3D Security Initiative

3D Director Lisa Schirch traveled to Pakistan in late April 2011 to visit Pakistani colleagues working in peacebuilding organizations. Returning just days before US-Pakistan relations became even more complicated by the killing of Osama bin Laden, Schirch's interviews detail the gaps between Pakistan and US policy.
 
Here are links to the first two articles out of a series on her research:
 
U.S. Drones Mobilize Pakistani Nonviolent Movement
Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says

Compared to other countries of equal economic standing, Afghan and Pakistani civil society peacebuilding efforts are robust.

A wide range of individuals and organizations are working to build bridges across social divides, to teach people peaceful ways of addressing conflicts, to promote rule of law and participatory governance, and to create democratic decision-making forums for addressing the root causes of conflicts.

3D Security Initiative is partnering with Kabul University and the Afghanistan: Pathways to Peace (P2P) project, highlighted in the first two videos above, to build a platform for a more sustained, comprehensive public peace process.

3D's policy briefs on Afghanistan and Pakistan are 2 page, concise overviews of the key topics in these areas.

AFGHANISTAN

• A Comprehensive Peace Plan for Afghanistan 
• -Elements of Peace Processes
• -Inclusivity in Peace Processes
• -Types of Incentives in Peace Processes
• -Structuring Public Participation in Peace Processes
• -External Support for Peace Processes
• Missing Elements of US Strategy in Afghanistan
• Afghan Civil Society on US Policy

PAKISTAN

• Kerry-Lugar Partnership Act
• Confidence Building Measures in Pakistan
• Civil Society's Role in Pakistan
• Examples of Civil Society Organizations in Pakistan
• The Costs of Drone Strikes
• Huffington Post Opinion Article on Drones

Voice of America Afghanistan programs in Dari and Pashto languages interviewed 3D director Lisa Schirch on her recent visit to Kabul, Afghanistan and the perspectives on US strategy she heard from diverse civil society leaders.
 
During her December 2009 visit to Afghanistan, 3D Director Lisa Schirch filmed 11 videos highlighting these efforts. The videos, while not comprehensive of all peacebuilding efforts, provide a glimpse of civil society's perspectives and efforts for peace. In these videos, she asked Afghan civil society leaders to describe their work and organizations.



Pakistani civil society efforts are critical to addressing the security and humanitarian challenges in the region. 
Click here to watch a 3 minute video highlighting civil society perspectives on Pakistan.