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USIP Expert Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

News Type: Press Release

Support for credible Afghan elections in 2014 should be the top priority of U.S. Afghanistan policy over the next year, according to Andrew Wilder, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, who told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that such support is the “single best opportunity to protect the tremendous achievements of the past decade.” 

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks - VOA - Voice of America

Monday, May 20, 2013

News Type: USIP in the News

U.S. Institute of Peace analyst Steve Heydemann says Damascus is rejecting talks on issues central to the conflict. "Even though they do not want to cause a rift between themselves and the Russians, they are doing everything they can to make sure that ...

The Yemeni Way - New York Times

Saturday, May 11, 2013

News Type: USIP in the News

It's all part of the dialogue — why it is really hard and why it has to succeed, otherwise, as a recent United States Institute of Peace report warned: “Yemen risks falling backward into open conflict.” The good news is that — for now — a lot of ...

Violence clouds Pakistani elections - UPI.com

Friday, May 10, 2013

News Type: USIP in the News

Director of Afghan and Pakistani programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace Andrew Wilder said the elections are a milestone for a country with a long record of political violence. "Unfortunately, the dramatic increase this past month in electoral ...

National Peace Essay Contest State Winners Announced

Friday, May 10, 2013

News Type: Press Release

The U.S. Institute of Peace announced today the state-level winners of the 2012-2013 National Peace Essay Contest (NPEC). Each of the 50 high school students received an academic scholarship for their essays on “Gender, War, and Peacebuilding.” 

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