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On May 19, the United States Institute of Peace prevailed in federal district court in its challenge to a recent effort to dismantle the Institute. We look forward to continuing our important work on behalf of the U.S. Congress and the American people and sincerely appreciate the support the Institute has received in recent weeks.
On the afternoon of Friday, March 14, 2025, several members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrived at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) unannounced accompanied by two FBI agents. They were met at the door by the Institute’s outside counsel who informed them of USIP’s private and independent status as a non-executive branch agency. Following that discussion, the DOGE representatives departed.
When the U.S. returned Yemen’s Houthi movement to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations on Mar. 4, the decision not only reversed the Biden Administration policy—it also reignited...
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) responded to White House Executive Order 14217 by providing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with timely information about its statutory requirements.
Stretched across the width of Africa, a semiarid, pastoral belt known as the Sahel presents the greatest peril to Africa’s aspirations for peace and prosperity.
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announce Visaka Dharmadasa of Sri Lanka as the Fifth Annual Laureate of USIP’s Women Building Peace Award.
Sri Lanka’s Visaka Dharmadasa has been awarded the Fifth Annual Laureate of Women Building Peace Award by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP).
Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.
On February 24, 2025, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) management met with staff from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at their request.
Members of the Philippine Army (PA), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) participated in a friendly basketball game in Lanao del Sur...