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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
U.S. – China: Looking Back, Looking Ahead at a Critical National Security Relationship
In a historic gathering of the leading officials who have built and managed the U.S.-China relationship, policymakers from both sides of the political aisle assembled at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on March 7 to assess the history, current state and future prospects for this critical relationship. The occasion was the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s breakthrough trip to Beijing in February 1972.
The Media and Changing Public Perceptions of China: Nixon to Obama
The Week that Changed the World conference, co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Richard Nixon Foundation at USIP on March 7, drew a panel of journalistic China hands to discuss the impressions of China left by U.S. news media coverage over the past four decades.
USIP Conference Panel Considers Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations
The closing panel of the conference, The Week that Changed the World, co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Richard Nixon Foundation on March 7, featured senior China policy watchers assessing the uncertain future of U.S.-Chinese relations.
China from Mao to Now
China’s dramatic economic growth has given it an image of being a superpower, but according to Dr. Susan Shirk, director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California, “it is important to see China with clear eyes.”
Former NSC Advisers Recall Nixon Trip—and the Making of China Policy
Three former U.S. national security advisers who helped to launch the modern U.S.-Chinese relationship--or sustain it through significant tensions and change—appeared at USIP on March 7 to reflect on the personalities, strategic priorities and complexities in play through the creation of one of the world’s most important bilateral relationships.
American Negotiating Behavior Translated to Chinese
U.S. Institute of Peace President Richard H. Solomon’s book on how the U.S. negotiates has been translated into Chinese. Solomon, former U. S. assistant secretary of state, has written widely about China.
The Value of Building Peace
We asked USIP leaders, from board members to senior staff and experts, to explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity. USIP Chief Financial Officer Michael Graham describes the effect the federal budget crisis is having on the nation’s civilian agencies as very challenging. Graham believes that peacebuilding, by its very nature, saves money ...
Former National Security Adviser Kissinger on U.S. Exceptionalism
In remarks at the United States Institute of Peace, former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cautioned against suggestions that the United States should embrace a strategy of countering a rising China. Kissinger made keynote remarks at the end of a gathering of USIP’s International Advisory Council at the Institute’s Washington headquarters on May 13.
The Real Bridge to Nowhere: China's Foiled North Korea Policy
This report examines the complexities of Chinese-North Korean relations, taking into account the perspective of China's border areas, a vital aspect of China's relationship with the Korean peninsula that is often overlooked.
North Korea, Inc.: Gaining Insights into North Korean Regime Stability from Recent Commercial Activities
By examining how North Korea, Inc. — the web of state trading companies affiliated to the Korean Workers’ Party, the Korean People’s Army, and the Cabinet — operates, this report highlights a new framework for gauging regime stability in North Korea.