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Latest News Releases

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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

January 17, 2012
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BBC News

Robin Wright, who had just returned from Egypt, spoke to the BBC about the trial of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

January 17, 2012
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The Associated Press

"If this were the '90s, there would have been a coup a year ago" in Pakistan, Moeed Yusuf told the Associated Press in an article about the Pakistani military's new constraints.  

January 11, 2012
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Fox News

USIP President Richard Solomon spoke to Fox News national security expert KT McFarland on her show "Defcon-3" about the rise of China .

January 4, 2012
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The Tripoli Post

After attending a USIP workshop on drafting a constitution, a contributor to The Tripoli Post noted the tremendous opportunities and challenges Libya faces.

January 3, 2012
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"The Takeaway"

USIP Chief of Staff Col. Paul Hughes gave a military perspective on planned Department of Defense budget cuts on the radio program "The Takeaway."