LE@K<;JK8K 9i\Xb`e^E\n>ifle[ United States Institute of Peace Headquarters under construction, April 2009. At the corner of Constitution Avenue bolic architectural statement, visible along and 23rd Street, on one of the most his- the capital skyline, of our nation’s commit- toric and visible tracts of land by the ment to international conflict management National Mall in Washington, D.C., and peacebuilding. The new building will one can see a building emerging—the enable the Institute’s staff and fellows to INSIDE United States Institute of Peace head- continue developing practical and innova- + Fek_\>ifle[`eQfe\jf]:feÕ`Zk quarters. The building site faces the tive tools for peacebuilders that can be ap- - <[lZXk`e^Xe[KiX`e`e^G\XZ\dXb\ij Lincoln Memorial and stands adjacent to plied on the ground in some of the world’s / 9l`c[`e^k_\Gif]\jj`fe# the Korean War and Vietnam Veterans most difficult areas of conflict. The 150,000 9ifX[\e`e^X=`\c[ memorials. Juxtaposed among these war square-foot, five-story building will house memorials, the permanent headquarters offices for program and administrative (' Jlggfik`e^L%J%Gfc`ZpdXb\ij1 of the United States Institute of Peace staff and research fellows, a library and ar- K_\@ejk`klk\Ëj:fem\e`e^Gfn\i will become one of the most important chives, a state-of-the-art conference center, (- :fm\i`e^k_\Nfic[ symbols of peace for the 21st century. and a Public Education Center (PEC). (/ C\kk\i]ifdk_\:_X`idXeXe[ This spectacular location represents an The headquarters facility’s Public k_\Gi\j`[\ek unprecedented opportunity to create a Education Center will serve as an innovative (0 I\d\dY\i`e^IfeJ`cm\i lasting public presence for peacemak- learning laboratory for students with ing and give prominence to the work of global curiosity, as a place to inspire and the Institute. As many of our supporters challenge young people to think about observe, this is one of the most timely and how they can contribute to the creation of urgent projects under construction in the a more peaceful, less divided international national capital today. community. With over 20,000 square feet Heg^c\'%%. Designed by Moshe Safdie and Associ- of interactive exhibits and displays, the '*i]6cc^kZghVgnHeZX^Va:Y^i^dc ates, the headquarters building is a sym- continued page 2 >> )G\XZ\NXkZ_ 9i\Xb`e^E\n>ifle[#]ifdgX^\( March 15, 2007. February 10, 2009. October 22, 2008. 9l`c[`e^Xg\idXe\ek_fd\]fik_\@ejk`klk\`eflieXk`feËjZXg`kXc`jXe As one of the first Leadership in En- legXiXcc\c\[`em\jkd\ek`ek_\g\XZ\]lcdXeX^\d\ekf]gi\j\ekXe[ ergy and Environmental Design (LEED®) ]lkli\ZfeÕ`Zkj% certified buildings in the National Mall areas, the building will reflect the In- Ç=fid\iJ\Zi\kXipf]JkXk\>\fi^\G%J_lckqXe[=Xk_\iK_\f[fi\D%?\jYli^_ stitute’s commitment to educating and training leaders committed to building a more peaceful future for our world. The headquarters project is registered with the education center will explore issues critical Institute’s role as a convener, bringing U.S. Green Building Council, developers to global security and international peace. together government and military of the LEED® rating system for sustainable The PEC represents an expansion of the personnel, civil society leaders, and the staff building design and construction. LEED® Institute’s education mandate by making of non-governmental and international buildings are designed to operate at high our work more accessible to students organizations. The center includes a 230- levels of performance and provide health- and tourists. Research indicates that the seat auditorium and a 60-seat briefing ier environments for their tenants as well Center will attract upwards of 500,000 room amphitheater for conferences, as the surrounding neighbors. visitors annually, educating them about symposia, public lectures, film screenings The Institute officially broke ground peacebuilding while greatly expanding the and public addresses. The center is central on June 5, 2008, marked by a ceremony Institute’s outreach. to the mission of the Institute and annually held on the grounds of the site. President The headquarters’ Negotiation and will host hundreds of meetings attended by George W. Bush, Speaker of the House Conference Center will expand the thousands of participants. Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader LJ@G 8ck_fl^_Gi\j`[\ekIfeXc[I\X^Xe[`[efkj`^ek_\c\^`jcXk`fek_Xk\jkXYc`j_\[k_\Le`k\[JkXk\j@ejk`klk\f] G\XZ\lek`c(0/+#k_\ZXdgX`^e]fik_\@ejk`klk\Ëj]fle[Xk`feXZklXccpY\^Xee\Xicpk\ep\Xij\Xic`\i#n_\ek_\ K`d\c`e\ `[\Xf]XeXk`feXcg\XZ\XZX[\dpnXj]`ijkYifl^_kkfk_\J\eXk\]cffi%@knXjk_\]`ijkf]dXepd`c\jkfe\j k_ifl^_flkLJ@GËji\dXibXYc\_`jkfip% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:* Harry Reid, former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and Father Theodore M. Hesburgh were among the bipartisan group of speakers who joined in celebrat- ing this remarkable day in the Institute’s history. National Security Adviser Ste- phen J. Hadley spoke at the Kennedy Center Luncheon following the ceremony. Institute President Richard H. Solomon said at the event, “a quarter century after our establishment by Congress, we find ourselves entering a new era in interna- tional affairs. Through the Institute’s acquisition of this magnificent piece of land and Congressional support for part of the building project, the U.S. govern- ment has recognized the increasing im- Berliner J. Alex Studio/BEImages, Berliner © portance of the Institute’s contribution to Above: Barbra Streisand and James Brolin hosted USIP Board Chairman Robin West, USIP President Richard H. international conflict management and Solomon and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at their home in Malibu, California, for a reception on peacebuilding.” March 21, 2009. Invited guests learned more about USIP and its plans to honor Secretary Madeleine Albright as On May 8, the Institute joined Clark an exceptional world leader and peacemaker, by recognizing her leadership in the Institute’s new Headquarters. Construction for a “topping out” cer- Below: Board Member and President of Quality Care emony to celebrate the completion of the Consultants Ikram U. Khan greets Richard Holbrooke, the concrete structure. The exterior walls United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, at a Board Meeting in April 2009. of the building are now visible to indi- viduals passing by the northwest cor- ing made at the site by visiting the fol- EZVXZLViX] ner of the National Mall. Remaining to lowing URL: http://oxblue.com/pro/ EZVXZLViX] >HHC&%-%".-+) ^hejWa^h]ZYi]gZZi^bZh be completed are the roof installation open/?webPath=usip. VnZVgWni]ZJc^iZYHiViZh>chi^ijiZd[EZVXZ!Vc ^cYZeZcYZci!cdceVgi^hVccVi^dcVa^chi^iji^dcZhiVWa^h]ZY and the interior space. By late autumn Building a permanent home for the VcY[jcYZYWn8dc\gZhhid]ZaeegZkZci!bVcV\Z!VcY of 2010 visitors entering the city from Institute in our nation’s capital is an gZhdakZ^ciZgcVi^dcVaXdcÓ^Xih#I]Zk^ZlhZmegZhhZY]ZgZ^c the west will be greeted by this dramatic unparalleled investment in the peaceful YdcdicZXZhhVg^angZÓZXik^Zlhd[i]Z>chi^ijiZdg^ih 7dVgYd[9^gZXidgh# symbol of peace. Track the progress be- continued page 14 >> IdgZXZ^kZEZVXZLViX]!k^h^idjgLZWh^iZ lll#jh^e#dg\ 0 lg^iZidi]ZJc^iZYHiViZh>chi^ijiZd[EZVXZ!&'%%&,i] HigZZiCL!Hj^iZ'%%!LVh]^c\idc!98'%%(+"(%&&0XVaa '%'")*,"&,%%0dg[Vm'%'")'."+%+(#6XdbeaZiZVgX]^kZd[ EZVXZLViX]^hVkV^aVWaZVilll#jh^e#dg\$eZVXZlViX]# EgZh^YZci/G^X]VgY=#Hdadbdc :mZXji^kZK^XZEgZh^YZci/IVgVHdcZch]^cZ 8;D/B^X]VZa (0.- J\eXkfijMXeZ\?Xikb\Xe[DXib?Xk]`\c[`ekif[lZ\XY`cckfZi\Xk\k_\>\fi^\NXj_`e^kfeG\XZ\8ZX[\dp%:fe^i\jj X^i\\jk_\`[\XnXiiXekj\ogcfiXk`fe% +G\XZ\NXkZ_G\XZ\NXkZ_ Fek_\>ifle[`eQfe\jf]:fe]c`Zk Iraq application of rule of law, establishing in Kabul in 2007, becoming one of the few security, investing in public education organizations in Washington, D.C., with USIP has worked on the ground since and civil society and creating a deeper on the ground capacity, direct experience 2004 to promote stabilization and recon- understanding of Afghanistan in the U.S. and contacts in government and civil ciliation in Iraq, strengthening governance policy community. We opened an office society. USIP promotes peacebuilding in and civil