The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent, federally-funded national security institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad.
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent, federally-funded national security institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad.
Join us April 11 to learn how to develop effective strategies for establishing stable institutions and a robust civil society.
At the center of some of the world’s most violent conflict zones, a cadre of civic leaders and scholars are defying cynicism and fatalism to achieve what few believe possible...
The senior US diplomat on Africa urged Nigeria to look beyond military measures in its fight against Boko Haram, and to consider how it treats both the extremist group’s victims and its fighters wh
Expanding needs require clearer missions, better-trained troops, says Ghanaian Army Colonel Emanuel Kotia, a leading trainer of African peacekeepers.
Solving real problems in difficult places
(cont’d from Part 1 and Part 2) At the center of some of the world’s most violent conflict zones, a cadre of civic leaders and...
My sympathy goes out to the survivors and families of those who died in the terrible attacks in a string of bombings over this...
(cont’d from Part 1) Zoughbi Zoughbi, an expert in mediation from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, likes to tell a story that...
In the midst of Tunisia’s fragile transition, angry standoffs emerge frequently, echoes of the tensions that triggered the Arab...
The ongoing tension and turmoil in Haiti, Uganda, and Macedonia once again demonstrate the complex relationship between elections...
The president of one of the four civil society organizations in the Nobel Prize-winning Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet said...
After successfully holding national elections on Feb. 14, the Central African Republic is poised for a new stage of its political...
Political polarization is high in the East African nation of Uganda, following the February 18 elections in which President...
Two Ugandans, Hassan Ndugwa and Nulu Naluyombya, are campaigning to ensure that this month’s elections challenging President...
In Sudan, a country still struggling with violent conflict in Darfur and two other states, almost 700 participants in a national...
Muslim scholars and intellectuals from more than 120 countries issued a new pledge of support last week for the protection and...
Protest movements around the world scored major victories in 2015. But if we want to see real change, international donors need...
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The senior U.S. diplomat on Africa urged Nigeria to look beyond military measures in its fight against Boko Haram, and...
For peacekeeping forces in Africa, the days of simply patrolling a ceasefire line or keeping local armies apart are...
When terrorists attacked India’s Pathankot air base near the Pakistani border in January, and India said the assailants...
In Liberia, women, excluded from talks to end the country’s civil war, besieged negotiators until they signed a deal....
Former first lady Laura Bush said the international community must continue to support the reconstruction of...
Condemnations of election fraud by international monitors have become staples of global efforts to advance democratic...
U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg called for united action by humanitarian and economic development...
Results from Iran’s elections last week show that reformists, centrists and independents—including many new faces—won...
The Sri Lankan government expects to decide within six months the shape of special courts to address war crimes...
The fact that Afghanistan’s parliament has 69 female members, 27 percent of the total, illustrates the advances, albeit...
Peacebuilders in the Horn of Africa and across the larger Middle East are likely to get better outcomes with a greater...
The goal of a law that for two decades has barred U.S. aid to security forces that violate human rights is to...