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June 22, 2012USIP Names National Winners of Peace Essay Contest

High school students from the District of Columbia, Minnesota, and Arizona took top honors in the 25th annual National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. 

December 13, 2011USIP Experts on Arab Awakening One Year Later

Experts from the United States Institute of Peace, who have been working in the field  throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, are available for comment on the progress of the Arab Awakening  and what still needs to happen to ensure stability in the region.

June 18, 2010Youth Play a Positive Role in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

In a new book from the United States Institute of Peace, “Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change,” author Stephanie Schwartz contends that youth can and do play a dynamic and positive role in post-conflict reconstruction processes, countering popular belief and common depictions of youth as teenage terrorists, gang members and child soldiers.