USIP in the News

USIP experts and specialists are frequently commenting on current affairs and international conflict in respected news forums. Below is an up-to-date list of specialists who have appeared and commented in the media.

August 6, 2012 Keeping each other honest in Afghanistan - will it work? Source: Foreign Policy In an essay for Foreign Policy magazine's AfPak blog, William Byrd examines the new "mutual accountability" framework between Afghanistan and donor nations.
August 1, 2012 “Rethinking Nigeria’s Indigene-Settler Conflicts” Source: Council on Foreign Relations John Campbell at the Council on Foreign Relations wrote that a new USIP report is "a must-read for those trying to understand endemic conflict in Nigeria."
July 31, 2012 A discussion about Afghanistan Source: Charlie Rose John Podesta and USIP’s Stephen Hadley joined the Charlie Rose show to discuss the upcoming political transition in Afghanistan.
July 29, 2012 Room for optimism Source: Dawn Signs in Pakistan indicate that the country may be on a track towards a stable democratic political system, says Moeed Yusuf in Pakistani daily Dawn.
July 26, 2012 Afghanistan in transition: Time to forgive, not forget Source: Foreign Policy In a Foreign Policy opinion piece, Erica Gaston writes that Afghanistan should debate, not bury, a new report on past human rights abuses.
July 24, 2012 Jim Marshall to lead U.S. Institute of Peace Source: The Moultrie Observer The USIP Board of Directors last week appointed former Army Ranger and U.S. representative Jim Marshall to be the Institute’s fourth president.
July 24, 2012 Former U.S. Rep. Marshall Named to Head Peace Institute Source: WMAZ Jim Marshall outlined some of the ways that USIP helps mediate and resolve conflicts around the world in one of his first interviews as the institute’s president-elect.
July 23, 2012 Marshall appointed to lead U.S. Institute of Peace Source: The Macon Telegraph USIP President-elect Jim Marshall spoke to the Macon Telegraph about how his experience in Congress and law helped prepare him for his new role.
July 10, 2012 US urges South Sudan to reach oil deal Source: AFP The top American representative to South Sudan spoke with his counterpart at USIP on Monday, and urged Juba to negotiate with Khartoum on an oil revenue deal.
July 9, 2012 South Sudan's Independence Gets a 'Rocky' Start Source: PBS NewsHour "It's been a rocky first year" for South Sudan, Jonathan Temin told PBS NewsHour’s Larisa Epatko as the world’s newest country celebrated its first anniversary as a formally independent state.

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