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Analysts: Burundi Crisis Not Over - Voice of America

Monday, August 24, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

Stephanie Schwartz, a consultant with the U.S. Institute for Peace, says “an inauguration doesn't mean that the crisis is over." "The state of affairs in term has not changed. They have been moving toward some sort of mediation process in July, but ...

US: No Decision on Blocking Military Aid to Pakistan - Voice of America

Friday, August 21, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

ISLAMABAD—. The Obama administration says it has not yet made a decision to block the next military aid disbursement to Pakistan, amid media reports the payment is being withheld due to lack of progress in fighting the Haqqani network. “No decision ...

Birdlike building inspires photo contest winner - Washington Post

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

A striking building near the Mall in Washington caught the eye of Beckx Mason. The 8-year-old chose the headquarters of the U.S. Institute of Peace — with its curved glass and steel roof — for his entry in the “My Favorite Building” photo contest ...

South Sudan peace deal in limbo as President Kiir delays signing - NET Website

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

... more power at the national level but Machar more control over oil-producing states, said Ambassador Princeton Lyman, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria and South Africa and a former State Department official who is now with the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Is Afghanistan Backsliding? - NPR

Sunday, August 16, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

"It's really, if anything, a turning-back point," warns Scott Smith, director of the Afghanistan and Central Asia program at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. He says recent events could jeopardize the progress of the past 10 months. The past ...

Four steps to Afghan reconciliation

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

News Type: USIP in the News

Stephen J. Hadley, the U.S. national security adviser from 2005 to 2009, is chair of the United States Institute of Peace board of directors. Andrew Wilder is the organization’s vice president for South and Central Asia programs.