Government Information

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR333-What%E2%80%99s-Next-for-Security-in-the-Niger-Delta.pdf..pdf

Analyzes prospects for continued calm in Nigeria, especially the Niger Delta region.  Also covers the 2009 federal amnesty program for militants, and future conflict triggers and trends. From the United States Institute of Peace

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR332-Empowering-the-Pakistan-Police.pdf

How to make the police force more effective in countering violent extremism.  Derived from interviews with Pakistani police officials.  From the United States Institute of Peace

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR331_Malis_Precarious_Democracy_and_the_Causes_of_Conflict.pdf

Looks at the fragile nature of Malian democracy before the 2012 coup and the origins of the current crisis.  From the United States Institute of Peace

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44751&Cr=+mali+&Cr1=#.UXl6vTdI2KI

Press release on newest United Nations peacekeeping mission, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali or MINUSMA.  From the UN

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis%20prevention/Understanding%20Social%20Conflict%20in%20Latin%20America%202013%20ENG.pdf

Analyzes the dynamics and tendencies of social conflict in Latin America and provides clues on how to resolve conflicts.  From the United Nations Development Programme

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR328-Iraqs%20Budget%20as%20a%20Source%20of%20Political%20Stability.pdf

Examines coalition efforts to strengthen the Iraqi government, provide essential services, and counter the insurgency by building Iraq’s budgetary system.  From the United States Institute of Peace

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/SR329-Mitigating-Media-Incitement-to-Violence-in-Iraq.pdf

Describes the process developed over a four year period to enable Iraqi media, regulators, and members of civil society to reduce inflammatory content on television stations.  Involved analysis of content of Iraqi news broadcasts and development of guidelines.  From the United States Institute of Peace

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42982.pdf

Analyzes the prospects for success of the current peace talks between the Santos government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  This report also provides background on the conflict and identifies its key players.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists