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.
(Washington)—In a new book Where Is the Lone Ranger? America’s Search for a Stability Force, published by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Robert M. Perito recommends that the United States establish a U.S. stability force to swiftly address civil disorder and promote secure environments in complex international stability and peace operations.
(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace is supporting peacebuilding programs at 58 U.S. colleges, universities, and public libraries through the second round of the Public Education for Peacebuilding Support initiative. Through this initiative, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), USIP enables these institutions to hold events that advance and promote the public’s understanding of peacebuilding and international conflict resolution.
(Washington) - A report released today by former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and former presidential special envoy to Sudan Richard S. Williamson, identifies concrete steps to increase U.S. capacity in preventing mass atrocities. As chairs of the Working Group on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), they examine the utility of the R2P principle for the prevention of mass violence. The Working Group is co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, a...
(Washington) – The United States Senate confirmed Stephen Hadley’s appointment for a second term to the board of directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) yesterday. Hadley, former national security advisor for President George W. Bush, currently serves as senior advisor for international affairs at USIP.
(Washington) – Ethan Kapstein and Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, recognized experts in international economic relations and Asian affairs respectively, will join the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) this fall, the Institute announced today.
(Washington) – The Unites States Institute of Peace (USIP) has been asked by the Department of Defense to facilitate the work of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) National Defense Panel (NDP). The Institute also facilitated the work of the 2010 QDR Independent Review Panel.
(Washington)—In A Crucial Link: Local Peace Committees and National Peacebuilding, a new volume published by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Andries Odendaal contends that local peacebuilding is a necessary aspect of a national peacebuilding strategy. Peace forged at the national level can be strengthened by community-level peacebuilding efforts, and investment at the local level lays the foundation for social cohesion and effective governance.
George A. Lopez, long-time professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and a sought-after expert on international economic sanctions, has been named vice president of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, the Institute announced today.
Peter Loge, an experienced strategic communications and legislative professional, has been named vice president for external relations for the U. S. Institute of Peace, the Institute announced today. Loge will lead the outreach and public communications strategy of the Institute and will oversee the public affairs, public outreach, congressional affairs, and intergovernmental affairs portfolios.
The U.S. Institute of Peace will welcome the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, for his first public speaking engagement with the Washington policy community since his election to a third term as prime minister in June 2013.