In the Field

Activities in Iraq, Sudan and Beyond

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USIP experts are more than analysts -- they are practitioners that can often be found far outside Washington, D.C. putting conflict resolution methods into practice and aiding in the rebuilding and stabilization of communities that have experienced conflict. This series summarizes recent examples of USIP efforts to resolve conflicts around the world.

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Collapsed building after bombing. (Photo: Courtesy USIP's SENSE Team)
March 2010

USIP's SENSE team and young Iraqi leaders brave bombings to continue conference.

Countries: Iraq | Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
Afghan tribal elders come to USIP to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.
March 2010

On February 13, 2010 USIP’s Kabul office organized a series of closed-door meetings with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Congressman Baron Hill of Indiana, Afghan tribal elders, and Afghan women leaders to discuss progress on reconstruction in Afghanistan. Some of the major issues they discussed were security, governance/rule of law, development, the role of international forces, and reconciliation.
 

Countries: Afghanistan | Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
Conference attendees. (Photo: Virginia Bouvier, U.S. Institute of Peace)
March 2010

USIP has helped in establishing a small network of institutions dedicated to supporting mediation, The Mediation Support Network. In February 2010 Virginia Bouvier traveled to Sando Sweden for the latest meeting of the network.

(USIP/Staff Photo)
February 2010

Eleven years ago, Kosovo was a war zone on the world’s front pages, an ethnic and nationalistic cauldron in which both national and international laws seemed an utter irrelevance.  When the guns at last fell silent, Colette Rausch worked for several years in Kosovo as part of the international community’s attempt to construct the rule of law amid the rubble.  Last fall, she returned to find out whether, from the perspective of the people of Kosovo, the international community's efforts had been invaluable or in vain.

(USIP/Staff Photo)
January 2010

USIP has been working in Nepal since 2006 to strengthen security and the rule of law through dialogue.  As part of programming funded by the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and USIP, USIP brought together members of youth groups, political parties, civil society and the Nepal Police in December 2009 for a dialogue session in the volatile city of Biratnagar.  USIP national project adviser Shobhakar Budhathoki reports on the outcome.