Brimmer Rejects Criticisms of U.N. at USIP Event

Friday, September 9, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad

Taking on congressional critics of the United Nations, a senior State Department official told an audience at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on September 7 that the Obama administration’s multilateral diplomacy at the U.N. has bolstered U.S. security but that “backwards” calls to cut or further restrict U.S. funding for the world body, if enacted, would harm U.S. global influence.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Senior Official to Discuss U.N. Policies at USIP

Thursday, September 1, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad

The need for collaborative, multilateral action at the United Nations and on global problems is growing, but so are the budgetary pressures on the U.S. government’s foreign affairs spending. That collision of factors provides the context for a scene-setting address at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) by Esther Brimmer, the assistant secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

USIP Prevention Newsletter - September 2011

USIP Prevention Newsletter - September 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The September 2011 Prevention Newsletter features a spotlight on the Korean Peninsula: After more than two years of "strategic patience" exercised by Washington in not rushing into negotiations with North Korea, why did it convene a bilateral meeting in New York in late July?

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

NGOs and Nonstate Armed Actors

NGOs and Nonstate Armed Actors

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

By: Claudia Hofmann;  Ulrich Schneckener

Two seasoned NGOs engage nonstate combatants on international human rights law to get them to change behaviors, from eliminating use of landmines to protecting civilians. Their work can inform and complement other attempts at engagement.

Type: Special Report

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

President Obama: U.S. Supports Democratic Movements in the Middle East and North Africa, Pushes for Middle East Peace

Friday, May 20, 2011

By: Thomas Omestad

President Barack Obama, in a wide-ranging policy address on the Middle East and North Africa, put U.S. support squarely behind the pro-reform, democratic movements reshaping the region and called for continued U.S. efforts to support Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue