The September 2013 Prevention Newsletter features a Q&A with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Holt on Peacekeeping and Atrocity Prevention, and highlights the role of Track 1.5 Dialogues as an instrument for conflict prevention.

In this Issue

  • PREVENTION IN PRACTICE:
    • Kenya 2013 Elections: Lessons Learned for Conflict Prevention
    • Egypt: Into the Abyss
    • The EU’s Focus on Prevention
    • Preventing Crisis in the Asia Pacific – USIP’s Track 1.5 Dialogues
  • PREVENTION TOOL IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Track 1.5 Dialogue
  • Q&A with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Holt, On Peacekeeping and Atrocity Prevention

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