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
Withdrawal shouldn't mean civilian abandonment
March 24, 2009 | Washington Times
by Daniel Serwer, Vice President
Who has the power in Afghanistan? That question is key to promoting unity and ending the insurgency
March 2, 2009 | Christian Science Monitor
by John Dempsey, Rule of Law Advisor and J Alexander Thier, Senior Rule of Law Adviser
Grading the Listening Tours
February 21, 2009 | The Washington Post
by Daniel Serwer, Vice President
U.S. faces paradigm shift in relations with Lebanon
January 23, 2009 | Washington Times
by Mona Yacoubian, Special Adviser, Muslim World Initiative
Preventing Genocide: An American and Global Imperative
January 12, 2009 | United Nations Association of the USA newsletter
by Lawrence Woocher, Senior Program Officer
Sunday Forum: We Can Stop Genocide
December 31, 2008 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
by Taylor Seybolt, Senior Program Officer
Only NATO expansion will deter Russian aims
August 20, 2008 | Kyiv Post
by Mariya Chelova and David Siroky, Senior Fellow
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on Kosovar Independence
July 21, 2008 | Radio Free Europe
by Daniel Serwer
Wising Up on Iran
July 16, 2008 | National Interestby Barbara Slavin
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
