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PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update (Issue 1-2013) International Peace Research Institute, Oslo The first 2013 issue of the GPS Update features a report from the Missing Peace Symposium 2013, which took place in February at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC. This three-day symposium brought together more than 200 ...
David Ignatius: Can we close the power gap? The Washington Post Or to the State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which was created in 2011 to deal with such problems? Or to the facilitators and analysts at the US Institute of Peace, which was created in 1984 to help resolve conflicts ...
US troops prep for new role in Afghanistan NavyTimes.com The U.S. Institute of Peace recognized this problem in December, when they trained a unit of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. Eighty-five soldiers from the division's 4th ... Irizarry joined USIP officials to discuss the special skills ... and more »
Elk grad, peace essay winner studies PTSD at science center Star News In 2007, Alcorn won the local level of competition of the National Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Alcorn graduated from the University of Minnesota in August of 2012 with a double major in Spanish and biology.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts Whitehouse.gov (press release) Stephen J. Hadley is Senior Adviser for International Affairs at the United States Institute of Peace and a principal at RiceHadleyGates, an international strategic consulting firm. Previously, he was Assistant to the President for National Security ... and more »
How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action? PBS NewsHour (blog) I'm playing a small role in what I think will be an interesting one-day conference co-hosted by our PBS colleagues at ITVS (the folks who bring documentaries to PBS through Independent Lens) and the United States Institute for Peace on Thursday, Feb. 28. and more »
U.S. Institute of Peace President Jim Marshall issued the following statement upon former Senator Chuck Hagel swearing-in as secretary of defense.
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), the leading funder of U.S. independent public television productions, will present Media that Moves Millions on February 28, in Washington D.C. Media that Moves Millions is the fourth installment of the Media as Global Diplomat leadership series, aimed at leveraging global media to highlight innovative models for international conflict prevention. A complete list of the conference’s agenda and speakers ...
Sexual violence in conflict settings is increasingly recognized as a threat to international peace and security. As part of its work to bridge the gaps among academia, policy, and implementation in the field, the United States Institute of Peace and its partners are hosting “The Missing Peace: Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings.”
For Immediate Release, February 1, 2013 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) – Jim Marshall, president of the United States Institute of Peace, issued the following statement as Senator John Kerry is sworn in as Secretary of State. "On behalf of the U.S. Institute of Peace, I extend my congratulations to John Kerry as he begins his tenure as Secretary of State. Throughout his service in the U.S. Senate, Secretary Kerry has demonstrated his deep understanding of the cha...