In the Field

	Training in the Bush February 2012 A ground-level view of the training provided to Tanzanian troops to help them tackle the important but difficult tasks of peacekeeping in Darfur and perhaps elsewhere. Countries: Sudan, Tanzania, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans 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. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Organizes Workshop on the Future of the Darfur Peace Process 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
	Eye on USIP's Religion and Peacemaking Center November 2011 Religion is often seen as the cause of strife around the globe, but in reality, it can provide the foundation for what helps to end conflict. USIP’s work, from Indonesia to Pakistan, demonstrates that religion can play a positive role in managing conflict. USIP’s David Smock, senior vice president for the Centers of Innovation, explores the issue in this brief question-and-answer. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking
	Training Africans for African Peacekeeping Missions June 2011 USIP's training of Rwandan peacekeepers deploying to the Darfur region of Sudan "creates awareness of typical problems in the mission area and provides an opportunity to learn and use skills to deal with those problems." Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Darfur Deployment June 2011 Rwanda experienced a failed peacekeeping effort and underwent a horrific tragedy in 1994. More recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has undergone similar experiences. Today, Rwandan soldiers are playing a major role in Darfur as peacekeepers, and USIP is helping train them on how to do it. Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Peacebuilding and Community Dialogue in Sudan June 2011 Academy peacebuilding programs in Khartoum and police-community dialogues in Juba address the ongoing crises in north and south Sudan. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Working against Violence in Sudan April 2011 In the past year, Sudan has successfully passed two milestones established by its Comprehensive Peace Agreement: national elections in April 2010 and a referendum this January on independence for the country’s south. Many analysts and commentators feared, in both cases, that an eruption of violence could block the path to a peaceful resolution of the north-south conflict laid out in the historic 2005 accord. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Sends Observers to Monitor South Sudan Referendum January 2011 The Academy’s Linda Bishai and Rule of Law’s Tim Luccaro traveled to Sudan between January 3-24, 2011 to participate as short-term observers in the Carter Center’s Observation Mission for the South Sudan Referendum. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict

	Training in the Bush February 2012 A ground-level view of the training provided to Tanzanian troops to help them tackle the important but difficult tasks of peacekeeping in Darfur and perhaps elsewhere. Countries: Sudan, Tanzania, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans 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. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Organizes Workshop on the Future of the Darfur Peace Process 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
	Eye on USIP's Religion and Peacemaking Center November 2011 Religion is often seen as the cause of strife around the globe, but in reality, it can provide the foundation for what helps to end conflict. USIP’s work, from Indonesia to Pakistan, demonstrates that religion can play a positive role in managing conflict. USIP’s David Smock, senior vice president for the Centers of Innovation, explores the issue in this brief question-and-answer. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Religion and Peacemaking
	Training Africans for African Peacekeeping Missions June 2011 USIP's training of Rwandan peacekeepers deploying to the Darfur region of Sudan "creates awareness of typical problems in the mission area and provides an opportunity to learn and use skills to deal with those problems." Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Darfur Deployment June 2011 Rwanda experienced a failed peacekeeping effort and underwent a horrific tragedy in 1994. More recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has undergone similar experiences. Today, Rwandan soldiers are playing a major role in Darfur as peacekeepers, and USIP is helping train them on how to do it. Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Peacebuilding and Community Dialogue in Sudan June 2011 Academy peacebuilding programs in Khartoum and police-community dialogues in Juba address the ongoing crises in north and south Sudan. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Working against Violence in Sudan April 2011 In the past year, Sudan has successfully passed two milestones established by its Comprehensive Peace Agreement: national elections in April 2010 and a referendum this January on independence for the country’s south. Many analysts and commentators feared, in both cases, that an eruption of violence could block the path to a peaceful resolution of the north-south conflict laid out in the historic 2005 accord. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Sends Observers to Monitor South Sudan Referendum January 2011 The Academy’s Linda Bishai and Rule of Law’s Tim Luccaro traveled to Sudan between January 3-24, 2011 to participate as short-term observers in the Carter Center’s Observation Mission for the South Sudan Referendum. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict