In the Field
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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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November 2010
Negotiation skills training can enable combatants to avoid violence in the future by providing "new things that I will use in the future," says one workshop participant. Countries: Europe, Kosovo, Serbia
| Issue Areas: Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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February 2010
Eleven years ago, Kosovo was a war zone on the world’s front pages, an ethnic and nationalistic cauldron in which both national and international laws seemed an utter irrelevance. When the guns at last fell silent, Colette Rausch worked for several years in Kosovo as part of the international community’s attempt to construct the rule of law amid the rubble. Last fall, she returned to find out whether, from the perspective of the people of Kosovo, the international community's efforts had been invaluable or in vain. Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding
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December 2009
Ted Feifer and Maria Jessop led a workshop focused on mediation for 23 international and national staff members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, September 9-11, 2009. Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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September 2009
ETC/I Deputy Director Ted Feifer and Senior Program Officer Noor Kirdar met with six senior officials of Kosovo’s new Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 29, 2009. The group was visiting the United States under the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program to explore the role and work of a ministry of foreign affairs. |
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May 2009
Ted Feifer conducted an advanced negotiation and mediation skills training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, December 13-15, 2009. Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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May 2009
Ted Feifer led a core negotiation and mediation skills training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, May 11-13, 2009. Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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December 2008
Ted Feifer and Keith Bowen led an advanced negotiation and mediation skills training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, December 10-12, 2008. The 19 participants that completed the program represented mission HQ and field offices, a cross-section of professional functions, and international and national staff. Most had attended other USIP training workshops, and the remainder met a prerequisite of similar training or substantial field experience. |
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October 2007
Against the backdrop of high-level talks on the status of Kosovo, Senior Training Officer Ted Feifer conducted a third negotiation and diplomatic skills workshop for OSCE Mission in Kosovo municipal team members in Pristina, October 9-11, 2007. |
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April 2007
Senior Program Officers Ted Feifer and Noor Kirdar conducted a specially tailored negotiation and diplomatic skills workshop for OSCE Mission in Kosovo municipal team members in Pristina on April 18-20, 2007. There were 22 participants (12 international and 10 national staff), who currently monitor municipalities in Kosovo on good governance, democratic practices, and human rights issues. Countries: Europe, Kosovo
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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