In the Field
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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
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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
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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
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November 2011
Participants in the USIP training will play active roles in strengthening the government’s ability to manage conflicts before they escalate. Countries: Kosovo, Serbia
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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July 2011
USIP's networks of facilitators in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan provide peaceful counter to the pull of extremism and promote bottom-up conflict resolution. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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June 2011
USIP's training of Rwandan peacekeepers deploying to the Darfur region of Sudan "creates awareness of typical problems in the mission area and provides an opportunity to learn and use skills to deal with those problems." Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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June 2011
Rwanda experienced a failed peacekeeping effort and underwent a horrific tragedy in 1994. More recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has undergone similar experiences. Today, Rwandan soldiers are playing a major role in Darfur as peacekeepers, and USIP is helping train them on how to do it. Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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June 2011
Academy peacebuilding programs in Khartoum and police-community dialogues in Juba address the ongoing crises in north and south Sudan. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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May 2011
When the U.S. Institute of Peace decided it would open a permanent office in Baghdad in 2004 to bring its training expertise and conflict resolution skills to the war in Iraq, it quickly became apparent to USIP personnel that the Institute was entering a whole new phase. Countries: Asia, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
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May 2011
The April 2011 elections in Nigeria marked a pivotal period for the country. The European Union dubbed the tumultuous 2007 elections “the worst they had seen anywhere in the world.” Given this, there were concerns that the 2011 elections would follow the same path. Read about how USIP helped Nigeria by developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to reducing and preventing violence associated with elections. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Training, Youth and Peacebuilding
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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