In the Field
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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
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May 2011
When the U.S. Institute of Peace decided it would open a permanent office in Baghdad in 2004 to bring its training expertise and conflict resolution skills to the war in Iraq, it quickly became apparent to USIP personnel that the Institute was entering a whole new phase. Countries: Asia, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training
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April 2011
When the Pentagon decided to deploy senior civilian advisers to Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense last May, it turned to the expertise at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Countries: Afghanistan, Asia
| Issue Areas: Education, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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April 2011
Inevitably, the intensity of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan will ebb. Looking ahead to that time, the U.S. Institute of Peace has trained a network of Afghan “facilitators” to mediate conflicts—within and between families, localities and communities. Countries: Afghanistan, Asia
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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April 2011
With Pakistan’s internal troubles and cross-border issues with Afghanistan key factors in the security outlook for all of South Asia and the United States, the U.S. Institute of Peace has brought its concept of building a network of facilitators to the country. Countries: Asia, Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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May 2007
Senior Training Officer Ted Feifer provided two days of training in communication, negotiation and mediation in cross-cultural and emotional situations to 18 participants in a month-long course conducted by the Spanish non-governmental organization Helsinki Espana. Countries: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Spain
| Issue Areas: Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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May 2005
Acting Training Program Director Mike Lekson and Professional Training Officer Nina Sughrue held a seminar at the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Newport, Rhode Island for twenty-six civilian and military participants from nineteen countries. Countries: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
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