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USIP is our country's global conflict management center. Created by Congress to be independent and nonpartisan, we work to prevent, mitigate and resolve international conflict through nonviolent means.
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Solving Real Problems in Difficult Places
Through analysis, action and evaluation, USIP trains peacebuilders in the U.S. and around the world.
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- Save lives
- Increase the government's ability to deal with conflicts
- Reduce government costs
- Enhance national security
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- May 22, 2013 | Peace Brief
USIP’s Bill Byrd examines the challenges to the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework for Afghanistan, and what could be done to make its implementation more effective.
- May 22, 2013 | Olive Branch Post
Smart v. tough, seeing a problem from another’s viewpoint – these are some of the skills USIP’s Ted Feifer explores during a week-long program for government officials that illustrated an evolving political culture in Central Asia.
- May 22, 2013 | News Feature
A May 21 panel at USIP assessed the reasons for a largely peaceful election this year in Kenya, where more than 1,000 people had been killed in post-election violence in 2007-08.
- May 22, 2013 | News Releases
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.”
- May 21, 2013 | News Feature
Despite pledges to carry out the principle of the responsibility to protect against mass killings, the U.S. and the EU have struggled how to respond to Syria, even as the scale of human loss eclipses that of Libya before the international community intervened. A USIP panel considers how to move forward.
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The International Network for Economics and Conflict is a comprehensive one-stop tool for practitioners of economic development working in fragile states. Participate in the discussion boards, peruse the documents in our library, watch some of the video interviews with experts returning from the field, or ask a question of our panel of experts.
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The Iran Primer offers a comprehensive but concise overview of Iran’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. It chronicles U.S.-Iran relations under six American presidents and probes five options for dealing with Iran. Organized thematically, this book provides top-level briefings by fifty experts on Iran (both Iranian and Western authors) as well as a handful of rising talent. It provides hard factual information for ready reference, thoughtful analysis, and context. The Iran Primer is a practical and accessible “go-to” resource for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students, as well as a fascinating wealth of information for anyone interested in understanding Iran’s pivotal role in world politics.6482The
The Strategic Posture Review Commission, established by Congress in 2008, examined the nation’s long-term strategy regarding deterrence capabilities, arms control initiatives, and nuclear nonproliferation. The bipartisan group, whose work was facilitated by USIP, concluded in its 2009 report that nuclear dangers can be reduced if the U.S. pursues a comprehensive strategy centered on both deterrence and diplomacy.
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The Peace Media Clearinghouse connects the peacebuilding community with an unprecedented array of multimedia resources. This searchable database aggregates free videos, radio programs, serious computer games and public service announcements—along with accompanying downloadable teaching guides, curriculum and other resources. Regularly updated, the Clearinghouse provides a central site for policymakers, academics and practitioners to access, share and discuss the latest advances in media and peacebuilding around the world.
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Media as Global Diplomat II was a day-long conference with top thinkers from the public and private sectors. While public diplomacy experts struggle to develop strategic communications campaigns to win hearts and minds abroad, new research on the frontiers of neuroscience and psychology suggests a different approach. Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan delivered keynote remarks.
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What exactly is a “conflict entrepreneur”? What do we mean by a “resource curse”? And perhaps most importantly, what is the difference between peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peacebuilding? To help practitioners, scholars, and students answer these questions, USIP has developed Peace Terms: A Glossary of Terms for Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. This extensive glossary provides short definitions of a wide range of complex and often confusing terms used in the field of conflict resolution.
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