For Immediate Release, April 9, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org (Washington) – In advance of the anticipated elections in Sudan on April 11-13, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) offers experts for comment. Several USIP staffers travel throughout northern and southern Sudan on a regular basis to work with local groups and government officials. Jonathan Temin, senior program officer Temin traveled to Sudan four times in the past year and can discuss nearly al...

For Immediate Release, April 7, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org (Washington) - President Barack Obama on April 6 unveiled a new nuclear strategy in its just-released Nuclear Posture Review, calling it a significant step forward in reducing the role of nuclear weapons in security strategy. This new policy announcement comes shortly before the U.S. and Russia will meet in Prague to sign a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, and in advance of the Global Secu...

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For Immediate Release, April 2, 2010 (Washington) - At a time when an array of difficult diplomatic challenges requires that U.S. diplomats be at the top of their game, a new book by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP Press) comprehensively assesses American negotiating behavior at and away from the bargaining table. "American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers" by USIP President Richard H. Solomon and co-author Nigel Quinney analyzes the mul...

For Immediate Release, April 2, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org (Washington) - Scott Worden, United Nations appointed member of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) that found flaws in last year’s election results, is available for comment on the recent remarks of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the state of governance and future elections in Afghanistan. Worden currently serves as senior adviser with the U.S. Institute of Peace's (USIP) Rule of Law Center ...

For Immediate Release, March 26, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org (Washington) - Upon the expected release of the full results of Iraq’s March 7 elections today, USIP offers expert Manal Omar’s analysis of the elections, their significance for Iraq, U.S. relations and the region. Omar says these elections show progress in developing Iraq’s political processes, civil society, and democracy, as well as opportunities for women. Despite such advances, Omar says, ...

For Immediate Release, March 26, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org (Washington) - As the U.S. and Russia announce that an agreement has been reached on a new START treaty today, the wider issues of nuclear weapons and security come to the forefront of international discussion. USIP has a range of experts, activities and programs on negotiations, arms control and Russia. Experts Paul Hughes (nuclear security, international non-proliferation, Russia)...

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For Immediate Release, March 15, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org In a luncheon address at the 3rd U.S.-China Project on Crisis Avoidance & Cooperation Track 1.5 conference in Beijing, former national security adviser and current senior adviser for international affairs at the United States Institute of Peace, Stephen J. Hadley, spoke about U.S.-China relations 30 years after the establishment of full diplomatic relations. Hadley praised both nations for progres...

For Immediate Release, March 5, 2010 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 (Washington) - Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala will be joining the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) as a Jennings Randolph Senior Visiting Scholar from March 1, 2010 - June 15, 2010. During his stay at the Institute, Ambassador Dhanapala will focus on how to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime and provide an assessment of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Review conference to be held at the United Nation...

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