society, giving the next generation a stake in peace and stability, and facilitat- ing positive international engagement. USIP’s Baghdad office continues to grow and expand its reach with robust training, particularly of Iraqi conflict managers and groundbreaking work to rehabilitate and re-equip Iraq’s educational infrastructure. The Institute’s collaborative work with the U.S. Army in Mahmoudiya led to an unprecedented reconciliation between local Sunni and Shia leaders. We shall apply that model in Diyala province. At the same time, the Institute continues its research and publications on Iraq and its neighbors. As part of its ongoing initiative to pro- mote Iraq’s reintegration with its neigh- bors, USIP organized a high-level study mission in January that visited Syria and Saudi Arabia. The 10-member delegation, co-sponsored with the Stimson Center, met Clockwise: Two Sudanese women participate in a workshop activity designed to help them focus on common interests with a wide range of officials, NGOs and and experiences rather than ones that set them apart. A gas stop becomes an opportunity to grab some food in the Nuba businessleaders, including Syrian President Mountains region of central Sudan. This young girl is selling groundnuts (peanuts) and a sweet sesame snack. Partici- Bashar al-Assad and Prince Turki al-Faisal pants of a Nyala Darfur program are responding to a group presentation, December 2007. Senior Program Officer Jacki of Saudi Arabia. Wilson in Darfur, March 2006, meeting with tribal leaders. Afghanistan Far left: Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue with Since 2002, USIP has facilitated the Afghanis participating in transition from war to peace with the USIP’s Network of Afghan Facilitators program. The program, initiated in 2008, is modeled on the Institute’s Network of Iraq Facilitators program. Once they learn the conflict resolution curriculum, they will be certified to conduct their own Peacebuilding workshops around the country. Left: Afghanis participating in USIP’s Network of Afghan Facilitators program. (0.0 Gi\j`[\ekA`ddp:Xik\iXggf`ekj\`^_kd\dY\ijkfXZfdd`jj`fekfZfe[lZk]lik_\ii\j\XiZ_`ekfk_\\jkXYc`j_d\ek f]XG\XZ\8ZX[\dp%J\eXkfiJgXibDXkjleX^XZ_X`ijk_\Zfdd`jj`fe#n_`Z_\ogcfi\jk_\fi`\j#XggifXZ_\jXe[fi^X$ e`qXk`fej`emfcm\[n`k_k_\i\jfclk`fef]`ek\ieXk`feXcZfe]c`Zkj% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:, Afghanistan through mediation, training with others, the Institute is improving in conflict resolution skills for groups civil participation and social cooperation such as religious leaders and by creating a through education workshops and train- network of Afghan conflict managers. ings focused on youth. Sudan Africa The Institute remains deeply involved Our religion and peacemaking work and in Sudan’s north-south conflict and the rule of law programs have brought ex- Rwandan military officers participate in a peacekeeping continuing violence in Darfur. We are perts to all parts of Africa, including con- workshop in preparation for their deployment to Darfur building conflict resolution capacity and flict management training for civilian in February 2008. strengthening civil society. Partnering members of the Sierra Leone government —Workshop organized by USIP’s Senior Program Officer and its military, resolving conflicts be- Keith Bowen and Deputy Director for Training Ted Feifer tween Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, and projects on Somalia, Congo, Angola Pakistan and Mozambique, among others. We have been building on work with South Africa’s Institute specialists draw on their exper- Truth and Reconciliation Commission to tise in Pakistan to build up projects that develop model codes of justice. Through strengthen civil society. Specialists work interfaith dialogues and other activities, with parliamentarians and others on con- the USIP-sponsored film “Confronting flict resolution and training. USIP ex- the Truth” has been screened throughout perts and fellows research Pakistan and Africa. Former USIP fellow Francis Deng Afghanistan to combine knowledge with has published through the Institute Press