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| September 30, 2010 | The U.S. Institute of Peace and Ushahidi Team Up to Launch Student-Run Crisis Mapping Program | At the opening of the International Conference of Crisis Mapping, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Ushahidi announced the launch of Universities for Ushahidi (U4U). |
| September 16, 2009 | Daniel P. Serwer to Lead Centers of Innovation at United States Institute of Peace | Daniel P. Serwer, who has supervised the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans, Haiti and Sudan, will now lead the growing Centers of Innovation at the Institute, overseeing a wide range of cutting edge projects. Serwer, who was the founding vice president of USIP's Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, will now focus full-time on innovation in rule of law, religion and peacemaking, sustainable economies, media and conflict, science, technology, security sector reform, and other areas related to peacebuilding. |
| May 6, 2009 | Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States Issues Final Report | Twelve-Member Bipartisan Group concludes that nuclear dangers can be reduced if U.S. pursues a comprehensive strategy centered on both deterrence and diplomacy. The report says “the threat of nuclear Armageddon has largely receded” but the proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile materials is dangerously close to a “tipping point.” |
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