The Voice of ISIS Is Dead - The New Yorker
Adnani’s demise, if confirmed, would be the biggest single setback to the leadership of isis since the group began its blitzkrieg across the Middle East, redrawing a century-old map in its wake.
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The economic toll of the new age of terrorism - Daily News Egypt
In the wake of the recent attack in Nice, the ongoing battle against Islamic State (IS) insurgency in Sinai and Sirte, and the feelings of shock, confusion, and uncertainty that ensue, we must raise the question: what is the real price of terrorism ...
In Memoriam: Naqib Khpulwak
Naqib also was a scholar. A proud university graduate in Afghanistan, he received a Fulbright scholarship to study at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and was a visiting scholar at Stanford University Law School in Palo Alto, California. He was a leader in the Afghan legal community, and deeply dedicated to his students at the American University of Afghanistan. A voracious reader and lover of knowledge, Naqib was preparing to further his education at Oxford University, where he ...
My Experiences Participating In The USIP Training - Media For Freedom (press release) (blog)
A recent training, organized by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), on “Strengthening ...
Ukraine at Twenty-Five - New Atlanticist
Twenty-five years ago, after seventy years of Soviet dominance and over three hundred years of rule by Russia, Ukraine declared its independence. This occurred after a national referendum in which over 90 percent of Ukraine’s voters chose independence.
In a World of War, These Funders Want More Women Making Peace - Inside Philanthropy
According to Kathleen Kuehnast of the United States Institute of Peace, “Out of some 585 peace treaties drafted over the last two decades, only 16 percent contain specific references to women.” Meanwhile, UN Women's 2012 report, Women's Participation ...
Kandahar official outspoken in her fight for equality - Stars and Stripes
“I think she's a strong, committed leader,” said Belquis Ahmadi, a program director at the U.S. Institute for Peace, who met with Faizy and her group in Washington. The work she is doing “is very brave, especially for a young woman working in Kandahar.”.
'Pakistan, USA must forge common vision for regional security' - Daily Times
LAHORE: Pakistan and USA must remain engaged in the best interest of Afghanistan, said US Institute of Peace (USIP) Asia Associate Vice President Moeed Yusuf at a roundtable discussion organised by the Institute for Policy Reforms at the Lahore ...
US military downplays ISIS threat in Afghanistan - The Hill
Andrew Wilder, vice president of Asia Programs and an Afghanistan expert at the United States Institute of Peace, echoed those comments about the Afghan government's interest in focusing on ISIS to get international attention. “The existential threat ...
State Department Moves to Protect Diplomats, Aid Workers Overseas - The Washington Diplomat
As Democrats and Republicans bicker over what really happened in Benghazi nearly four years ago, the State Department has quietly revamped its guidelines for protecting U.S. diplomats as well as employees of NGOs in overseas danger zones.