On October 1, 2015 at 10am World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim will speak at USIP in advance of the annual World Bank meetings in Lima. Dr. Kim will present preliminary data for the first time on how 89 countries are faring in boosting the prosperity of the poorest 40 percent and discuss practical approaches the World Bank has used to open economic opportunities. With USIP President Nancy Lindborg, Dr. Kim will examine how economic development can work in tandem with peacebuilding effort...

To many, the Middle East is a quagmire of perpetual war and ISIS brutality with an endless stream of refugees fleeing to safety. But Paul Hughes is an optimist who looks beyond the often gruesome daily news headlines. At the non-partisan U.S. Institute ...

Insight from Amb. William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

A member of the FARC negotiation team, Iván Márquez, tweeted: "As the Pope says: we have no right to afford another failure in this path of peace and reconciliation. We need a society in peace." Analyst Virginia Bouvier of the U.S. Institute of Peace ... and more »

"Iran's efforts in Syria were never about saving Assad as such, but securing its own strategic position in the Levant," Faysal Itani, resident fellow at the Atlantic Council wrote recently. U.S. Institute of Peace-Wilson Center distinguished scholar ... and more »

Albright: Flyover Country Shows There's Room for More Refugees Nancy Lindborg, president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, pointed out that the U.S. has spent about $4 billion on the civil war in Syria in addition to “several billions of dollars” of financial support to Jordan and Lebanon. “The U.S. has been a ...  

US leaders have showered praise on President Jakaya Kikwete for preserving democracy, respect for human rights and upholding the constitution during his tenure in office. Above all, leaders from both the government and international institutions hailed ... and more »

A member of the FARC negotiation team, Iván Márquez, tweeted: "As the Pope says: we have no right to afford another failure in this path of peace and reconciliation. We need a society in peace." Analyst Virginia Bouvier of the U.S. Institute of Peace ...