Guest Scholar, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention