Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has appointed Manal Omar as Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs. Omar will play a key role in USIP’s operational efforts in this region, particularly assisting key stakeholders and local populations through the difficult transitions.
Dr. Richard H. Solomon, president of the United States Institute of Peace, today issued the following statement on the White House’s announcement that President Obama intends to nominate USIP Executive Vice President Tara Sonenshine as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
Understanding regional perspectives is especially important at a time when the United States and others are reappraising their capacity to provide global security and the world faces new transnational challenges along with traditional threats to peace and stability. The United States Institute of Peace releases “Rewiring Regional Security in a Fragmented World,” edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, a new volume that explores how regions define and address challeng...
The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the death of colleague, friend and peacemaker Eugene Martin. Martin played a vitally important role in the Institute’s efforts to advance the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao despite the many challenges posed in building the relationships among all parties to these negotiations.
As part of its continuing work in Sudan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) organized a workshop on “The State and Direction of the Darfur Peace Process” on November 15-16. The gathering sought to evaluate the current status of the Darfur peace process and develop ideas for achieving a comprehensive, inclusive, and durable peace. Held in consultation with the U.S. Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan, the workshop brought together Darfur stakeholders and experts, including repres...
Gilpin was interviewed on Al Jazeera news on November 17, 2010 presenting expert opinion on the state of the emergency declared in Guinea, in response to post election violence.
Scott Lasensky, a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace, has been named by the U.S. State Department as a senior policy adviser in the department’s Washington office for the U.S. mission to the United Nations. His portfolio will include Israel/Palestine, Syria and Lebanon issues.
Since 2002, the United States Institute of Peace has played an important role in promoting a stable Afghanistan and in implementing rule of law and reconciliation projects. USIP experts are available for comment and analysis on Afghanistan’s future as the international community meets in Bonn on December 5 for the International Afghanistan Conference.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Henry Kissinger’s secret trip to China. This unique diplomatic initiative began the process of normalizing America’s relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). On November 15, Solomon delivered this year’s Holdridge Memorial Lecture in an event at the Institute.
Experts from the United States Institute of Peace, who have been working in the field throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, are available for comment on the progress of the Arab Awakening and what still needs to happen to ensure stability in the region.