Partner to History

Partner to History

Wednesday, May 1, 2002

By: Princeton N. Lyman

A remarkable book about a remarkable time, Partner to History reveals the role played by U.S. diplomacy in South Africa's surprisingly successful transition from apartheid to democracy.

Type: Book

To Save South Sudan, Put it on Life Support

To Save South Sudan, Put it on Life Support

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

By: Kate Almquist Knopf

South Sudan marked its fifth anniversary as a state this month not with celebrations but with rival armed factions shooting at each other in the streets of the capital. Several hundred people were killed in less than a week, tens of thousands displaced, and even sacrosanct U.N. camps protecting civilians were attacked. South Sudan ceased to perform even the minimal functions and responsibilities of a sovereign state long ago, and today the likelihood of a larger pogrom and escalating civil war is high.

Type: Analysis

Mediation, Negotiation & DialogueHuman RightsGlobal Policy

Crisis and Opportunity in South Sudan

Crisis and Opportunity in South Sudan

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

By: Princeton N. Lyman;  Jon Temin;  Susan Stigant

Only two and a half years since its birth, South Sudan is in crisis. But, horrific as the violence since mid-December has been, the crisis also presents an opportunity to put South Sudan back on the path of democratization, good governance, and peace. USIP’s Princeton N. Lyman, Jon Temin, and Susan Stigant examine what needs to happen to create a foundation for lasting peace and stability.

Type: Peace Brief

Episode 28 - Princeton Lyman

Episode 28 - Princeton Lyman

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Ambassador Princeton Lyman, a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Institute of Peace and U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan from March 2011-2013. Here, Ambassador Lyman...

Type: Podcast

Using Special Envoys In High-Stakes Conflict Diplomacy

Using Special Envoys In High-Stakes Conflict Diplomacy

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

By: Princeton N. Lyman;  Robert M. Beecroft

Special envoys or representatives have been used by nearly every administration to address high-stakes conflicts and to address situations with a degree of attention outside the capacity of the State Department and other regular bureaucratic structures. This report focuses on the issues surrounding the use of special envoys or representatives and how they can be used most effectively.

Type: Special Report

Q&A: Sudan, South Sudan Wars--Special Envoy Needed?

Q&A: Sudan, South Sudan Wars--Special Envoy Needed?

Thursday, September 14, 2017

By: Payton Knopf;  Aly Verjee;  Princeton N. Lyman

As the war in South Sudan rages on, its dynamics are influenced by events across the border in Sudan and by the policies of neighboring countries, regional groups and the broader international community, notably the U.S. It’s just the kind of situation that cries out for an American diplomat with the stature and the ability to work across borders to help resolve the myriad conflicts underlying the fighting, according to former Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Princeton Lyman and two other former diplomats.

Type: Analysis

Global PolicyMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Civil Unrest in South Sudan

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman and other witnesses testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the civil unrest and growing ethnic violence in South Sudan.