Friday, December 8, 2023
Press
Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
In Memoriam: Father Ted Hesburgh
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) mourns the loss of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., better known as “Father Ted.” Father Ted served as president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame and as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace from 1991 - 2000. Father Ted dedicated his life to education, justice, civil rights and peace at home and abroad. “Father Ted’s life and work have inspired so many of us. His contributions to peace and human rights ma...
Ukraine said to risk losing support for aid if war escalates - Chicago Tribune
... Ukraine's financing needs and stabilizing its economy amid an armed conflict will be an "enormous challenge," said William Taylor, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009 who is now acting executive vice president at the U.S. Institute of ...
Patricia Arquette and Equality Challenges for Women Around the World - Wall Street Journal (blog)
... hope the female, and male, nominees at the Oscars remember the plight of their sisters elsewhere in the world. Robin Wright is a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is on Twitter ...
The Catch-22 in US-Chinese Relations - Foreign Affairs
STEPHEN HADLEY is Chairman of the United States Institute of Peace. From 2005–2009, he was U.S. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. PAUL HAENLE is Director of the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. See more by Stephen ...
If You Love Something, Set It Free - Foreign Policy (blog)
If it's meant to be, it will come back to you. It seems that's been Hamid Karzai's approach to political power in Afghanistan -- and it's working. By Scott SmithScott Smith is the director for Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs at the U.S. Institute ...
US reluctant to provide lethal equipment to Nigeria for fight against Boko ... - RFI
... scheduled for 14 February, have been delayed for six weeks because of worries about security. During his career Carson worked for the US foreign service in Nigeria and currently acts as a senior advisor to the president of the US Institute for Peace.
United States Institute of Peace Announces Dissertation Prize in Peace Studies
(New Orleans) - At this week’s International Studies Association (ISA) annual meeting, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) announced the creation of a dissertation prize in peace studies. This annual award seeks to honor an outstanding dissertation focused on violent conflict, conflict resolution, or peacebuilding.
Presidents Obama, Bush Sound a Lot Alike on Countering Islamic Extremism - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Robin Wright is a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is on Twitter: @wrightr. ALSO IN THINK TANK: What the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism Can't Fix · Violent ...
How Not to Fight a Fanatic - Foreign Policy (blog)
These lessons, expanded upon below, are gleaned from more than two decades of engagement by the U.S. Institute of Peace (which I work for) with the religious sector in war zones and other fragile environments to prevent and resolve violent conflict ...
How Not to Fight a Fanatic - Foreign Policy (blog)
... three particular lessons: They need to expand their focus beyond Islam, men, and counter-messaging. These lessons, expanded upon below, are gleaned from more than two decades of engagement by the U.S. Institute of Peace (which I work for) with the.