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.
The United States Institute of Peace will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Noori al-Maliki for public remarks and a discussion on U.S.-Iraq relations, and the current challenges facing Iraq and the region.
(Washington)—As the United States and NATO prepare to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan in 2014, the need for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan conflict becomes more urgent. Getting It Right in Afghanistan, edited by Scott Smith, Moeed Yusuf, and Colin Cookman, is a collection of analysis that aims to capture lessons from the past decade of conflict and contribute to future peace processes.
Governments around the world regularly devote enormous resources to conducting “war games.” On December 9 and 10, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and The FP Group (FP) will conduct the inaugural PeaceGame, with a focus on “the best possible peace for Syria.”
Virginia Bouvier, a senior program officer and Colombia program lead at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), is available to comment on Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ visit to Washington.
(Washington) – Six weeks before representatives of Syria’s warring factions are set to meet in Geneva, leading foreign policy thinkers will convene in Washington to game out “the best possible peace for Syria.” Today, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and The FP Group (FP) announced the participants in their inaugural PeaceGame, set for December 9 and 10 at USIP headquarters.
The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the passing on December 5, 2013 of former South African President Nelson Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate whose historic peacemaking efforts resulted in the end of the country’s apartheid system and in political freedom for millions of South Africans.
The U.S. Institute of Peace has partnered with the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development and the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland on a study of Israeli and Palestinian views on a final negotiated agreement and what bilateral relations should look like in a post-agreement environment.
The United States Institute of Peace joins the global diplomatic community in mourning the sudden passing of Ambassador Richard S. Williamson -- a public servant, scholar, and friend of the Institute.
Ambassador Princeton Lyman and Jonathan Temin, experts with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), are available for comment on the ongoing violence in South Sudan.
(Washington) - U.S. Institute of Peace President Jim Marshall stepped down on Friday. “It has been a privilege and honor for me to lead this mission and work with such a talented and dedicated staff,” said Marshall. “The Institute has a bright future and is well positioned for continued success. It was time for a change and this was the right moment to make it.”