Programs

	Balkans Sustainable stability in the Balkans requires continuous international efforts, including the insights of those individuals with extensive in the field experience.
	Balkans Initiative USIP has been engaged in the Balkans since 1996, starting in Bosnia immediately after the signing of the Dayton Accords, and later expanding its activities to Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia.
	Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States The bipartisan commission, facilitated by USIP from 2008-2009, was tasked by Congress to "examine and make recommendations with respect to the long-term strategic posture of the United States." The Commission issued its final report to Congress on May 6, 2009.
	Passing the Baton On January 8, 2009, the United States Institute of Peace convened Passing the Baton 2009, a remarkable full-day public conference that convened high-level, bipartisan US foreign policy leaders to speak on crucial foreign policy and security issues facing the Obama administration as it transitions into power.
	The USIP Open Simulation Platform (USIP OSP) The field of "war-fighting" games is well advanced. The field of "peacebuilding" games is just beginning. To help leverage technology better, and to make simulation training easily accessible to all educators and trainers, USIP has created the Open Simulation Platform (OSP). The USIP OSP guides teachers and trainers through a process to develop realistic and meaningful simulations.
	U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation Together with Chinese partners, the institute brings together U.S. and PRC officials for closed discussions on a host of economic, financial, security, and environmental issues.
	United States-United Nations Forum This initiative seeks to examine U.S.-UN relations, shared interests, and prospects for strengthening this partnership during this period of extraordinary international change.
	USIP at Home The United States Institute of Peace is actively educating and training students, teachers, U.S. military personnel and seasoned practitioners at home about preventing and managing conflict. USIP experts travel throughout the nation to share and discuss strategies related to peacebuilding. USIP partners with domestic institutions to build America’s capacity for conflict management.