WASHINGTON - The U.S. Institute of Peace released a major report today on Iran and Iraq: The Shia Connection, Soft Power, and the Nuclear Factor, which underscores Iran's critical relationship with post-Hussein Iraq. Furthermore, it highlights how Iran's relations with the United States, other countries in the region, and the international community could impact regional stability. "The greatest threat to regional stability with respect to Iran and Iraq currently revolves around the Iranian ...

WASHINGTON – Richard H. Solomon, President of the U.S. Institute of Peace, announced today that Pamela Keeton, formerly with Powell Tate|Weber Shandwick, a powerhouse public relations firm inside the beltway, is the organization's new director of public affairs and communications. Keeton will oversee external outreach, including the Institute’s Web site; media relations; internal communications; marketing; and alumni relations. Keeton has led a two-track, varied career in public affairs, inc...

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan was the keynote speaker at a day-long conference to examine whether reform efforts discussed at last month's UN General Assembly meeting are being implemented, as well as obstacles and opportunities for future reform. American Interests and UN Reform: Report of the Task Force on the United Nations, a 154-page report developed by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich for the United States Ins...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the selection of its 19th class of Senior Fellows in the Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program. Named in honor of former U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia, a founder of the Institute, the program affords leading policy practitioners and researchers opportunities to examine non-violent approaches to the resolution of international conflict and postconflict stabilization. In welcoming the new group, most of whom will ...

WASHINGTON – The Institute of Peace launched a new project as part of its Muslim World Initiative, entitled “Challenges to Genuine Democratization in the Arab World.” Under the direction of Daniel Brumberg, Special Advisor to Institute, this project explores the risks, costs and benefits of Arab states moving beyond state control to genuine democratization. The project examines key Arab states that have begun to experiment with political liberalization through the political system, media ind...

WASHINGTON – His Excellency Jan Eliasson, President of the United Nations General Assembly, will speak about United Nations reform in the context of current global challenges in a presentation entitled “The United Nations at a Crossroads.” The U.S. Institute of Peace will sponsor the on-the-record event, which is scheduled from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on September 25, 2005 at the New Canaan Library in New Canaan, NY. The presentation will be followed by questions from the floor; a reception will follo...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the selection of its 2005-2006 Peace Scholar dissertation fellows, each of whom will receive a $20,000 stipend. The funding will support research addressing conflict in the Congo, Iraq, Palestine, Peru, Sierra Leone, East Asian countries and elsewhere. The Peace Scholar fellowship recipients represent a diverse array of academic disciplines including political science, psychology, anthropology and others ? and a cross-section of...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce that General Shlomo Brom, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor, will serve as a guest scholar in residence starting in September 2005. As Israel now completes its disengagement from the Gaza Strip and the Northern West Bank, General Brom will look ahead toward the next phase of the peace process. His research will focus on Israeli national security thinking about Palestinian statehood and the future of Israel's relatio...