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January 27, 2012
United States Institute of Peace President Richard H. Solomon announced yesterday that he will step down as the Institute’s chief executive on September 13, 2012. Solomon has led the organization for the past 19 years. |
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February 2, 2012
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announce that “Salam Shabab,” a peacebuilding TV series for Iraqi youth, was named a finalist in the Prix Jeunesse International, a biannual competition recognizing excellence in children’s television programming.
Issue Areas: Arts and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
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January 27, 2012
United States Institute of Peace President Richard H. Solomon announced yesterday that he will step down as the Institute’s chief executive on September 13, 2012. Solomon has led the organization for the past 19 years. |
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January 24, 2012
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has appointed Marcia Wong as director of intergovernmental affairs. Wong will play a leadership role in ensuring effective USIP institutional relations and interaction with the federal government, especially the Departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security, and USAID and the Peace Corps. |
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January 20, 2012
The United States Institute of Peace announced today the release of “Iraq, Its Neighbors, and the United States: Competition, Crisis, and the Reordering of Power,” a volume that examines how Iraq’s evolving political order affects its complex relationships with its neighbors and the United States. Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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January 5, 2012
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the most recent class of Jennings Randolph Senior Fellows is in residence at the Institute working on projects related to peacebuilding and conflict resolution. |
USIP In the News
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February 7, 2012
Source: China DailyIn China to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique, USIP President Richard Solomon discussed managing U.S.-China ties in the 21st century. |
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February 6, 2012
Source: PBS NewsHourSteven Heydemann spoke to Ray Suarez and Joshua Landis on PBS NewsHour about diplomatic and military options in Syria. |
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February 2, 2012
Source: Foreign PolicyForeign Policy interviewed Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili following his speech at USIP on post-revolutionary societies and what comes after the Arab Spring. |
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January 31, 2012
Source: BloombergSteven Heydemann spoke to Bloomberg about divisions within Syrian opposition groups. |
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January 27, 2012
Source: The Huffington Post United KingdomMinister of Parliament Mary Creagh noted the recommendations of USIP's Genocide Prevention Task Force as a blueprint for genocide prevention and response by the British government. |

