Working Papers
USIP Working Papers is a new series that allows academics in the field of international conflict resolution an opportunity to publish unedited works in progress. These papers may appear in future USIP publications, peer-reviewed journals, and edited volumes. This product is only distributed online and does not have a hard copy counterpart.
All Working Papers are available in PDF format.
2008
Pakistani Public Opinion on Democracy, Islamist Militancy, and Relations with the U.S.
February 2008 | C. Christine Fair, Clay Ramsay, and Steve Kull | 243KB
In this volatile election season in Pakistan, attention is once again turning toward Pakistani national identity, security, and foreign policy. To better assess the situation, USIP and WorldPublicOpinion.org conducted a joint public opinion survey of urban Pakistanis on a wide array of compelling policy questions.
Keeping an Eye on an Unruly Neighbor: Chinese Views of Economic Reform and Stability in North Korea
January 2008 | Bonnie Glaser, Scott Snyder, and John S. Park | 712KB
What is the nature of internal Chinese debate regarding North Korea? In the event of instability in the Korean peninsula, how would Beijing respond? Drawing on discussions with North Korea specialists during a Center for Strategic and International Studies-USIP delegation visit to the People's Republic of China, this report explores these and related issues.
2007
Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities
October 2007 | David Albright and Paul Brannan | 377KB
While the October 3, 2007 Six-Party Talks accord outlines a roadmap for the disablement of North Korea’s core nuclear facilities, the specific details of the nuclear disablement process are still being developed. USIP’s Korea Working Group commissioned this Working Paper in order to facilitate a better understanding of nuclear disablement.
New Hopes for Negotiated Solutions in Colombia
September 2007 | Virginia M. Bouvier | 455KB
Drawing from a series of conferences and events organized by USIP, this report examines the status of current peace initiatives in Colombia with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC). It also assesses the paramilitary demobilization process and analyzes the role of local, national, and international third-party actors in each of these processes. The analysis reflects developments on the ground through the end of September 2007.
Seven Months Into the Surge: What Does It Mean For Iraqis?
September 2007 | Rend Francke | 240KB
Based on conversations held in the summer of 2007 with Iraqi political leaders, senior government officials, members of parliament, and Iraqi citizens, this report shows that the security and political situations in Iraq in the summer of 2007 were tentatively and marginally improved in Baghdad but in a state of flux, and that the political process was far behind the military effort.
Building Democracy in Burma
July 2007 | Priscilla Clapp | 820KB
This report was commissioned by USIP's Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention. It draws on the deliberations of prominent U.S. and international academics and NGO/IGO representatives on how the international community can prepare itself to support the inevitable future political transition in Burma.
Read Priscilla Clapp's Special Report, Burma's Long Road to Democracy, published in November 2007.
Correlates of Public Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World
May 2007 | Ethan Beuno de Mesquita | 1.97 MB
This report was commissioned by USIP's Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention. Consistent with the center’s commitment to conflict prevention, this report aims to inform the center’s ongoing work to expand the understanding of the determinants of terrorism and its support base.
