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	Spring 2013 Book Catalog January 2013 The United States Institute of Peace is committed to publishing significant works that offer new insights and information to practitioners, scholars, diplomats, and students, among others. Please review our Spring 2013 titles in this catalog, which is available for download. To browse our online bookstore, click here.

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	Success of China-India Dialogue Depends on Resolving Border Dispute May 2013 \| Olive Branch Post by Namrata Goswami New Delhi hosted an Indo-Chinese summit this week, and the two major Asian powers, which have significant border disputes that flared recently, face a long-term choice of cooperation or competition. Countries: China, India \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict
	"We Pretend To Work, And They Pretend To Pay Us" May 2013 \| Peace Brief by William Byrd USIP’s Bill Byrd examines the challenges to the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework for Afghanistan, and what could be done to make its implementation more effective. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	The Art of Negotiations: Broadening Diplomatic Skills in Turkmenistan May 2013 \| Olive Branch Post by Ted Feifer Smart v. tough, seeing a problem from another’s viewpoint – these are some of the skills USIP’s Ted Feifer explores during a week-long program for government officials that illustrated an evolving political culture in Central Asia. Countries: Turkmenistan \| Issue Areas: Education, Training
	USIP Meeting Examines Kenya’s Peaceful Elections May 2013 \| News Feature by USIP Staff A May 21 panel at USIP assessed the reasons for a largely peaceful election this year in Kenya, where more than 1,000 people had been killed in post-election violence in 2007-08. Countries: Kenya \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Syria Leaves U.S., EU Uncertain How to Meet Pledge to Prevent Atrocities May 2013 \| News Feature by Maral Noori Despite pledges to carry out the principle of the responsibility to protect against mass killings, the U.S. and the EU have struggled how to respond to Syria, even as the scale of human loss eclipses that of Libya before the international community intervened. A USIP panel considers how to move forward. Countries: Syria \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Security Sector Reform/Governance

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	Success of China-India Dialogue Depends on Resolving Border Dispute May 2013 \| Olive Branch Post by Namrata Goswami New Delhi hosted an Indo-Chinese summit this week, and the two major Asian powers, which have significant border disputes that flared recently, face a long-term choice of cooperation or competition. Countries: China, India \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict
	"We Pretend To Work, And They Pretend To Pay Us" May 2013 \| Peace Brief by William Byrd USIP’s Bill Byrd examines the challenges to the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework for Afghanistan, and what could be done to make its implementation more effective. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict
	The Art of Negotiations: Broadening Diplomatic Skills in Turkmenistan May 2013 \| Olive Branch Post by Ted Feifer Smart v. tough, seeing a problem from another’s viewpoint – these are some of the skills USIP’s Ted Feifer explores during a week-long program for government officials that illustrated an evolving political culture in Central Asia. Countries: Turkmenistan \| Issue Areas: Education, Training
	USIP Meeting Examines Kenya’s Peaceful Elections May 2013 \| News Feature by USIP Staff A May 21 panel at USIP assessed the reasons for a largely peaceful election this year in Kenya, where more than 1,000 people had been killed in post-election violence in 2007-08. Countries: Kenya \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	Syria Leaves U.S., EU Uncertain How to Meet Pledge to Prevent Atrocities May 2013 \| News Feature by Maral Noori Despite pledges to carry out the principle of the responsibility to protect against mass killings, the U.S. and the EU have struggled how to respond to Syria, even as the scale of human loss eclipses that of Libya before the international community intervened. A USIP panel considers how to move forward. Countries: Syria \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Security Sector Reform/Governance