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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
U.S. – China: Looking Back, Looking Ahead at a Critical National Security Relationship
In a historic gathering of the leading officials who have built and managed the U.S.-China relationship, policymakers from both sides of the political aisle assembled at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on March 7 to assess the history, current state and future prospects for this critical relationship. The occasion was the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s breakthrough trip to Beijing in February 1972.
The Media and Changing Public Perceptions of China: Nixon to Obama
The Week that Changed the World conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Richard Nixon Foundation at USIP on March 7, drew a panel of journalistic China hands to discuss the impressions of China left by U.S. news media coverage over the past four decades.
USIP Conference Panel Considers Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations
The closing panel of the conference, The Week that Changed the World, co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Richard Nixon Foundation on March 7, featured senior China policy watchers assessing the uncertain future of U.S.-Chinese relations.
China from Mao to Now
China’s dramatic economic growth has given it an image of being a superpower, but according to Dr. Susan Shirk, director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California, “it is important to see China with clear eyes.”
Former NSC Advisers Recall Nixon Trip—and the Making of China Policy
Three former U.S. national security advisers who helped to launch the modern U.S.-Chinese relationship--or sustain it through significant tensions and change—appeared at USIP on March 7 to reflect on the personalities, strategic priorities and complexities in play through the creation of one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships.
Tensions with Iran
As tensions between Iran and Israel heat up, and with the announcement that world powers will resume nuclear talks with Iran, USIP’s Dan Brumberg assesses the latest state of play, and whether the use of force is inevitable.
Secretary Clinton, Minister Yang Lay Out U.S.-China Relations at USIP Event
At the day-long conference, ”The Week that Changed the World: President Nixon’s Historic Trip to China and the Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations,” U.S. Secretary Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang discussed how relations have evolved over the last 40 years and where the relationship is going.
U.S. - China Relations 40 Years After the Week That Changed the World
We spoke to USIP President Richard Solomon about U.S.-China relations, 40 years after "the week that changed the world," the major visit of President Richard Nixon to China.
State’s Shapiro, at USIP, Outlines U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping
Calling United Nations and regional peacekeeping a “strategic priority” and a cost-effective way of bolstering U.S. national security, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro laid out U.S. policy for expanding the number and capabilities of peacekeepers deployed to conflict zones before an audience at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on February 27.
Assignment: China
February marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China. The trip was also a milestone in the history of journalism. On January 17, USIP and the State Department’s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau hosted a screening of the documentary film Assignment: China.