USIP President Reflects on Veterans Day
Jim Marshall comments on Veterans Day 2012 and the work of USIP.
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USIP Press Releases Voting in Fear
Eighteen African countries held presidential, primary, or legislative elections in 2011. Eleven of these experienced violence that ranged from low-level intimidation and harassment to violent displacement and death. In “Voting in Fear: Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa,” a new volume published by the United States Institute of Peace, editor Dorina Bekoe and nine contributors address the causes of electoral violence and strategies for preventing it.
USIP Staff Comment on Upcoming Burma Visit by President Obama
Experts from the United States Institute of Peace are closely watching President Obama’s historic trip to Burma as the first sitting American president to visit the southeast Asian country. Over the last year, USIP, along with lead partner Asia Society and Blue Moon Fund, has worked with Burmese stakeholders to determine how the Institute’s expertise can support the democratic transition there, especially on rule of law and religion issues.
TEDxWomen 2012 Conference held at USIP
TEDxWomen 2012, hosted by The Paley Center for Media and sponsored in part by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), will take place at the Institute November 30 & December 1.
USIP Announces Local Peacebuilding Education Awards
Seventy-six U.S. colleges, universities, and public libraries in 32 states and the District of Columbia will conduct events that advance and promote the understanding of peacebuilding and international conflict resolution, as part of the new Public Education for Peacebuilding Support initiative, the U.S. Institute of Peace announced today. Awardees were notified this week.
In Memoriam: Senator Daniel K. Inouye - An American Statesman
The board of directors and staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace express their deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, who passed away on Dec. 17.
Kristin Lord Named USIP’s Executive Vice President
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) today announced the appointment of Kristin Lord as executive vice president. She will assume her new duties at USIP on January 28.
USIP Board Members Sworn In
Ambassador George Moose and Joseph Eldridge were sworn in today as members of the United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) Board of Directors. As board members, Moose and Eldridge will play a role in setting long-term goals and priorities for the Institute as well as monitoring the Institute's financial, administrative, and personnel policies.
USIP Hosts "The Missing Peace—Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings"
Sexual violence in conflict settings is increasingly recognized as a threat to international peace and security. As part of its work to bridge the gaps among academia, policy, and implementation in the field, the United States Institute of Peace and its partners are hosting “The Missing Peace: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings.”
New USIP Book Details History of Nuclear Weapons Programs
The United States Institute of Peace releases Detect, Dismantle, and Disarm: IAEA Verification, 1992-2005, by Christine Wing and Fiona Simpson. This book chronicles the IAEA’s experience when faced with revelations of a state’s hidden nuclear program. Analysis of four cases—Iraq, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, South Africa, and Libya—reveals how verification has worked in practice and captures lessons useful for future missions.