Nobel Prize for Colombian President Highlights Resolve for Peace

Nobel Prize for Colombian President Highlights Resolve for Peace

Friday, October 7, 2016

News Type: Press Release

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reflects the recognition that achieving peace is a process that is never easy or simple and requires courage, determination, persistence and commitment over time. The U.S. Institute of Peace congratulates President Santos—and the Colombian people—on this award and on the difficult but continuing efforts to end a war that, over more than 50 years, has left more than 220,000 dead and close to 8 million vict...

Russia is the greatest threat to U.S. - Newsday

Thursday, October 6, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

The new administration will confront a range of international challenges. For now, Russia is the most threatening. William B. Taylor is the executive vice president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan organization. He served as the U.S ...

In Colombia's Hope, Afghanistan's Future - Defense One

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

... policy, planning, and learning at the U.S. Agency for International Development, oversaw USAID's Afghanistan and Pakistan programs from 2010 to 2013. Scott Worden is the director for Afghanistan and Central Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Questions swirl around Colombian peace deal after voter rejection - Miami Herald

Monday, October 3, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

“I think there was a disconnect from the very beginning between the closed door [negotiation] sessions in Havana and the public, which was skeptical about a process where it didn’t feel included,” said Virginia Bouvier, a Colombia expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Colombia's peace deal: What comes next? - Univision News

Monday, October 3, 2016

News Type: USIP in the News

Virginia M. Bouvier, senior advisor for peace processes at the U.S. Institutes of Peace, tried to give a positive spin to the news. "It’s common for processes to have these setbacks," she said. "But all parties have attempted to find a solution moving forward. People want resolution and peace, the question is what the terms of that resolution will be."