International Network for Economics and Conflict

This post from USIP looks at new developments in transparency for Afghanistan's mineral sector.

This video captures the discussion from a recent USIP event with Presidents Boni Yayi of Benin, Alpha Conde of Guinea, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, and Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire.

This USIPeace Brief reflects discussions at the full-day workshop captioned “Burma’s Economy on the Eve of Elections,” jointly organized by USIP’s Center for Sustainable Economies and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council on March 4, 2010.

Climate change, a growing number of voices in media and policy circles warn, is raising the risks of violent conflict in the twenty-first century. Dire futures are predicted for some of the world’s poorest, least prepared countries and their most vulnerable citizens. This report evaluates these claims for conflict-prone Nigeria.

This report calls for a nuanced approach to mapping the links between climate change and conflict in Nigeria.

USIP’s Raymond Gilpin discusses how proper management of Egypt’s economy can help ensure a stable future.

This Special Report from USIP provides an initial examination on the underdocumented issue of mining in South Sudan and seeks to provide the government of South Sudan with evidence-based recommendations that can help it to develop a regulatory framework that will provide equitable benefits to all concerned parties.