In the Field
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January 2012
On the eve of the one-year commemoration of Egypt’s uprising, U.S. Institute of Peace fellow Robin Wright spent ten days in Cairo interviewing the new spectrum of political players, from the protesters camping out at Tahrir Square to the new Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Members of Parliament as well as former al-Jihad extremists released from decades in jail. Countries: Egypt
| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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January 2012
Director of USIP's Two Sudans program, Jon Temin, reflects on the birth of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, and looks ahead to 2012 and USIP's continued impact in the region. |
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December 2011
As United States troops withdraw from Iraq in December of 2011, USIP looks back at its actions on the ground in Iraq and ahead at its programs for 2012 and beyond. Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Religion and Peacemaking, Rule of Law, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Training
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December 2011
During a regional visit to the Middle East, USIP’s Manal Omar visited Libya several times as part of the Institute’s engagement in support of the ongoing transition there. Omar is director of USIP’s Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Program. |
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November 2011
Manal Omar and Colette Rausch were in Sanaa, Yemen meeting with a wide range of stakeholders from across the social, economic, political spectrum to learn the approaches for building peace. |
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November 2011
As part of its continuing work in Sudan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) organized a workshop on “The State and Direction of the Darfur Peace Process” on November 15-16. The gathering sought to evaluate the current status of the Darfur peace process and develop ideas for achieving a comprehensive, inclusive, and durable peace. Held in consultation with the U.S. Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan, the workshop brought together Darfur stakeholders and experts, including representatives of major Darfur armed movements, civil society leaders, and representatives of countries and organizations deeply involved in the peace process. Countries: Sudan, The Two Sudans
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November 2011
USIP's Virginia M. Bouvier reflects on her 2011 visit to Colombia's City of Women, a settlement for people displaced by violence. Countries: Colombia
| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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November 2011
USIP's Tim Luccaro and Sanaulla Tasal, both stationed in Kabul, discuss Afghan President Hamid Karzai's call for a "consultative loya jirga." |
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November 2011
Participants in the USIP training will play active roles in strengthening the government’s ability to manage conflicts before they escalate. Countries: Kosovo, Serbia
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training
| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
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November 2011
Manal Omar, director of Iran, Iraq and North Africa programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on November 2, 2011, on the role of women in the Arab Spring, and more specifically, their role in Libya. |