USIP in the News

June 28, 2012 Afghanistan's Track II rally Source: Foreign Policy On the Foreign Policy AfPak Channel, Omar Samad delved into the details of two recent informal meetings between Afghanistan’s main political factions and Taliban representatives.
June 28, 2012 US military seeks to spread skills around the world to ease burden on itself Source: CNN CNN, Defense News, and the American Forces Press Service all covered Secretary Panetta’s June 28 speech at USIP, in which he emphasized the military’s need for language and cultural training, increased defense exports, and better coordination with its government partners.<
June 28, 2012 Leon Panetta on Global Partnership and Policy Source: C-SPAN Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlined a bold plan at the United States Institute of Peace to build the capacity of other countries and thereby reduce the strains on the U.S. when it comes to solving the world’s security problems.
June 19, 2012 Is Syria in a civil war? Source: CNN Steven Heydemann argued that Syria is on the brink of civil war as the conflict escalates.
June 19, 2012 British reliance on drones in Afghanistan prompts fears for civilians Source: The Guardian Quoted in The Guardian, Erica Gaston noted that there needs to be a more transparency about the use and effects of drone attacks in Afghanistan.
June 18, 2012 Robin Wright: Egypt risks 'unravelling the revolution' Source: BBC World News As the ruling military council expands its powers and voter turnout decreases, we might be witnessing the “unraveling of the revolution” in Egypt, Robin Wright told BBC World News.
June 11, 2012 Minority Alawites Like Assad Dominate In Syria Source: NPR Steven Heydemann spoke with Melissa Block on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about Syria’s Alawite population and how it came to dominate powerful institutions over the last several decades.
June 4, 2012 Faint hope that Pakistan and US may mend a few bridges Source: The National Moeed Yusuf looked at some of the causes of the ongoing rift between the United States and Pakistan.
June 4, 2012 USIP: What is Boko Haram? Source: Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations called USIP’s new report on Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram a “must read.”
May 31, 2012 USIP Keeping the Peace, One Conflict at a Time Source: The Washington Diplomat USIP President Richard Solomon sat down with The Washington Diplomat to discuss USIP’s programs and the changing nature of diplomacy in the 21st century.

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