One Year In, Trump’s Middle East Policy Is Imploding - New Yorker

Friday, January 19, 2018

By: Robin Wright

News Type: USIP in the News

Last May, over a working lunch with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, at the White House, President Trump vowed to broker the final, elusive phase of the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. “It’s something, frankly, maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years,” the new President opined.

U.S. troops could be in Syria indefinitely. Here’s why - PBS NewsHour

Friday, January 19, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

Turkey's military appeared ready on Friday to invade a Kurdish area of Syria and attack a force who, backed by the U.S., helped liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State. While the U.S. wants to convert them into a stabilization force, Turkey's president says they are a grave threat. Nick Schifrin talks with former Pentagon official Andrew Exum and Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

In Memoriam: Landrum Bolling

In Memoriam: Landrum Bolling

Friday, January 19, 2018

News Type: Announcement

The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the loss Landrum Bolling, a Quaker educator, journalist, philanthropist, author and activist for Middle East peace. Bolling, who died on January 17 at age 104, and served on the Institute’s International Advisory Council. “Landrum Bolling was a peace legend,” said USIP President Nancy Lindborg.

One Sandy Hook Dad’s Week With The Dalai Lama - HuffPost

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

Prior to December of 2012, if someone had told Dr. Jeremy Richman that in the course of five years he would be traveling to India to discuss the science of violence and compassion with The Dalai Lama, he probably would have thought them delusional.

Changing Dynamics in Syria - SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

Mona Yacoubian spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the changing dynamics in Syria, addressing Assad’s grip on power, Russia’s support, and Iran and Turkey’s roles and interests. Yacoubian also addressed the rising tensions between Turkey and the United States over the Kurds.

Investors, entrepreneurs & peacebuilders to meet for two-day symposium in Washington, D.C. - Globe Newswire

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

Up to 150 leaders in impact investing, social entrepreneurship and peacebuilding will gather on Jan. 22 and 23 at the Venture Peacebuilding Symposium to explore how to transform conflict-affected communities into peaceful and prosperous ones. The two-day Venture Peacebuilding Symposium will be held at The American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C. An agenda is available. Registration is $195 per person.

Baghdad Must Seize The Chance To Work With Iraq’s Tribes - War on the Rocks

Baghdad Must Seize The Chance To Work With Iraq’s Tribes - War on the Rocks

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

By: Osama Gharizi;  Haidar Al-Ibrahimi

News Type: USIP in the News

With the military campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (or ISIL) in Iraq over, attention has turned to addressing the grievances and factors that gave rise to the extremist group. These include Sunni marginalization from the political process, sectarian policies that ossified community cleavages and...

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