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	October 29, 2009 The Congressional Role in Military and Police Reform In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
	October 27, 2009 Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People The Asia Foundation will release findings from its fifth public opinion poll, "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People," the most comprehensive survey conducted in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Demographics, Economics and Development, Education, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism, Women, Youth
	October 15, 2009 The Afghanistan Debate: Perspectives from Afghanistan and Pakistan October 7, 2009 marked eight years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. For the first time since 2001, a serious debate is underway about our interests and objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. How are Afghans and Pakistanis reacting to this debate and what perspectives can they offer? Join us for a lively discussion on this issue with voices from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Use of Force
	July 10, 2009 Negotiating with the Taliban: Reconciliation in Afghanistan and Pakistan? What is the potential for political negotiations and reconciliation to resolve the armed conflict raging on both sides of the Durand Line that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan? Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Analysis, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	June 10, 2009 Rafe Eissawi, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq The coming year in Iraq will be critical. US forces are set to withdraw from Iraqi cities by the end of June, national elections are set for January 2010, and the potential for a decline in the security situation-recently showing signs of backsliding-remains high. A number of crucial questions remain to be resolved: Will Iraqi politics continue to move in a cross-sectarian, interests-based direction as we saw in the provincial elections, or will sectarian identity return as the primary organizing political principle? Is there any prospect for the Kurds and the central government to reach common ground on disputed territories and oil? Will ex-Ba'thists be meaningfully integrated into the political process and government institutions? Will large-scale U.S. troop withdrawal slated to begin early next year result in renewed violence? Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Political Systems and International Relations, Post-Conflict Activities
	May 6, 2009 Haiti: Will Diplomats and Donors Bring Economic Recovery? Haiti has received unprecedented diplomatic attention this year, with visits from the UN Secretary General, Secretary of State and former President Clinton, and the UN Security Council. The April 14 international donors' conference yielded $324 million in new pledges. The Senate elections saw little violence, but low turnout. Has Haiti reached a genuine turning point? Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Economics and Development, Governance, International and Regional Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacekeeping, Population and Diaspora, Post-Conflict Activities
	May 24, 2007 Managing Crisis and Sustaining Peace Between China and the United States Countries: China, United States \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy

	October 29, 2009 The Congressional Role in Military and Police Reform In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
	October 27, 2009 Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People The Asia Foundation will release findings from its fifth public opinion poll, "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People," the most comprehensive survey conducted in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Demographics, Economics and Development, Education, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism, Women, Youth
	October 15, 2009 The Afghanistan Debate: Perspectives from Afghanistan and Pakistan October 7, 2009 marked eight years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. For the first time since 2001, a serious debate is underway about our interests and objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. How are Afghans and Pakistanis reacting to this debate and what perspectives can they offer? Join us for a lively discussion on this issue with voices from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Use of Force
	July 10, 2009 Negotiating with the Taliban: Reconciliation in Afghanistan and Pakistan? What is the potential for political negotiations and reconciliation to resolve the armed conflict raging on both sides of the Durand Line that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan? Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Analysis, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	June 10, 2009 Rafe Eissawi, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq The coming year in Iraq will be critical. US forces are set to withdraw from Iraqi cities by the end of June, national elections are set for January 2010, and the potential for a decline in the security situation-recently showing signs of backsliding-remains high. A number of crucial questions remain to be resolved: Will Iraqi politics continue to move in a cross-sectarian, interests-based direction as we saw in the provincial elections, or will sectarian identity return as the primary organizing political principle? Is there any prospect for the Kurds and the central government to reach common ground on disputed territories and oil? Will ex-Ba'thists be meaningfully integrated into the political process and government institutions? Will large-scale U.S. troop withdrawal slated to begin early next year result in renewed violence? Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Political Systems and International Relations, Post-Conflict Activities
	May 6, 2009 Haiti: Will Diplomats and Donors Bring Economic Recovery? Haiti has received unprecedented diplomatic attention this year, with visits from the UN Secretary General, Secretary of State and former President Clinton, and the UN Security Council. The April 14 international donors' conference yielded $324 million in new pledges. The Senate elections saw little violence, but low turnout. Has Haiti reached a genuine turning point? Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Economics and Development, Governance, International and Regional Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacekeeping, Population and Diaspora, Post-Conflict Activities
	May 24, 2007 Managing Crisis and Sustaining Peace Between China and the United States Countries: China, United States \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy

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