New Iranian President - WNYC
Hassan Rouhani is set to be sworn in as Iran's new president this weekend. Does this signal a turning point for Iran?
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Carter Center fellow to speak at UNG/Gainesville Peacemaking Conference - Access North Georgia
Erinne will speak about the Carter Center's ongoing efforts to broker peace between Sudan and South Sudan in a presentation made possible by a grant from the United States Institute of Peace.
The United States and R2P: From Words to Action Report Released
(Washington) - A report released today by former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and former presidential special envoy to Sudan Richard S. Williamson, identifies concrete steps to increase U.S. capacity in preventing mass atrocities. As chairs of the Working Group on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), they examine the utility of the R2P principle for the prevention of mass violence. The Working Group is co-hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, a...
US Urged to Adopt Policy Justifying Intervention - New York Times
The report – which was issued Tuesday and jointly sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Brookings Institution – offers a list of recommendations, among them that Mr. Obama “should ...
Recipients of Local Peacebuilding Education Awards Announced
(Washington) – The United States Institute of Peace is supporting peacebuilding programs at 58 U.S. colleges, universities, and public libraries through the second round of the Public Education for Peacebuilding Support initiative. Through this initiative, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), USIP enables these institutions to hold events that advance and promote the public’s understanding of peacebuilding and international conflict resolution.
USAID announces assistance program for Afghan women - Washington Post
“Many people ask me and others what will happen to Afghanistan when we complete a military transition,” Shah said in a speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace. “The answer is, it depends. This is a critical moment for Afghanistan and for our partnership ...
Experts Fear Afghanistan 'Zero Option' May Have Repercussions - Voice of America
Andrew Wilder, of the U.S. Institute of Peace, thinks the so-called "zero option" of pulling all U.S. troops out at the end of next year may take Afghanistan back to that situation. "I think the idea that we are going to pull out the troops would ...
The Resurgence of the Egyptian State - Foreign Policy (blog)
Whatever you call it, the toppling of President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood was first and foremost about a resurgent Egyptian state. This huge entity is what both the military and millions of anti-Morsi protesters were most afraid of losing.
With This Redo, Do It Right - New York Times
The celebratory fireworks at Tahrir Square are likely to be short-lived. The next year may well be more turbulent for Egypt than the last one, with greater political tension and economic trauma.
U.S. Constabulary Forces are Key to International Security
(Washington)—In a new book Where Is the Lone Ranger? America’s Search for a Stability Force, published by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Robert M. Perito recommends that the United States establish a U.S. stability force to swiftly address civil disorder and promote secure environments in complex international stability and peace operations.