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December 13, 2011	USIP Experts on Arab Awakening One Year Later	Experts from the United States Institute of Peace, who have been working in the field throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, are available for comment on the progress of the Arab Awakening and what still needs to happen to ensure stability in the region.
November 10, 2011	New USIP Book Assesses Region's Ability to Respond to Security Threats	Understanding regional perspectives is especially important at a time when the United States and others are reappraising their capacity to provide global security and the world faces new transnational challenges along with traditional threats to peace and stability. The United States Institute of Peace releases “Rewiring Regional Security in a Fragmented World,” edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, a new volume that explores how regions define and address challenges to their security and how regional approaches to security increasingly fill gaps that global security institutions cannot.
October 28, 2011	USIP appoints Manal Omar as Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs	The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has appointed Manal Omar as Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs. Omar will play a key role in USIP’s operational efforts in this region, particularly assisting key stakeholders and local populations through the difficult transitions.
October 11, 2011	USIP Names Acting Senior Vice President	The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has appointed Dr. Abiodun Williams as acting senior vice president of its Center for Conflict Management (CCM). Williams will lead USIP’s work in major conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa.
September 9, 2011	USIP Remembers 9/11 on Tenth Anniversary	As we solemnly remember the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, and the lives lost, we must acknowledge the fragility of life and the continued dangers and challenges of a world in turmoil. Now, more than ever, we must find ways to manage conflict so that disputes do not escalate into violence, so that conflicts are prevented and contained, and so that societies can be stabilized.
August 22, 2011	USIP Expert in Libya, Available for Comment	Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment and analysis of the rapidly changing conditions in Libya. Manal Omar, USIP’s director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa programs, is traveling in Libya and is available for comment.
August 18, 2011	USIP Experts Available for Comment on Syria	Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment and analysis as President Barack Obama on August 18 calls on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step aside.
May 23, 2011	USIP Experts Comment on Situation in Disputed Sudan Province Abyei	Experts from the United States Institute of Peace are closely following the developing situation in Sudan. Over the weekend, reports emerged that North Sudan forces took control of the disputed, oil-rich Abyei province in advance of South Sudan's succession.
March 22, 2011	Effective U.S.-Pakistan Negotiations Crucial to South Asian Peace	As the United States begins planning a withdrawal in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s support is pivotal for U.S. security interests. Thus far, the goals of the two countries have remained divergent and it will require skillful and persistent negotiations to ensure Pakistan’s support. How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster, a new volume published by the United States Institute of Peace, analyzes the themes, techniques, and styles that have characterized Pakistani negotiations with American civilian and military officials since Pakistan’s independence and offers concrete lessons and advice on how to effectively negotiate in the future.
July 12, 2010	USIP's Conversations about War and Peacebuilding Series	The United States Institute of Peace will launch its first in a series of programs titled "Conversations about War and Peacebuilding" on July 14th in San Francisco. The series provides occasional dialogues about international affairs and international conflict with high-level guests who bring unique, bipartisan perspectives to the most salient issues of the day, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the conflicts brewing in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula.

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