For Immediate Release, June 1, 2010 Contact:  Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org                 Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org (Washington) – For the first time, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is participating in the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival. The two organizations have teamed up to present a thematic strand of six films that explore the human side of conflict. The strand is called "Peacebuilding on Screen."

For Immediate Release, June 1, 2010 Contact:  Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org (Washington) -- Senator George J. Mitchell, special envoy for the Middle East, delivered the 2010 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Dean Acheson Lecture, on Monday, May 24 in front of a packed audience. Senator Mitchell was introduced by Richard H. Solomon, president of USIP and by Michael A. Dignam, president for Readiness & Stability Operations at Lockheed Martin Corporation, which sponsor...

For Immediate Release, May 13, 2010 (Washington) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai provided more details on the road ahead in Afghanistan and the future of U.S.-Afghan relations during a May 13 public event at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Clinton and Karzai sat down for a conversation with USIP’s William Taylor about the current effort in Afghanistan, and concerns about the strength of the U.S.-Afghan relationship. After welcoming the two disting...

Religion

(Washington) – With five volumes now published, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) releases its new and growing "Peacemaker’s Toolkit," a multivolume series of handbooks for people working in conflict zones around the world. Already, even with several more volumes to come, the series is the most definitive compilation of guidance in existence for international mediators. The field of mediation and peacemaking is one where there is a lack of tactical, "hands-on" information. Current ...

For Immediate Release, April 28, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org (Washington) - Working with schools in the U.S. has always been part of the mandate of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and as the organization prepares to move into its new permanent headquarters space it has appointed David J. Smith to the newly created position of National Educational Outreach Officer. Smith joined USIP in 2005 as a senior program officer tasked with developing edu...

Education & Training

Posted: April 16, 2010 President Barack Obama this week convinced 46 countries to agree on a plan to secure the world’s nuclear material from terrorists within four years, but challenges remain in the months ahead. At the Nuclear Security Summit on April 12 and 13, leaders from around the world pledged to take their own steps to secure nuclear material used in bombs, civilian nuclear reactors and power plants, and to work together to enhance overall security. Some of the key accomplishment...

Global Policy

For Immediate Release, April 15, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 (Washington) -- William J. Perry and Stephen J. Hadley testified today before the House Armed Services Committee on the "Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Independent Panel" which is facilitated by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). The QDR Independent Panel, which includes 12 appointees of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and eight appointees of Congress, has been asked to submit a written assessment of th...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

For Immediate Release, April 14, 2010 Contact: Lauren Sucher, 202/429-3822 or lsucher@usip.org (Washington) – On Thursday, April 15, former Secretary of Defense William Perry and former National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley will provide an update on the progress of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Independent Panel, which they co-chair, to the House Armed Services Committee. The QDR Independent Panel has 20 members – 12 appointed by the secretary of defense, eight appointed by Con...

Global Policy