Oral Histories: Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan

Oral Histories: Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

In 2009, USIP was invited to participate in a U.S. government interagency effort to capture and institutionalize lessons learned and best practices from the U.S. experience with PRTs.  From 2009-2011, USIP interviewed 200 returning government, military, and NGO representatives who had served in PRTs in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Type: Oral History

Oral Histories: Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams (2008-2009)

Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Iraq PRT program has highlighted the challenges that the U.S. government faces in conducting operations in conflicted environments. The Iraq PRT Project collected insights and lessons learned from government, military, and non-governmental officials. Interviews were conducted by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training under a contract with the Institute of Peace.

Type: Oral History

EnvironmentEconomics

Oral Histories: The Sudan Experience Project

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

The Sudan Experience Project Oral History Library contains the transcripts of nearly 100 interviews with those who negotiated and who are implementing the CPA. These first person accounts and the lessons learned from their experience are a substantial contribution to our understanding of the challenges of negotiating and implementing complex peace agreements.

Type: Oral History

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueEnvironmentEconomics

Oral Histories: Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Teams (2004-2005)

Friday, November 18, 2005

The experiences of Americans who served in Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan provide important lessons for current and future peace and stability operations. Provincial Reconstruction Teams are small, joint, civil-military organizations whose mission is to promote good governance, improved security and reconstruction. In November 2005, there were 22 PRTs in Afghanistan: nine were directed by the U.S. and countries belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance...

Type: Oral History

Oral Histories: The Iraq Experience Project

Thursday, October 27, 2005

The Iraq Experience Project is designed to collect, distill, and disseminate lessons learned from U.S. government officials, military officers, and contractors who served in the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Using a combination of tools from printed reports to interactive DVDs and interviews collected in 2004, the Iraq Experience Project seeks to help U.S. civilian and military personnel by providing the training and skills needed for Americans serving in Iraq and beyond.

Type: Oral History