Economics and Conflict
Latest from USIP on Economics and Conflict
- February 19, 2013 | Publication
Pakistan’s water supply per capita amounts to less than half that available to the average American. Serious water shortfalls have the potential to generate conflicts within Pakistan, as well as exacerbate regional tension.
- January 16, 2013 | Publication
USIP expert Raymond Gilpin examines the “modest gains” in efforts toward making economic development aid more effective and outlines five steps for 2013 to accelerate progress.
- January 10, 2013 | Publication
USIP’s Raymond Gilpin, director of the Center for Sustainable Economies, talks about the big projects in 2012 to help Afghanistan, Nigeria, and other countries manage their natural resources – and what the center will focus on in 2013.
- January 9, 2013 | Publication
“The worst winter storm in two decades” hit the eastern Mediterranean this week, compounding the humanitarian crisis for Syrians fleeing the fighting in their country, just as UN agencies predicted in their most recent funding appeals.
- December 18, 2012 | Publication
This paper reflects some initial thinking on the mining sector, in the context of his broader interest in the political economy and conflict implications of sizable financial flows in Afghanistan, also including those generated by illicit narcotics and aid.
- December 18, 2012 | Publication
The ongoing security transition in Afghanistan to be completed in 2014 has dominated discussions about the country’s future, but the economic transition will also be a challenge. With so much at stake, many are looking at the country’s abundant natural resources as an “economic life raft.”
- December 11, 2012 | Publication
Business interests large and small are exploring ways they can promote peace and economic progress in the developing world for the greater good … and their own.
- December 11, 2012 | Course
Disputes and grievances over land and property are implicated in practically all conflicts. This course provides policymakers and practitioners with analytical tools for assessing and addressing an array of complex land and property disputes, from competing ownership claims and restitution to customary land rights and illegal urban settlements. Drawing on case studies of peace operations and peacebuilding efforts, participants explore the range of entry points (humanitarian, human rights, state building, development, etc.) and options for dispute resolution and structural reform.
- December 10, 2012 | Publication
On November 28, USIP hosted a roundtable discssion with Afghan Deputy Minister of Mines Nasir Ahmad Durrani and violence prevention expert Sadaf Lakhani, along with representatives from U.S. government agencies, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations.
- December 7, 2012 | Publication
Afghan diplomats preparing to help steer their country’s foreign policy heard messages of support along with encouragement toward self-reliance during a stop at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on December 5. The session was aimed at briefing them on the array of USIP programs centered on their country as the United States turns over more responsibility to the government of Afghanistan.
- December 4, 2012 | Publication
On December 3, 2012 USIP convened a panel of Afghan female entrepreneurs for a conversation on the opportunities and challenges faced by women in business in Afghanistan.
- October 24, 2012 | Publication
Creating sound economic policy and a stable macroeconomic framework is essential to societies recovering from violent conflict, yet few practitioners have the background needed to apply economic concepts effectively. The two authors of "Peace Economics: A Macroeconomic Primer for Violence-Afflicted States" describe their effort to provide an overview of practical ways that sound macroeconomic policies can help build stability in states affected by violent conflict.
- October 18, 2012 | Event
In May 2012, Education Above All, a Doha-based education group, commissioned papers from practitioners and thematic experts that map and analyze the most widely used of different curricula, collectively designated as “education for global citizenship,” and the policies that have accompanied their implementation. To explore the findings of this research, the project director, technical adviser and expert on conflict and education, Margaret Sinclair, discuss these research findings with experts from USIP and the Brookings Institution.
- October 17, 2012 | Publication
USIP's Sustainable Economies director, Raymond Gilpin, visited Afghanistan to examine new regulations for the country’s mining sector and how greater transparency can contribute to the country’s political stability.
- October 15, 2012 | Publication
USIP’s new publication titled “Peace Economics: A Macroeconomic Primer for Violence-Afflicted States” provides a concise but broad overview of practical ways that sound macroeconomic fundamentals could be used to build stability in states that are affected by violent conflict.