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Updated: September 16, 2008



The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.

The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe. Go
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       BP America Foundation Contributes $1.5M
                 to USIP Headquarters Project


From left to right: USIP president Richard Solomon, BP CEO Bob Malone, Madeleine Albright, USIP chairman Robin West, former senator Tom Daschle.

Just as major construction is beginning for USIP's permanent headquarters project, the Institute is very pleased to announce a $1.5 million contribution from the BP America Foundation. The gift has been made explicitly in honor of former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, after whom the building’s central wing will be named. | transcript Learn more


Protestors. (AP photo)

Thwarting Afghanistan's Insurgency

USIP's first Afghanistan fellow Masoom Stanekzai, who has interviewed a broad spectrum of Afghan senior government officials, members of the international community, and ordinary citizens in the country, shares his recommendations for a pragmatic approach toward peace and reconciliation.
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Liberian ex-combatants. (AP photo)

Would You Fight Again?: Understanding Liberian Ex-Combatant Reintegration

Stemming from a survey of more than 1,400 ex-combatants in Liberia's 14-year civil war, this report explores the reasons behind renewed fighting, including poverty, unemployment, peer and family pressure, gender and tribal tensions.
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Workshop participants.

In the Field: Afghanistan Conflict Resolution Workshop

Senior Program Officers Keith Bowen and Nina Sughrue, in conjunction with a local partner, recently conducted a training workshop in conflict resolution in Kabul for 34 Afghans from across the NGO spectrum. The objective was to synthesize traditional Afghan and USIP-based methods of conflict resolution.
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Education and Training CenterOne of the Institute's congressional mandates is to "serve the people and the government through the widest possible range of education and training...to promote international peace and the resolution of conflicts..." The Education and Training Center's mission is to help fulfill this mandate.

 

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USIP Around the GlobeRead interviews with USIP experts in On the Issues and get a first-hand look at their work in "hot zones" in In the Field.

 

National Peace Essay Contest

National Peace Essay ContestThe winners of the 2007-2008 contest have been announced. Next year's topic is "Confronting Crimes Against Humanity."

 

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Upcoming Public Events

Gustavo Moncayo and Consuelo González de Perdomo
September 16, 2008 | Public Event

Policy Forum on Children and Armed Conflict: Child Soldiers as Combatants, Victims, and Survivors
September 17, 2008 | Public Event

Latest Publications

Thwarting Afghanistan’s Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach toward Peace and Reconciliation
Special Report

Would You Fight Again?: Understanding Liberian Ex-Combatant Reintegration
Special Report

Making Borders Irrelevant in Kashmir
Special Report

Securing the Future: A Primer on Security Sector Reform in Conflict Countries
Special Report

Haiti: Confronting the Gangs of Port-au-Prince
Special Report

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