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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Says Ground Troops in Kosovo are Likely

Thursday, February 4, 1999

News Type: Press Release

Washington -- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told a gathering of Balkans experts at the U.S. Institute of Peace that a NATO-led peace implementation force in Kosovo is likely. (full text) "Nothing less than strong engagement from NATO will focus the attention of both sides. And nothing less than firm American leadership will ensure decisive action," said Albright. Representatives from Belgrade and leaders of the Kosovar Albanians are expected to enter negotiations this Saturday, ...

United States Institute of Peace Remembers Galina Starovoitova

Monday, November 23, 1998

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON -- United States Institute of Peace colleagues and staff join Russians and people throughout the world in grieving the loss of Galina Starovoitova. Galina Starovoitova, one of Russia's leading political lights and crusader for democratic reforms and human rights, was slain in St. Petersburg on Friday night in what appears to have been a political assassination. Elected to the Russian State Duma in the December 1995 legislative elections, Starovoitova served as a deputy from a sing...

1998-99 Senior Fellows Join Institute of Peace

Thursday, November 5, 1998

News Type: Press Release

The United States Institute of Peace is pleased to welcome the 1998 -1999 Senior Fellows and Peace Scholar in Residence.     front l to r: Daniel Brumberg, Ildus Ilishev, Gadi Wolfsfeld rear l to r: Bruce Jentleson, John Harbeson, William Schabas, Andrew Pierre, Jon Western   The list of the fellows includes their most recent professional affiliation, and the title of their project while at the Institute. Senior Fellows • Daniel Brumberg , Department of Government, Georgetown Universi...

1998 Peace Essay Contest National Winners Announced

Wednesday, June 24, 1998

News Type: Press Release

The United States Institute of Peace welcomes the first place winners of the state-level competition in the Eleventh Annual National Peace Essay Contest. More than 5,000 students in 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and American high schools overseas participated in this year's contest, writing on the manner in which war crimes and human rights violations are accounted for in various international conflicts. ...

Peace on Earth the Other 364 Days

Thursday, December 25, 1997

News Type: Press Release

Image on left: Chester A. Crocker USIP Board Chairman There is a profound contradiction in the American way of dealing with the world. Our society and economy, our communication and travel patterns, and even our personal investment choices are increasingly global. In our corporate, cultural and recreational lives we are engaged internationally and becoming more so. Yet we have fallen behind year after year in our investments in international education and research, in funding th...