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USIP Syria Expert Steven Heydemann Available for Comment on Syria Peace Talks
As negotiators finalize their preparations for next week’s Syria peace talks in Geneva, USIP Syria expert Steven Heydemann is available for media interviews.
Former National Security Advisor to Chair United States Institute of Peace Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace today elected Stephen J. Hadley, President George W. Bush's national security advisor, as their new chairman, USIP announced today.
USIP Ranks Second in 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index Ranking
(Washington) – The U.S. Institute of Peace ranks as the number two government-affiliated think tank in the world, according to the 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index, set for official release this week. USIP also earned distinctions on the Index’s lists for best U.S. think tanks, global think tanks on defense and national security, and for best conferences.
In Memoriam Samuel W. Lewis
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) mourns the loss of Samuel W. Lewis, distinguished diplomat and the Institute's second president, who devoted his life to national service and resolving conflict through nonviolent means.
In Memoriam: Dr. James R. Schlesinger
For Immediate Release, March 27, 2014 Contact: Allison Sturma The U.S. Institute of Peace mourns the passing of Dr. James R. Schlesinger, former CIA director, secretary of defense, and the nation’s first secretary of energy. A dedicated public servant, Dr. Schlesinger served throughout the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations. During his service in government and well after, he was a leader on numerous defense and energy issues, leaving a lasting impact on the nuclear policy communit...
Rethinking Counterinsurgency Efforts in Pakistan and South Asia
(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Georgetown University Press (GU Press) are pleased to announce the publication of two seminal and timely volumes on insurgency and counterinsurgency in South Asia. Edited by Moeed Yusuf, the director of South Asia programs at USIP, Pakistan's Counterterrorism Challenge (GU Press/USIP Press) and Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in South Asia: Through a Peacebuilding Lens (USIP Press) challenge conventional wisdom on counterterroris...
Launch of Sawa Shabab: Peacebuilding Radio Drama for South Sudanese Youth
(Washington, D.C., and Juba, South Sudan) - Sawa (Washington, D.C., and Juba, South Sudan) - Sawa Shabab, a peacebuilding radio drama series for youth in South Sudan, will begin broadcasting across South Sudan the week of May 4. The drama series follows the daily lives of different young South Sudanese as they face unique challenges while learning how to become peacebuilders in their communities.
NATO’s Balancing Act
(Washington)—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) announces the publication of NATO’s Balancing Act, by former USIP Senior Fellow David S. Yost. In recent years, NATO has come under increasing fire for its structural constraints and expanding functions, shortcomings in burden sharing among its members, and disagreements about threat assessments and priorities. Yost assesses these challenges and contends that NATO remains indispensable to the defense of the security and values of all th...