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.
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen is the director of Arab-Israeli programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace. This article was published as a part of an hbs North America series on US-Israel relations.
“Is violent extremism in Islam today the product of circumstances or the natural result of core tenets of the religion?” On November 9 – 10, Foreign Policy is featuring a two-day debate on its website to answer that question from two experts: Manal Omar, the U.S. Institute of Peace’s acting vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a best-selling author who is founder of the AHA Foundation and an advocate for women’s rights and free speech. Omar and Hirsi ...
As the brutal jihadist group continues to wreak havoc in Syria and Iraq, Foreign Policy asked Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now, and United States Institute of Peace acting Vice President Manal Omar, one of the ...
Kathleen Kuehnast, senior gender adviser at the congressionally funded, independent United States Institute of Peace, said policymakers hoping to challenge violent extremism should understand fault lines involving population distribution, age and religion.
Over the past six years, USIP has instilled gender and peacebuilding as central to preventing and defusing violent conflict. Among our programs, USIP identifies and supports innovative ways for women in civil society to prevent extremist violence. The Men, Peace & Security Initiative addresses male-related issues in conflict. The Missing Peace Program to End Conflict-Related Sexual Violence convenes scholars to ensure their research reaches practitioners and policymakers. And USIP’s Academy h...
The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the recipients of 10 competitive fellowships for 2015-2016 and the projects they will undertake on crucial topics advancing USIP’s mission and the field of peacebuilding, including the role of youth in violent extremism, the dynamics of refugee and displacement crises and the effects of civil war.
On Wednesday November 4 at 7pm USIP will host Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the U.N., and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva of the European Commission to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. The discussion, partnered with the Alliance for Peacebuilding and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, will focus on Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies. What strategies and global development commitments a...
... upgrading Special Operations forces in the Kurdish city of Erbil, and enhancing security aid to Lebanon and Jordan as well. Robin Wright, a distinguished scholar at the Wilson Center in Washington and the U.S. Institute of Peace, discusses the new ...
Reports of another hostage will almost certainly complicate Iran’s recent overtures to the West, discourage foreign business, and undermine further diplomacy. By Robin Wright October 30, 2015
The Kurdish fighters – called Peshmerga – are not able to carry out some missions without U.S. support, says Sarhang Hamasaeed of the U.S. Institute of Peace. “They don't have the reach that they need to defeat this adversary,” he said. The battle ...