USIP in the News

October 10, 2012 Social Media, Journalism and the Syrian Revolution Source: Foreign Policy Association Foreignpolicyblogs.com looked at USIP’s conference on the role of new media in the Syrian conflict.
October 4, 2012 On the Line "Talking Peace" Source: Voice of America Dan Serwer, co-editor of the new book “Facilitating Dialogue: USIP’s Work in Conflict Zones” joined Voice of America’s “On the Line” program to discuss what works and what doesn’t when talking peace.
October 4, 2012 Activists Present A Plan for Post-Assad Syria Source: C-SPAN Syrian opposition activists who collaborated to develop recommendations and strategies for managing the challenges of a post-Assad transition presented their findings at USIP on Thursday, October 4. Watch C-SPAN’s full coverage of the discussion.
October 1, 2012 Former USIP president Richard Solomon joins RAND Source: The Washington Post Richard Solomon, who led USIP from 1993 to August 2012, has joined the RAND Corporation, where he will direct a project aiming to propose a new “grand strategy” for national security and foreign policy for the 21st century.
October 1, 2012 How Karzai Could Make Himself a Hero Source: The New York Times In The New York Times USIP President Jim Marshall writes that there are reasons to hope for a viable election in Afghanistan, and that the decisions President Karzai makes now will be the last and truest test of his statesmanship.
September 26, 2012 The Syrian internet activist persecuted by the secret police and forced to leave his homeland Source: BBC World Service USIP Program Specialist Rami Nakhla told the BBC the harrowing story of his escape from Syria for his political activism there. Nakhla spoke on Thursday, October 4 as part of a panel at USIP on managing the challenges of transitioning to a post-Assad era.
September 19, 2012 Obama to meet Aung San Suu Kyi Source: Foreign Policy During her wide-ranging speech at USIP, Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi called for an easing of international sanctions on Burma and for continued support in strengthening the rule of law and democratic reforms. Later in the week, she would be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal and meet with President Barack Obama.
September 18, 2012 Myanmar’s Opposition Leader Urges End to Sanctions Source: The New York Times USIP and the Asia Society were honored to host Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week for a discussion that was covered in The New York Times and news outlets around the world.
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."

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