Eye on the Middle East and North Africa

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are closely following developments throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In a series of reports and interviews, they cover a wide range of issues.

Type: Analysis

Strengthening the Civilian-Military Link: USIP and Navy-Marine Corps Coordination

Strengthening the Civilian-Military Link: USIP and Navy-Marine Corps Coordination

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The role of the Navy and Marine Corps is critical to the growing importance of the Asia Pacific region in national security strategy. Recently, conflict management and peacebuilding experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace participated in the Navy’s biggest amphibious exercise in a decade, Bold Alligator, as part of USIP’s expansion of civilian-military cooperation and training.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & DialogueEducation & Training

Ambassador Christopher Hill on the Next Chapter in Iraq

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

After a seven-year military presence, the U.S. shifts to a civilian-led effort in Iraq, with some 50,000 U.S. troops remaining in the country. Retiring U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke at the United States Institute of Peace on August 18, 2010 about this major transition, the current situation in Iraq and relations with the U.S. going forward. Read the event analysis, Ambassador Christopher Hill on the Next Chapter in Iraq

Type: Analysis

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Urges Greater U.S. Support

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Urges Greater U.S. Support

Thursday, October 31, 2013

By: Thomas Omestad

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in an October 31 address at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, called for more support from the United States in countering an ongoing wave of terrorism in Iraq that has been attributed primarily to al-Qaida-backed extremists, as well as for American patience as Iraq tries to build its young democracy amid the country’s deep internal political disputes.

Type: Analysis