In the Field

	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

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