South Sudan War Calls for Firm Intervention, Lyman Says

South Sudan War Calls for Firm Intervention, Lyman Says

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

By: Viola Gienger

A peace plan for South Sudan that was intended to end three years of fighting in the world’s newest nation has failed largely because it “depends on the cooperation of the very antagonists who brought about the current civil war,” former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Princeton Lyman told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee today.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal PolicyHuman Rights

Iraqi Prime Minister Says Trump Offers Support

Iraqi Prime Minister Says Trump Offers Support

Monday, March 20, 2017

By: Viola Gienger

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, speaking at the U.S. Institute of Peace after his first meeting with President Donald Trump, said the new U.S. administration is “prepared to do more” to fight terrorism than its predecessor, but he cautioned that military force alone won’t defeat ISIS. Abadi said his government is trying to gain the trust of the Iraqi people by reducing abuses by security forces, ensuring that areas recaptured from ISIS are stabilized and making the government more accountable.

Type: Analysis

Democracy & GovernanceViolent Extremism

Middle East Security Suffers for Absence of Women

Middle East Security Suffers for Absence of Women

Thursday, May 12, 2016

By: Viola Gienger

In the violent conflict tearing across the Middle East and North Africa, fully half of the pieces needed to complete the security puzzle may be missing almost entirely: women. As extremist groups and military forces parry with the weapons of war and politics, the pivotal role that women could play in restoring peace and security has largely been cast aside, as old-school thinking perpetuates the idea that gender equality is a problem for another day, according to experts and a new study just published by USIP.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionViolent ExtremismGenderHuman Rights

Group Leader in Nobel-Winning Quartet: Tunisia Needs Education Review for Jobs

Group Leader in Nobel-Winning Quartet: Tunisia Needs Education Review for Jobs

Thursday, March 10, 2016

By: Viola Gienger

The president of one of the four civil society organizations in the Nobel Prize-winning Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet said her country will need to make changes in its education system to reduce unemployment and adapt to an evolving economy. In a videotaped interview during a visit to USIP, Ouided Bouchamaoui talked about some of the many issues facing Tunisia during its still-precarious transition and about the status of women in society and the economy.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionViolent ExtremismEnvironmentEducation & TrainingGenderMediation, Negotiation & DialogueEconomics

'Women of Courage' Awardees Challenge Social Norms Head On

'Women of Courage' Awardees Challenge Social Norms Head On

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

By: Viola Gienger

Roshika Deo’s announcement that she would run in her country’s first election since a military coup eight years ago drew vicious condemnation on social media – racist and homophobic comments, threats of rape. Her story hails from the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, but it reflects the kinds of attacks, verbal and physical, also faced by her fellow recipients of the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage Awards this year.

Type: Analysis

Gender