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To mend the world, go young - The Hill (blog)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

... we need this global effort called "Generation Change" to grow and expand. Omar is associate vice president of the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) Middle East and Africa Program. Omar also serves on the board of IREX. For more information ...  

Why France Should Not Close Its Borders - Observer

Saturday, November 14, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

In a recent oped in Foreign Policy, U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg argued that investing in foreign aid rather than border security would be a far more effective approach to managing overwhelming migration. To take this a step further ...  

Democracy takes root - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Sunday, November 15, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

This time, the military and the ruling USDP were “pretty realistic” about their election prospects, said Priscilla Clapp, a former U.S. diplomat in Burma and now a senior adviser to the U.S. Institute of Peace. But they decided that they “can manage it ...  

The Genesis and Growth of Global Jihad - The New Yorker

Monday, November 16, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

The attacks in Paris on Friday were the deadliest in France since the Second World War. The jihad’s many tentacles have now terrorized Western targets on six continents.

Afghan Jobs Program Aims to Stem Exodus of Young - New York Times

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

William Byrd, an economist at the United States Institute of Peace who has written extensively about Afghanistan, said that without political improvements, such economic programs usually had little effect in creating broader economic confidence.  

What do Afghans think about the Islamic State? - PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

“Psychologically, ISIS (another name for Islamic State) has invaded the minds of the people,” said Scott Smith, director of the U.S. Institute of Peace's Afghanistan and Central Asia program. According to The Asia Foundation's 2015 survey on ...