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South Sudan peace deal in limbo as President Kiir delays signing - NET Website

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

... more power at the national level but Machar more control over oil-producing states, said Ambassador Princeton Lyman, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria and South Africa and a former State Department official who is now with the U.S. Institute of Peace.

US: No Decision on Blocking Military Aid to Pakistan - Voice of America

Friday, August 21, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

ISLAMABAD—. The Obama administration says it has not yet made a decision to block the next military aid disbursement to Pakistan, amid media reports the payment is being withheld due to lack of progress in fighting the Haqqani network. “No decision ...

Analysts: Burundi Crisis Not Over - Voice of America

Monday, August 24, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

Stephanie Schwartz, a consultant with the U.S. Institute for Peace, says “an inauguration doesn't mean that the crisis is over." "The state of affairs in term has not changed. They have been moving toward some sort of mediation process in July, but ...

Death of Mullah Omar death dashes hopes of peace with Taliban - The National

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

... this year's summer fighting season had been successful and that with the imminent drawdown of Nato forces, “why break our fast 10 minutes before iftar”, according to Moeed Yusuf, director of South Asia programmes at the US Institute for Peace think ...

Managing Expectations in Nigeria's War Against Terror - AllAfrica.com

Monday, September 7, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

Managing Expectations in Nigeria's War Against Terror AllAfrica.com It is becoming increasing clear that Nigeria's war against terror was hampered until recently by the difficulty encountered by the Jonathan administration in its attempts to procure arms. President Buhari stated as much at the US Institute of Peace in ... and more »

Podcast: Iran's Political 'Midlife Crisis' - Asia Society (blog)

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

We hear from former Under Secretary of State and Under Secretary of Defense Frank G. Wisner, journalist and United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellow Robin Wright, and Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.