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U.S. Institute of Peace Announces 2002-03 Peace Scholars

Monday, September 9, 2002

News Type: Press Release

The Peace Scholar fellowship recipients represent a diverse array of academic disciplines--political science, sociology, anthropology, history and others--and a cross-section of leading universities across the United States. The Peace Scholar Program is one of the Institute's most competitive. This year's winners were selected in a rigorous competition from more than 144 applicants from 58 universities in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and 35 foreign countries. The program is open to a...

In Memoriam: John Wallach

Friday, July 12, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2002 –The United States Institute of Peace mourns the passing of John Wallach, a tireless and heroic advocate for peace in the Middle East and elsewhere. Mr. Wallach died in New York on Wednesday, July 10 after a long struggle with lung cancer. He was 59. Mr. Wallach was a great friend to the U.S. Institute of Peace, having been a senior fellow in 1997-98, a multiple grantee and a participant in numerous Institute programs and events. After a long and distinguished care...

Baltimore Area Student Wins National Peace Essay Contest

Thursday, June 27, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--David Epstein, a junior at Pikesville High School in Pikesville, Maryland., has won the 2001–2002 National Peace Essay Contest, the U.S. Institute of Peace announced today. David's essay, entitled "Safeguarding Human Rights and Preventing Conflict through U.S. Peacekeeping," was judged to be the best of more than 1,200 entries received from high school students in 48 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and overseas schools. As the national winner, David will recei...

Developing Good Governance

Thursday, June 20, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--During a five-day training workshop on "Developing Good Governance" for 30 Kosovo Assembly Members, organized June 12-16 by the United States Institute of Peace, participants developed conflict management skills and applied them to the task of setting an agenda for the Assembly. According to Institute organizers George Ward (Director, Training Program) and Daniel Serwer (Director, Balkans Initiative), they achieved a consensus on six important issues: Passing the necessary ...

In Memoriam: Tasheen Bashir

Tuesday, June 18, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON–The United States Institute of Peace mourns the passing of Tahseen Bashir, a distinguished Egyptian diplomat and an Institute Senior Fellow in 1995-96. Mr. Bashir died of heart failure Tuesday in London. He was 77. Mr. Bashir served as spokesman to the first two of Egypt's three modern presidents–Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat–and later became known as an outspoken, unabashed and oft-quoted critic of Egyptian politics and government. During his fellowship at the U.S. Institut...

2002-2003 Senior Fellows Announced

Tuesday, May 21, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--The United States Institute of Peace is pleased to present its 2002-2003 Senior Fellows. This is the fifteenth class of fellows to be in residence at the Institute. The Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program is one of the Institute's core programs. Named in honor of former U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia, a vigorous proponent in the Institute's founding, the program affords leading policy practitioners and researchers opportunities to examine international conflict a...

Institute Funds Report for New High Representative to Bosnia

Tuesday, May 7, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--On May 1, 2002, the Democratization Policy Institute (DPI) released a proposed agenda for Bosnia's next international High Representative, Lord Paddy Ashdown. The report, funded by the United States Institute of Peace's Balkans Initiative, stresses that if Bosnia is to become capable of self-reform when international supervision ends, Lord Ashdown must secure the backing of key states to pursue bold measures in the near term. The report identifies measures that the High Represent...

2001-2002 National Peace Essay Contest State Winners Announced

Tuesday, April 30, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--The United States Institute of Peace announced today the state-level winners in its fifteenth annual National Peace Essay Contest, which is open to American high school students in all U.S. states and territories, and those studying abroad. Each state winner will receive a $1,000 college scholarship and will compete for national awards of up to $10,000. More than 1,200 students from across the United States and Puerto Rico participated in this year's contest. Students wrote about...

U.S. Institute of Peace Launches New Special Initiative on the Muslim World

Tuesday, March 26, 2002

News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON--The United States Institute of Peace announced today the launch of an important new initiative that will examine the opportunities and challenges facing the United States in its relations with the Muslim world, from Africa to Southeast Asia. The Institute's "Special Initiative on the Muslim World" will address a broad range of political, social, cultural and religious questions, many of which have come to light in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11. Drawing on...

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U.S. Institute of Peace Expert Featured in New PBS Documentary

Thursday, March 21, 2002

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WASHINGTON--On March 31 at 10:00 P.M., PBS will air the documentary "Bringing Down a Dictator," which documents the role of non-violent protest in the fall of former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic. Image on right: A torn poster of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on a downtown Belgrade wall. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) The U.S. Institute of Peace encouraged and assisted production of this important work, which is narrated by the actor Martin Sheen. Daniel Serwer, director ...