In the Field
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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. |
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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.
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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
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February 2009
Personal reflections on the provincial elections in Iraq, from Zainab Shakir, USIP's Deputy Chief of Party in Baghdad. |
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January 2009
Personal reflections on the provincial elections in Iraq from Khitam, Iraqi staff member, Baghdad. Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Governance, Political Systems and International Relations, Post-Conflict Activities
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January 2009
Personal reflections on the provincial elections in Iraq from Zedan, Iraqi staff member, Baghdad. |