Kenya’s 2017 presidential elections: a preliminary results analysis, by county
Alleging the elections were rigged, Odinga is contesting the results at the Supreme Court. The Court is required to hear the case and deliver a verdict by 1 September.
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Sixteen Years In, U.S Deepens Military Involvement in Afghanistan - KQED Radio: The Forum
President Trump announced a new military strategy for Afghanistan last week, promising to send more U.S. troops to train and support Afghan security forces. Guests: Stephen Biddle, professor of political science and international affairs, George Washington University;adjunct senior fellow for defense policy, Council on Foreign Relations Andrew Wilder vice president, Asia programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
What to do if North Korea collapses - The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The United States Institute of Peace, a federally-funded but nonpartisan and independent organization, has just come out with a new report looking at all that could go wrong if the government in Pyongyang collapses, and how to prevent the worst.
William Taylor on Ukraine - SiriusXM POTUS
William Taylor spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 to discuss Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ visit to Ukraine where he delivered a strong message of support on its independence day. Taylor explained the importance of continued U.S. support to Ukraine by keeping pressure on Russia, helping to arrive at diplomatic solution, and assisting Ukraine in its defense. Taylor also explained the challenges that President Poroshenko must address.
Paul Manafort’s Overseas Political Work Had a Notable Patron: A Russian Oligarch - The Wall Street Journal
As Washington’s relations soured with Moscow, some American officials grew concerned about Mr. Manafort’s support for a candidate in Ukraine who appeared to be working counter to U.S. interests. “We didn’t see it as helpful,” said William Taylor, then U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and now executive vice president of the United States Institute of Peace, a federal body devoted the reduction of violent conflict.
Lidasan: Youth leaders and teachers as force multipliers - Sun Star (Philippines)
The training was designed to support the work of the MVP Volunteers as teachers in the Madaris and to teach the young Moro leaders the tools and skills of transformative mediation for peace building. We also followed the Peace-building Toolkit for Educators of the USIP as a guide. We combined the two groups to work together to form part of force multipliers in peace building network in Maguindanao. The word Madaris refers to the Islamic schools or Madrasah.
Did Afghan minerals change Trump's mind about Afghanistan? - Deutsche Welle
The corruption-mired Afghan mining sector is the second-largest source of funding for the Taliban and one of the reasons behind violence in mineral-rich areas. According to a report by the United States Institute of Peace, a bulk of looted minerals is smuggled openly across the Afghan border through government checkpoints.
Despite Risks, Trump Administration Moves Forward With Afghanistan Mining Plan - Foreign Policy
What mining does occur in Afghanistan is mostly carried out on a small to medium scale, according to William Byrd, an economist at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Much of this mining is illicit and robs the Afghan government of critical revenue. “It tends to empower power brokers, politically connected people, and in some places insurgents,” Byrd, the former country manager for Afghanistan at the World Bank, told FP.
Eastside teacher earns peace recognition - Gainesvillle Sun
Maria Zelaya, an Eastside Spanish teacher, was selected as one of four “peace teachers” by the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Smashing stereotypes - Daily Times (Pakistan)
Pakistani women have brought home the Nobel Peace Prize and Oscars. A woman has been Prime Minister and despite constituting only 22 per cent of the total membership of the National Assembly, women have been responsible for nearly half of all parliamentary business conducted at the national and provincial levels in the last four years. Women are CEOs of major banks and run some of the most successful businesses in the country. Women are flying fighter jets and are combat ready in Pakistan’s Air and Armed Forces. They write award-winning books and produce some of South Asia’s most powerful literature. They have scaled the highest peaks in the country and hold their own against global competitors in the workforce, on the sports field and in classrooms and laboratories.