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USAID’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) in Iraq was designed as a non-lethal counterinsurgency program that aimed to reduce incentives for participating in violent conflict by utilizing job-creation programs and engaging the youth. This event considered the following questions and more: Was the CSP effective as a counter-insurgency tool in Iraq? Does the CSP foster local ownership and sustainability? |
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Thirty years to the day after the taking of the U.S. hostages in Iran, in the wake of their controversial June 2009 presidential election, the regime's ensuing crackdown against peaceful demonstrators, and recent news of U.S. funding cuts for Iran democracy programs, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) offered his views on how the U.S. should approach Iran on the issues of human rights and democracy. |
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On October 13, the mandate for United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was renewed. MINUSTAH has unprecedented star power with the appointment of President Bill Clinton as U.N. special envoy. A panel of experts discussed the U.N.'s future in Haiti and the continuing need for peacekeeping forces. |
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In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces. |
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On October 28, USIP hosted a public event to discuss Guinea's political, security, and social environment in the wake of the September 28, 2009 clash between the Guinean military and demonstrators protesting Dadis Camara's candidacy in next January's presidential elections. |
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Instructor Jeffrey Helsing discusses Academy Course on Enhancing Social Well-Being in Fragile States
Instructor Jeffrey Helsing discusses his Academy course "Enhancing Social Well Being in Fragile States." Building on the experiences of numerous international actors, this course investigates the fundamentals of successful humanitarian assistance and in-depth discussions of the longer-term needs for social well-being and development in fragile states. |
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Instructor Peter Weinberger discusses the USIP Academy course "Engaging With Identity-Based Differences." This course outlines strategies and distinctive challenges for third-party mediators and other advisers, including countering hate speech and exclusionary policies, engaging religious and tribal leaders, establishing trust through intergroup dialogues, and other measures. |
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Instructor Anthony Wanis-St.John discusses the USIP Academy course "Negotiations from Checkpoints to High Politics". The course provides a thorough conceptual framework to help practitioners structure their efforts in negotiation. |
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Instructor Lauren Van Metre discusses the USIP Academy course "Leading Adaptive Teams in Conflict Environments." The goals of the course are to help students understand core leadership functions critical to working in conflict environments, and to develop the skills necessary to implement them. |
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Instructor Debra Liang-Fenton discusses the USIP Academy course "Governance and Democratic Practices in War to Peace Transitions." The course will enable practitioners and policymakers to develop effective strategies in establishing stable institutions and helping to support a robust civil society in transition environments. |