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 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.
(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.
“It's definitely an ADIZ damage control mission,” said Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, Asia Pacific director at the US Institute of Peace. “Hopefully it will calm things down a bit and there might be an agreement; possibly as a result of the trip we might ..." Read more...
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)—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.
Compared to naval standoffs, the stakes are much higher if there's an encounter in the air, Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt of the United States Institute of Peace tells Larry. "You know, a fighter pilot has very limited time to make maneuvers to avoid a ...