The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) provides the analysis, training and tools that help to prevent, manage and end violent international conflicts, promote stability and professionalize the field of peacebuilding.
Conference Examines Link Between Security and Women
Learn about a recent event exploring on the connection between women, peace and conflict, and how to make sustained progress tow
Watch videos, read summaries and more from a three-day conference on women, peace and conflict, featuring Adm. Michael Mullen.
Can You Help Me Now?
USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb examines the connections between mobile phones, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan.
USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb examines the connections between mobile phones, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan.
Debate Heats Up on New START Agreement
Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, recently discussed the new nucl
Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, recently discussed the new nuclear arms reduction treaty.
Can Hip Hop Music Bring Peace?
Hip hop artists talk about how they use their music as a platform for peace and to improve cultural understanding.
Hip hop artists talk about how they use their music as a platform for peace and to improve cultural understanding.
"The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy"
The world’s top 50 experts on Iran provide context and analysis of the country’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, U.
The world’s top 50 experts on Iran provide context and analysis of the country’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, U.S. relations, nuclear program and society.
USIP New Headquarters to Open in September 2011
Building for Peace
USIP announced it will open its new building facing the National Mall in September 2011 to advance international peacebuilding.
USIP Academy
Register now for fall and online courses offered by the USIP Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.
Register now for fall and online courses offered by the USIP Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.
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- 01 Conference Examines Link Between Security and Women Learn about a recent event exploring on the connection between women, peace and conflict, and how to make sustained progress tow
- 02 Can You Help Me Now? USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb examines the connections between mobile phones, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan.
- 03 Debate Heats Up on New START Agreement Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, recently discussed the new nucl
- 04 Can Hip Hop Music Bring Peace? Hip hop artists talk about how they use their music as a platform for peace and to improve cultural understanding.
- 05 "The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy" The world’s top 50 experts on Iran provide context and analysis of the country’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, U.
- 06 USIP New Headquarters to Open in September 2011 Building for Peace
- 07 USIP Academy Register now for fall and online courses offered by the USIP Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.
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- November 29, 2010 | Course
Resolving or mitigating international and intrastate conflicts requires mastery of the dynamics of mediation. Participants in the course take on the roles of mediators and conflict parties in simulations, as they learn what it takes to structure a successful mediation effort. The course provides a strategic overview of what a third party needs to do when deciding to get involved in a peacebuilding effort.
- November 22, 2010 | News Features
On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, the fourth and fifth graders of Matsunaga Elementary School, located in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., treated nearly 1,000 guests to their tenth annual Veterans’ Day concert.
- November 22, 2010 | On the Issues
Lex Rieffel, contributor to USIP’s International Network for Economics and Conflict and Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies, USIP discuss the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Myanmar/Burma.
- November 22, 2010 | Special Report
In response to the recent surge in the number of American Muslims involved in terrorist activities, several agencies in the U.S. government have begun devising a comprehensive counterradicalization strategy. In doing so, they are following the lead of certain European countries that have invested significant human, financial, and political capital in counterradicalization programs.
- November 19, 2010 | Event
This event discusses the impact of Climate Change on conflict and sustainable development.
The Peace Media Clearinghouse connects the peacebuilding community with an unprecedented array of multimedia resources. This searchable database aggregates free videos, radio programs, serious computer games and public service announcements—along with accompanying downloadable teaching guides, curriculum and other resources. Regularly updated, the Clearinghouse provides a central site for policymakers, academics and practitioners to access, share and discuss the latest advances in media and peacebuilding around the world.
5425TheThe Strategic Posture Review Commission, established by Congress in 2008, examined the nation’s long-term strategy regarding deterrence capabilities, arms control initiatives, and nuclear nonproliferation. The bipartisan group, whose work was facilitated by USIP, concluded in its 2009 report that nuclear dangers can be reduced if the U.S. pursues a comprehensive strategy centered on both deterrence and diplomacy.
3841America’sMedia as Global Diplomat II was a day-long conference with top thinkers from the public and private sectors. While public diplomacy experts struggle to develop strategic communications campaigns to win hearts and minds abroad, new research on the frontiers of neuroscience and psychology suggests a different approach. Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan delivered keynote remarks.
3842MediaDefense Secretary Robert Gates headlined USIP's inaugural Dean Acheson Lecture in October 2008. In his address, Sec. Gates called for better coordination between military and civilian personnel, so the country can improve its response to increasingly complex conflicts. USIP initiated this lecture series in honor of Dean Acheson’s service to the country as a statesman and lawyer and innovation in peacemaking.
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