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Stars and Stripes
April 25, 2018
"There is a trade-off between time, quality and participation," Scott Worden, an Afghanistan expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, said Monday. "Given past problems with fraud and unequal election turnout, the election authorities would be wise to allow more time to coordinate security, voterÃâà...
Alexandrianews.org
April 25, 2018
On April 13, Margaret O'Meara from the Commonwealth of Virginia was chosen to serve as the 2018 U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen. O'Meara's coronation was the highlight of the Cherry Blossom Grand Ball, hosted by the National Conference of State Societies at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
The Korea Herald
April 24, 2018
The Moon-Kim meeting will be an opportunity to gain a better understanding of North Korea's objectives, interests, and seriousness, according to Frank Aum, senior expert on North Korea at the US Institute of Peace. Pyongyang has repeatedly expressed a commitment to denuclearization in recent months,Ãâà...
Los Alamos Daily Post
April 24, 2018
I thank my colleague, Congressman Himes, along with the U.S. Institute of Peace, for having this discussion today so we can get working towards a better tomorrow.” “I am pleased to join ... The Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue was moderated by Nancy Lindborg, President of the U.S. Institute of Peace:.
Salt Lake Tribune
April 23, 2018
The Tribune's Tiffany Caldwell reported that Tuminez “was the vice dean of research and the assistant dean of executive education at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. She has consulted the U.S. Institute of Peace, has been the director of research at AIGÃâà...
The New Yorker
April 18, 2018
“Pompeo's visit signifies that both sides are very serious about making the summit happen,” Frank Aum, a former senior adviser on North Korea in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, who is now at the U.S. Institute of Peace, told me. “If there was any ambiguity about whether it would happen, it's slowlyÃâà...
The American Conservative
April 17, 2018
On April 3, the same day Trump issued his let's-get-out statement, Joseph Votel and Brett McGurk appeared at the U.S. Institute of Peace, arguing that the U.S. needed to stay in. “The hard part, I think, is in front of us,” Votel said, “and that is stabilizing these areas, consolidating our gains, getting back to theirÃâà...
Washington Examiner
April 17, 2018
“Well over 90 percent of the caliphate that they control, particularly in the north and eastern portions of the country, has been liberated,” Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, said at a U.S. Institute of Peace event April 3. “There still are some areas where they are present and that we will have to continue toÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
April 14, 2018
Joining me now from Washington D.C. to discuss the challenges on that front is Robin Wright, a joint fellow with the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center and a writer for The New Yorker. The president made a point of saying that this would be the combined American, BritishÃâà...
Evanston Now
April 7, 2018
Rotary Peace Fellows Susan Stigant, Director of Africa Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Abdi Ahmed, who has created innovative programs to integrate refugees in Canada will share their insights into what makes peace possible. And, Harris Public Policy Alumni speakers Kristen Hajduk,Ãâà...
Voice of America
April 6, 2018
“Even if recognition is there, I don't see the appetite in Washington to do something about it,” Yusuf, of the U.S. Institute of Peace, said. “So if the United States is suffering because of this issue, then the U.S. has to take initiative to at least mediate between the two countries to the extent of Afghanistan ratherÃâà...
Gainesville Sun
April 5, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr., the “apostle of nonviolence,” Megan Chabalowski, interim director of the Public Education arm of the U.S. Institute of Peace visited Eastside High School to educate students and faculty about how they can make peaceful change in their communities and around the globe.
Kurdistan24
April 4, 2018
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – The US Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a day-long conference on the future of Iraq and Syria after the defeat of the Islamic State (IS). The picture that emerged at Tuesday's conference was somewhat mixed, with US officials providing a more upbeatÃâà...
Defense One
April 3, 2018
Simultaneously at the U.S. Institute of Peace, less than a mile away from that White House podium as the crow flies, top military and diplomatic leaders made the case for continuing the U.S. military mission against ISIS in Syria, a longer presence in Iraq, and significant non-military funding for stabilityÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 18, 2018
Policymakers and practitioners have often engaged in a top-down approach in the design of programs to counter violent extremism in Afghanistan. This top-down approach relies heavily on the insights of religious leaders, elders, politicians, and other elites while failing to incorporate the insights of thoseÃâà...
DunyaNews Pakistan
March 11, 2018
Ambassador Alice Wells, the principal deputy assistant secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at State Department, made the remarks during a talk titled “Signs of Hope for Afghan Peace Talks” at on March 9 at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. "We firmly support Pakistan sÃâà...
Ahval
March 11, 2018
Heydemann was the point person for Syrian affairs at the U.S. Institute of Peace until 2015, and his close contacts with the Syrian opposition and influence over the Syrian discussions in DC in those years are well known. The rationale for Turkey's operation into Afrin is the “growing concern on the part of theÃâà...
africanews
March 11, 2018
U.S. Institute of Peace senior adviser Johnnie Carson said in an interview with VOA a free and independent media instills public confidence. “It is time for the parties to move forward, but it is the government's responsibility to act responsibly in defense of the rule of law, in defense of the judiciary, in theÃâà...
NPR
March 10, 2018
SHAPIRO: She's with The New Yorker magazine and the U.S. Institute of Peace, speaking with us on Skype. (SOUNDBITE OF FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB SONG, "BROKEN"). Copyright Ãâé 2018 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for furtherÃâà...
Vermont Biz
March 10, 2018
She is widely published in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Politico, the Atlantic, Survival, US Institute of Peace, Army Magazine. The panel discussion will be moderated by Sarwar Kashmeri, Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Applied Research Fellow, Peace & War Center,Ãâà...
Voice of America
March 10, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cancelled events in Kenya Saturday to seek respite from what has been an extraordinarily busy schedule, according to the State Department. "The secretary is not feeling well after a long couple days working on major issues back home such as North Korea and hasÃâà...
RadioWest
March 9, 2018
South Korean officials met with President Trump tonight, and they passed along an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump says he will accept the invitation and will meet with North Korea by May to discuss denuclearization. We're joined now by Frank Aum. He was a seniorÃâà...
NPR
March 9, 2018
... Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump says he will accept the invitation and will meet with North Korea by May to discuss denuclearization. We're joined now by Frank Aum. He was a senior adviser on North Korea at the Defense Department, and he's now with the U.S. Institute of Peace. Welcome.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 9, 2018
Wells, speaking at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington on March 9, urged the Taliban to give Ghani's offer "serious consideration," adding that there were signs the militant group was "assessing the proposal." On February 28, Ghani offered to allow the Taliban to establish itself as a political party andÃâà...
Wichita Eagle
February 26, 2018
Despite closer ties with Russia and a heavily invested China, for Pakistan even a bad relationship with the U.S. is better than no relationship at all, said Andrew Wilder, Asia programs vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace. "Pakistan losing the U.S. as a strategic partner due to Pakistan's AfghanistanÃâà...
NPR
December 31, 1999
KELEMEN: China and others will fill in, says Carson, now with the U.S. Institute of Peace. He points to Djibouti, one of the stops on Tillerson's trip where the U.S. has a key military base. China has become a significant player there, too. CARSON: They've just constructed a huge new railroad from Djibouti toÃâà...
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