For Immediate Release: September 9, 2011
Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725

In reflection of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, USIP President Richard H. Solomon said:

As we solemnly remember the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, and the lives lost, we must acknowledge the fragility of life and the continued dangers and challenges of a world in turmoil. Now, more than ever, we must find ways to manage conflict so that disputes do not escalate into violence, so that conflicts are prevented and contained, and so that societies can be stabilized.

We live in a time in which economic and technological advances hold great promise to create a strong sense of a global community with shared values and respect for human life. But, this is also an era threatened by ethnic and religious conflicts, by the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and by weakened nation-states and international institutions.

Our military and our civilians must work together on the shared task of peacebuilding around the world. The great opportunity—indeed the great obligation of our country and of the United States Institute of Peace is to help transform the way we, the country, and the world, deal with conflict.

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