In the Field

	Enhancing Traditional Local Conflict Resolution Techniques in Afghanistan November 2009 Promoting non-violent resolution of conflict at all local levels will be essential to bringing, and sustaining, peace and stability to Afghanistan. In Afghanistan's recent history, the most effective agents in advancing peace and security at the local level have been indigenous structures such as shura and jirga councils, as well as Maliks. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Notes from Sudan August 2009 Ahead of the country's critical 2011 referendum on whether the South should secede from Sudan, USIP is dedicated to help resolve internal conflicts and help ensure the country's future stability and security. In "Notes from Sudan," USIP's Jon Temin writes about his recent tour of the country to get an update on the status of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades of civil war in Sudan and learn about preparations for the 2011 referendum and the 2010 national elections. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	A New Day for Sri Lanka May 2009 USIP peace scholar Benjamin Schonthal provides a first person account of the excitement at the end of Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war. And, he also reminds us that the hard work of peace is just beginning. Countries: Sri Lanka \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships, Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
	Iraqi Youth Visit USIP for One-Day Training Workshop August 2008 The Institute’s Education and Training Center/International hosted a group of Iraqi youth from many parts of Iraq on August 25. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacebuilding, Training, Youth \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
	Kirkuk Interethnic Reconciliation Workshop November 2007 On November 5, 2007, Senior Program Officers Jonathan Morgenstein, Keith Bowen, and Noor Kirdar concluded the third of three workshops in USIP's 2007 Kirkuk Reconciliation Program. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacebuilding, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International

	Enhancing Traditional Local Conflict Resolution Techniques in Afghanistan November 2009 Promoting non-violent resolution of conflict at all local levels will be essential to bringing, and sustaining, peace and stability to Afghanistan. In Afghanistan's recent history, the most effective agents in advancing peace and security at the local level have been indigenous structures such as shura and jirga councils, as well as Maliks. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Notes from Sudan August 2009 Ahead of the country's critical 2011 referendum on whether the South should secede from Sudan, USIP is dedicated to help resolve internal conflicts and help ensure the country's future stability and security. In "Notes from Sudan," USIP's Jon Temin writes about his recent tour of the country to get an update on the status of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades of civil war in Sudan and learn about preparations for the 2011 referendum and the 2010 national elections. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	A New Day for Sri Lanka May 2009 USIP peace scholar Benjamin Schonthal provides a first person account of the excitement at the end of Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war. And, he also reminds us that the hard work of peace is just beginning. Countries: Sri Lanka \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships, Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
	Iraqi Youth Visit USIP for One-Day Training Workshop August 2008 The Institute’s Education and Training Center/International hosted a group of Iraqi youth from many parts of Iraq on August 25. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacebuilding, Training, Youth \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International
	Kirkuk Interethnic Reconciliation Workshop November 2007 On November 5, 2007, Senior Program Officers Jonathan Morgenstein, Keith Bowen, and Noor Kirdar concluded the third of three workshops in USIP's 2007 Kirkuk Reconciliation Program. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacebuilding, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International

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