"For a long time after Vietnam our government was paralysed with doubt; we are seeing that process again in the wake of the catastrophic war in Iraq," ambassador Hof told a conference at the United States Institute of Peace on Wednesday. "We have a ...

Steven Heydemann, a senior adviser at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan policy group funded by Congress, has examined the impact if the Middle East map drawn by European powers during World War I begins to break apart. Syria “sits at the ...

The relationship between China and India has a direct bearing on the peace and stability of Asia, and how they shape their bilateral relationship has critical significance for the regional order in Asia. Whether the relationship will be cooperative or competitive depends to a large extent on how the leadership on both sides frames their mutual engagement.

The United States Institute of Peace announced today that Ambassador Johnnie Carson has joined USIP as a senior advisor. Carson stepped down as assistant secretary of state or the bureau of African affairs on March 29, 2013. His work at USIP will continue his focus on African issues and will look at new challenges to Africa’s stability and growth, peacekeeping operations, democracy promotion, and conflict prevention and resolution methods.

Other agencies that participated in this year's exercise include; U.S. Pacific Command, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Institute of Peace ...

“To give Iran a formal role in then negotiations is not likely to be productive,” Steven Heydemann, senior adviser for Middle East initiatives at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, said in a phone interview. “We've seen other efforts ...

Support for credible Afghan elections in 2014 should be the top priority of U.S. Afghanistan policy over the next year, according to Andrew Wilder, director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, who told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that such support is the “single best opportunity to protect the tremendous achievements of the past decade.” 

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And it's trying to bring around the table parties whom the United States and Russia agree have a vested interest in finding a productive way out of the nightmare that Syria is experiencing," said U.S. Institute of Peace analyst Steve Heydemann: Syrian ...