(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace releases Pandemics and Peace: Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict, a new study revealing lessons in infectious disease control and international health cooperation. Identifying infectious disease as a first-order problem affecting the security and welfare of the international system, author William J. Long explores the extent to which public health cooperation can lead to new and improved forms of transnational political cooperati...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

For Immediate Release, May 16, 2011 Contact: Meg Pierannunzi, 202-429-4736               Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725

For Immediate Release, May 19, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) - Experts from the United States Institute of Peace closely followed President Barack Obama's speech on the Arab Spring and Middle East peace early today. Manal Omar, director of Iraq programs and regional expert commented: "Obama articulated a clear position in support of the reforms. For people in the streets across the Middle East, Obama’s speech is a demonstration of a political will to discuss the...

For Immediate Release, May 23, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) - Experts from the United States Institute of Peace are closely following the developing situation in Sudan. Over the weekend, reports emerged that North Sudan forces took control of the disputed, oil-rich Abyei province in advance of South Sudan's succession. Jon Temin, director of USIP Sudan programs commented that: "This action increases the chances of a return to north-south civil war; at a minimum...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

In a sign of continued commitment to international peacebuilding, the U.S. Senate has confirmed the addition of two prominent board members for the United States Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded international conflict management organization working in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world to resolve violent conflict.

June 7, 2011 The United States Institute of Peace mourns the loss of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, who served on the Iraq Study Group, which the Institute convened in 2006. “Larry Eagleburger was a long-time colleague with an exceptional career as a foreign service professional. He was the first career officer to rise to the position of Secretary of State. As Ambassador to the former Yugoslavia he counseled the Institute during its work in the Balkans, and he contributed ...

June 14, 2011 The U.S. Institute of Peace was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacob Bercovitch on Friday, June 10, 2011, after a long and brave struggle with cancer. Bercovitch was a professor of International Relations at the University in Canterbury, New Zealand and author and editor of more than 10 books on international relations and conflict mediation. In 2002, Bercovitch was a Jennings Randolph senior fellow at USIP.  Current Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow Valerie Rosoux ...

For Immediate Release, June 21, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, asturma@usip.org (Washington) – Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment in advance of President Obama's Afghanistan policy speech. In Afghanistan, USIP works on reconciliation, rule of law, and cross-border dialogues with Pakistan. USIP's permanent Kabul office provides the latest on-the-ground information on Afghanistan and supports USIP programs in country. USIP experts available for comment a...