USIP is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible.
We are pleased to announce the results of our 2023 grant competition focused on developing innovative methods to improve peacebuilding practice through the study and application of democracy and human rights training in conflict zones worldwide. Learn more:
On May 15, join us, in coordination with
@Reed_Society
, for an in-person performance of Kabir poetry from Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble.
Register to attend here:
Nominations are now open for our 2024
#WomenBuildingPeace
Award!
This award is given each year to a woman peacebuilder who has made a major contribution to preventing conflict, combatting violence and building peace in her country or region. Learn more:
🇲🇩 How can
#Moldova
’s partners help a young democracy contain conflicts amid key elections?
Read the latest analysis from our
@donaldnjensen
and James Rupert:
7️⃣ key issues can help
#Haiti
's new Presidential Council succeed, including:
1️⃣Credibility with the Haitian people
2️⃣Functions of governance
3️⃣Council security
4️⃣Citizen security
5️⃣Weapons control
6️⃣A long-term focus
7️⃣Drawing out the diasporaRead more:
Business cannot be the Afghan economy’s savior, but it can help stabilize the situation with support from donors and the Taliban, our William Byrd writes.
Jeremiah Manele has recently struck a neutral tone on geopolitical issues, but is likely to strengthen ties with Beijing.
Our
@GordonPeake
and Camilla Pohle explain what happened in the Solomon Islands' recent election and why it matters:
The latest round of U.S. military aid to
#Ukraine
will help halt
#Russia
’s slow, grinding advance. But more long-term aid is needed to not only push back Russian forces, but to deter another future invasion, our Ambassador
@WilliamBTaylor8
says
#OnPeace
.
Amid resurgent piracy and economic headwinds,
#Bangladesh
will be a key player in the Indian Ocean going forward. Our
@nilanthis
has the latest on the country's growing role in maritime security:
In a new Q&A, our Rosie Levine,
@CarlaPFreeman
and Andrew Scobell discuss what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to
#China
tells us about Washington’s approach to Beijing and what it means for relations between the two powers.
On this episode of our
#OnPeace
podcast,
@GalicMirna
explains the history of engagement between
#NATO
and its Indo-Pacific partner countries and discusses the findings of a new USIP report.
Tune in here:
Read the report here:
“Expanded and invigorated “commercial diplomacy” is needed to interest and help U.S. companies compete in Africa” while avoiding the common pitfalls of natural resource development, writes our Tom Sheehy in this
@WashTimesOpEd
article.
Demonstrating the long-standing history of
#NATO
’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific, “undercuts
#China
's ability to push misinformation about NATO in the region,” says our
@GalicMirna
on a recent episode of
#OnPeace
.
“A more focused and sustained public-private partnership in Africa will help to secure the critical minerals that are essential for the economic prosperity and [U.S.] national security,” writes our Tom Sheehy in a new
@WashTimesOpEd
:
#Haiti
's new Presidential Council offers a Haitian-led path out of the country’s security crisis and toward a better future. Addressing 7 key issues can help it succeed:
In a recent
@BreakingDefense
article, our Dean Cheng explores why the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is disbanding its Strategic Support Force and replacing it with a new Information Support Force.