In the Field

	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
	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
	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
	From the Souk to a Field Hospital: Building Peace in Yemen December 2011 The day Saleh agreed to transfer power, USIP's Manal Omar and Colette Rausch were in Sanaa, Yemen laying the groundwork for the Institute’s conflict management operations. They met with a wide range of stakeholders from across the social, economic, and political spectrum to learn the approaches for building peace. Countries: Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Health and Peacebuilding, Mediation and Facilitation, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Building Bridges in Yemen November 2011 Manal Omar and Colette Rausch were in Sanaa, Yemen meeting with a wide range of stakeholders from across the social, economic, political spectrum to learn the approaches for building peace. Countries: Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
	The Role of Civil Society in Monitoring Afghanistan’s Extractive Industries November 2011 The project will empower civil society organizations in Afghanistan by developing tools for socio-economic monitoring, conducting a baseline survey of measurable indicators, establishing a public forum to promote accountability and publishing findings and recommendations. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Beyond Emergency Responses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo November 2011 The Center for Sustainable Economies (CSE) co-sponsored and participated in a Conference entitled “Beyond Emergency Responses in the DRC” in Bujumbura, Burundi, in June 2009. Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Private Sector Anti-Corruption Workshops and Code of Conduct in the DRC November 2011 The project aims to promote and institutionalize anti-corruption strategies that enhance prospects for people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Working with representatives from the business sector has helped develop a code of conduct in the DRC to support anti-corruption measures. Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Eye on USIP's Religion and Peacemaking Center November 2011 Religion is often seen as the cause of strife around the globe, but in reality, it can provide the foundation for what helps to end conflict. USIP’s work, from Indonesia to Pakistan, demonstrates that religion can play a positive role in managing conflict. USIP’s David Smock, senior vice president for the Centers of Innovation, explores the issue in this brief question-and-answer. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking

	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
	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
	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
	From the Souk to a Field Hospital: Building Peace in Yemen December 2011 The day Saleh agreed to transfer power, USIP's Manal Omar and Colette Rausch were in Sanaa, Yemen laying the groundwork for the Institute’s conflict management operations. They met with a wide range of stakeholders from across the social, economic, and political spectrum to learn the approaches for building peace. Countries: Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Health and Peacebuilding, Mediation and Facilitation, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Building Bridges in Yemen November 2011 Manal Omar and Colette Rausch were in Sanaa, Yemen meeting with a wide range of stakeholders from across the social, economic, political spectrum to learn the approaches for building peace. Countries: Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
	The Role of Civil Society in Monitoring Afghanistan’s Extractive Industries November 2011 The project will empower civil society organizations in Afghanistan by developing tools for socio-economic monitoring, conducting a baseline survey of measurable indicators, establishing a public forum to promote accountability and publishing findings and recommendations. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Beyond Emergency Responses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo November 2011 The Center for Sustainable Economies (CSE) co-sponsored and participated in a Conference entitled “Beyond Emergency Responses in the DRC” in Bujumbura, Burundi, in June 2009. Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Private Sector Anti-Corruption Workshops and Code of Conduct in the DRC November 2011 The project aims to promote and institutionalize anti-corruption strategies that enhance prospects for people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Working with representatives from the business sector has helped develop a code of conduct in the DRC to support anti-corruption measures. Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	Eye on USIP's Religion and Peacemaking Center November 2011 Religion is often seen as the cause of strife around the globe, but in reality, it can provide the foundation for what helps to end conflict. USIP’s work, from Indonesia to Pakistan, demonstrates that religion can play a positive role in managing conflict. USIP’s David Smock, senior vice president for the Centers of Innovation, explores the issue in this brief question-and-answer. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking

In the Field

Centers of Innovation