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August 2011
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On the Issues
by Chester A. Crocker
Chester A. Crocker, long-serving member of USIP's Board of Directors, discusses the future of peacebuilding, the impacts of cuts to national security budgets, his contributions as a board member and chairman, USIP's unique national security functions and Academy, and more. |
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July 2011
Experts from USIP are monitoring developments in the two Sudans following South Sudan's declaration of independence on July 9. |
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May 2011
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On the Issues
by Jackie Wilson and Jon Temin
USIP’s Jon Temin and Jacki Wilson discuss the recent hostilities in Abyei, Sudan – and why it threatens the stability of the soon-to-be Republic of South Sudan and the overall region. |
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May 2011
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News Feature
by Gordon Lubold
If military folks play war games, then peace builders play peace games. But SENSE, or Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise simulation training, creates a world of make-believe in which only pragmatic decision-making actually pays off. Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
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May 2011
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On the Issues
by Mary Hope Schwoebel
Women's participation in the Arab Spring has been significant, but it remains to be seen, however, if their participation will result in increased opportunities for women in the public sphere when the dust settles. USIP’s Mary Hope Schwoebel discusses the opportunities and challenges for women in the Arab Spring. Countries: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Political Reform
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April 2011
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News Feature
by Gordon Lubold
United States Institute of Peace trainers in March completed a five-day exercise in Nigeria for Nigerian Army peacekeepers who are preparing to deploy across the continent for a host of missions. Countries: Africa, Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
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April 2011
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News Feature
by Gordon Lubold
When the Pentagon decided to deploy senior civilian advisers to Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense last May, it turned to the expertise at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). |
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April 2011
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News Feature
by Thomas Omestad
With Pakistan’s internal troubles and cross-border issues with Afghanistan key factors in the security outlook for all of South Asia and the United States, the U.S. Institute of Peace has brought its concept of building a network of facilitators to the country |
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April 2011
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News Feature
by Thomas Omestad
Inevitably, the intensity of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan will ebb. Looking ahead to that time, the U.S. Institute of Peace has trained a network of Afghan “facilitators” to mediate conflicts—within and between families, localities and communities. |
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April 2011
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News Feature
by Thomas Omestad
Since early 2010, USIP’s Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative has brought together more than 300 people, teaching the skills of policy advocacy and negotiation and, at the same time, building bridges between communities suffering from endemic violence and separated by a tense national border. Countries: Afghanistan, Asia, Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
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