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	Lizards, Geckos, and Training for Peacebuildling February 2012 Training for most militaries around the world requires good instruction, lots of practice, and a large amount of remote territory. Jeff Helsing and Alison Milofsky of USIP’s Academy provide an account of their recent ACOTA program training in Tanzania. Countries: Africa, Tanzania \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Dispatch from Libya January 2012 USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Libya. Countries: Libya \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Dispatch from Tunisia January 2012 USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Tunisia which is experiencing a transition to democracy from authoritarian rule. Countries: Africa, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Egypt on the Eve of the Commemoration of the Uprising January 2012 On the eve of the one-year commemoration of Egypt’s uprising, U.S. Institute of Peace fellow Robin Wright spent ten days in Cairo interviewing the new spectrum of political players, from the protesters camping out at Tahrir Square to the new Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Members of Parliament as well as former al-Jihad extremists released from decades in jail. Countries: Egypt \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	The Muslim World, Poland and USIP January 2012 The Polish government makes use of USIP training to help key figures from Afghanistan and Tunisia lead their own countries’ transitions. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Poland, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	As Demand for Reform Grows in Burma, the U.S. Opens a Door January 2012 USIP's Colette Rausch files a post from Burma at an historic time. Countries: Myanmar/Burma \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law
	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans January 2012 Director of USIP's Two Sudans program, Jon Temin, reflects on the birth of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, and looks ahead to 2012 and USIP's continued impact in the region. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	The Past and the Future: A Look at USIP in Iraq December 2011 As United States troops withdraw from Iraq in December of 2011, USIP looks back at its actions on the ground in Iraq and ahead at its programs for 2012 and beyond. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Religion and Peacemaking, Rule of Law, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
	USIP Aids Libyan Post-Qaddafi Transition December 2011 During a regional visit to the Middle East, USIP’s Manal Omar visited Libya several times as part of the Institute’s engagement in support of the ongoing transition there. Omar is director of USIP’s Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Program. Countries: Africa, Libya \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
	USIP: Teaching African Peacekeepers How to Keep the Peace December 2011 USIP trained hundreds of African peacekeepers in seven nations this year in how to negotiate and mediate the peace. Countries: Africa, Burundi, Congo, Republic of the, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding

	Lizards, Geckos, and Training for Peacebuildling February 2012 Training for most militaries around the world requires good instruction, lots of practice, and a large amount of remote territory. Jeff Helsing and Alison Milofsky of USIP’s Academy provide an account of their recent ACOTA program training in Tanzania. Countries: Africa, Tanzania \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Dispatch from Libya January 2012 USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Libya. Countries: Libya \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Dispatch from Tunisia January 2012 USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Tunisia which is experiencing a transition to democracy from authoritarian rule. Countries: Africa, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Egypt on the Eve of the Commemoration of the Uprising January 2012 On the eve of the one-year commemoration of Egypt’s uprising, U.S. Institute of Peace fellow Robin Wright spent ten days in Cairo interviewing the new spectrum of political players, from the protesters camping out at Tahrir Square to the new Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Members of Parliament as well as former al-Jihad extremists released from decades in jail. Countries: Egypt \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	The Muslim World, Poland and USIP January 2012 The Polish government makes use of USIP training to help key figures from Afghanistan and Tunisia lead their own countries’ transitions. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Poland, Tunisia \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	As Demand for Reform Grows in Burma, the U.S. Opens a Door January 2012 USIP's Colette Rausch files a post from Burma at an historic time. Countries: Myanmar/Burma \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law
	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans January 2012 Director of USIP's Two Sudans program, Jon Temin, reflects on the birth of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, and looks ahead to 2012 and USIP's continued impact in the region. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	The Past and the Future: A Look at USIP in Iraq December 2011 As United States troops withdraw from Iraq in December of 2011, USIP looks back at its actions on the ground in Iraq and ahead at its programs for 2012 and beyond. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Religion and Peacemaking, Rule of Law, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
	USIP Aids Libyan Post-Qaddafi Transition December 2011 During a regional visit to the Middle East, USIP’s Manal Omar visited Libya several times as part of the Institute’s engagement in support of the ongoing transition there. Omar is director of USIP’s Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Program. Countries: Africa, Libya \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
	USIP: Teaching African Peacekeepers How to Keep the Peace December 2011 USIP trained hundreds of African peacekeepers in seven nations this year in how to negotiate and mediate the peace. Countries: Africa, Burundi, Congo, Republic of the, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding