These actions and more in at least 36 states, in war zones and in other countries worldwide are part of a U.S. Institute of Peace initiative to elevate the International Day of Peace with concrete action. The #PeaceDayChallenge, now in its second year ...

Muhammad Hamed / Reuters A Syrian refugee boy who works at bicycle repair shop in the Al-Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan, September 17, 2016. Snapshot September 21, 2016 Refugees & Migration ...

Since the 2011 uprising in Syria devolved into a civil war, the country has disintegrated into four zones. One zone falls under the control of President Bashar al-Assad and his regime; it stretches along the Mediterranean coast in the west, from the southern border with Israel and Jordan to the northern one with Turkey. 

... sound political strategy, it is a good economic investment that may save taxpayer money in the future while planting the seeds for long-term peace and stability. Omar is associate vice president of the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP ...  

“Even though he's only in his first congressional term, Congressman Moulton has already emerged as a leading voice on Iraq policy on Capitol Hill,” said Nancy Lindborg, president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, where Moulton spoke yesterday.  

"It's a manageable situation, but the risk of it getting out of hand becomes acute around September," said Scott Worden, director of Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. Ghani has the support of ...