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.
(New Orleans) - At this week’s International Studies Association (ISA) annual meeting, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) announced the creation of a dissertation prize in peace studies. This annual award seeks to honor an outstanding dissertation focused on violent conflict, conflict resolution, or peacebuilding.
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) mourns the loss of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., better known as “Father Ted.” Father Ted served as president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame and as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace from 1991 - 2000. Father Ted dedicated his life to education, justice, civil rights and peace at home and abroad. “Father Ted’s life and work have inspired so many of us. His contributions to peace and human rights ma...
On Friday, March 20 from 2:00pm-3:00pm, USIP will host a press call to discuss Ashraf Ghani's first visit to Washington since becoming president of Afghanistan. The Institute's Nancy Lindborg , Andrew Wilder, and Ali Jalali will discuss the future of the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship and key themes of the visit.
On March 25, 2015 from 5:00pm-6:00pm, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Atlantic Council will host a public address and conversation with His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, president of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The discussion will be webcast and is also available via D.C. Switch.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in the midst of his first official visit to the United States since taking office in September, conferred with a group of current and former top U.S. officials and other experts at the U.S. Institute of Peace today.
On May 20, 2015 from 3:00pm-4:00pm, the U.S. Institute of Peace will host a public address and conversation with His Excellency Beji Caid Essebsi, president of Tunisia. The discussion will be webcast and is also available via D.C. Switch.
(Washington) - Current and former senior U.S. officials will join foreign affairs scholars on June 2 for the 4th biannual PeaceGame—a day of scenario role-playing, analysis and strategizing that in this edition takes on the spread of violent extremist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda that are driving wars in the Middle East. The event, co-produced by the U.S Institute of Peace and Foreign Policy, aims to determine best possible strategies for confronting the rise of violent extremism and its ...
(Washington) -- Technological innovation is moving at breakneck speed and with it the power to drive positive change. In conflict areas around the globe people are harnessing technology, media and data to prevent or reduce violent conflict in their communities. Supporting this global movement to save lives is PeaceTech Lab, an organization created by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and spun off as a separate entity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As conflicts worldwide increasingly include sophisticated information warfare, the United Nations needs to build smart public communications strategies into every peacekeeping mission it deploys. This problem and concrete steps to solve it are the focus of a conference on June 23, 2015 from 9:30am-3:00pm. The event is one of a global series of conferences, called the Challenges Forum, that are shaping broad recommendations for improving U.N. peace operations. The discussio...
(Washington) - The U.S. Institute of Peace has completed its new top management team by naming Ambassador William B. Taylor as its executive vice president.