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Risk and Reward - Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

Muhammad Hamed / Reuters A Syrian refugee boy who works at bicycle repair shop in the Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan, September 17, 2016. Snapshot September 21, 2016 Refugees & Migration ...

Even Peace May Not Save Syria - The New Yorker

Friday, September 16, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

Since the 2011 uprising in Syria devolved into a civil war, the country has disintegrated into four zones. One zone falls under the control of President Bashar al-Assad and his regime; it stretches along the Mediterranean coast in the west, from the southern border with Israel and Jordan to the northern one with Turkey. 

To improve humanitarian aid, go local - The Hill (blog)

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

... sound political strategy, it is a good economic investment that may save taxpayer money in the future while planting the seeds for long-term peace and stability. Omar is associate vice president of the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP ...  

Ethnic tensions, Taliban attacks pose traps for Afghan leader - Reuters

Sunday, September 11, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

"It's a manageable situation, but the risk of it getting out of hand becomes acute around September," said Scott Worden, director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. Ghani has the support of ...

Fragile States and the Next President - Foreign Affairs

Sunday, September 11, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

WILLIAM J. BURNS, MICHÈLE FLOURNOY, and NANCY LINDBORG are the co-chairs of the Study Group on Fragility, a joint project of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for a New American Security and U.S. Institute of Peace.

Is Germany Failing Female Refugees? - TIME

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

... from conservative, patriarchal societies—for the enormous loss of power and identity that can come from transitioning into a new, more egalitarian society, says anthropologist Kathleen Kuehnast, senior gender advisor at the United States Institute ...  

The U.S. and Nigeria's Buhari on the human rights hot seat - The Hill (blog)

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

Alarm bells would soon go off, however, namely during Buhari's appearance at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). During a wide-ranging discussion, and speaking to a packed house, Buhari was, for the most part, the epitome of a dignified statesman.