expertise in the field. a book on identity, diversity and constitu- tionalism in Africa. Iran The Institute’s groundbreaking work on religion and peacemaking led to a historic Left and below: Francis Deng, author of Identity, Diversi- ty, and Constitutionalism in Africa and special adviser to conference in 2007 in Iran with ten Amer- the UN for the prevention of genocide, speaks at the May- ican Muslim scholars exploring shared flower Hotel, April 2009. concepts of peacebuilding. USIP has ad- vanced understanding of Iran through its publications exploring the meaning of Is- lamic texts, the hosting of an Iranian fel- low, and a forthcoming book, Negotiating with Iran. Arab-Israeli Peacemaking USIP is active in the peace process through grants, fellowships, programs and a con- dentity, iversity, flict team that focuses on Arab-Israeli re- D and lations. Last year’s publication of a book Constitutionalism in by Daniel C. Kurtzer and Scott B. Lasen- Africa sky on Arab-Israeli peacemaking drew Francis Deng wide praise. This year we also examined humanitarian assistance to Gaza. We are continued page 14 >> (0/( K_\Zfdd`jj`fe`jjl\j`kji\gfiki\Zfdd\e[`e^k_\Zi\Xk`fef]XeXk`feXcg\XZ\XZX[\dp%J\eXkfijDXib?Xk]`\c[# JgXib DXkjleX^X Xe[ A\ee`e^j IXe[fcg_# Xcfe^ n`k_ :fe^i\jjdXe ;Xe >c`ZbdXe# jgfejfi Y`ccj YXj\[ fe k_\ i\Zfdd\e[Xk`fe% -G\XZ\NXkZ_ <[lZXk`e^Xe[KiX`e`e^G\XZ\dXb\ij Education and Training Center È@c\Xie\[dfi\XYflkk_\nfic[Xe[[`gcfdXZpk_Xe@\m\i`dX^`e\[%%%%@n`cc j_Xi\n_Xk@c\Xie\[[li`e^k_\n\\bn`k_dpjZ_ffcXe[dpZfddle`kp%É To address the need for improved capac- ity in conflict management skills, USIP is Ç (0/+ :fe^i\jjgXjj\jk_\Le`k\[JkXk\j@ejk`klk\f]G\XZ\8ZkXjXeXd\e[d\ekkfk_\;\]\ej\8lk_fi`qXk`fe8Zk% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:. ÈFliZ\ik`ÔZXk\gi\j\ekXk`fejXi\f]k\e]\jk`m\X]]X`ij%K_\EpXcX;Xi]li gif^iXdgXik`Z`gXekj]\\cX^i\Xkj\ej\f]gi`[\Xe[XZZfdgc`j_d\ek%É ÇAXZb`N`cjfe be held on June 25 to recognize the accom- plishments of the students and Wolf Blitzer, the anchor of CNN’s The Situation Room, will be the keynote speaker. Conflict Management Training USIP is one of the first organizations to provide conflict management training to practitioners who work in zones of con- flict around the world. Local and national Above: Senior program officers Jacki Wilson and Linda governments, officials, diplomats, devel- Bishai, their co-trainer and local partner Abdel Mitaal Girshab (Institute for Development of Civil Society) and opment and humanitarian aid workers, their translator Aden. They are congratulating a Suda- military personnel and members of the nese human rights lawyer on successfully completing their Above: Children participating in a youth workshop, private sector benefit from Institute train- citizenship skills workshop. “Educating Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Peaceful ing. Examples include training local lead- Sudan,” held in Khartoum, Sudan, in March 2007. ers in Iraq and the Balkans in interethnic reconstruction missions worldwide. The dialogue, helping women leaders in Af- Institute is also developing open-source ghanistan and Pakistan with negotiation software that will allow subject-matter experts and mediation skills, addressing conflict with no programming experience to create management in Colombia and training lo- meaningful, multiplayer on-line simulations cal leaders in Sudan. to teach the lessons of peacebuilding. Civil-Military Cooperation SENSE USIP is enhancing civilian-military USIP is the sole U.S. licensee for the IDA- cooperation and producing a comprehensive developed Strategic Economic Needs and Above: USIP staffers Manal Omar and Andrew Blum try doctrine for civilians in stabilization and continued page 15 >> their hands at the SENSE simulation. Below: USIP staffers Joseph Lataille, Doug Leins, and Below: Rwandan military officers participate in peacekeeping training in preparation for Sara Thrall participate in training for the SENSE com- their deployment to Darfur, February 2008. puter program, which uses a simulated post-conflict envi- ronment to strengthen the user’s negotiating and deci- —training put on by Senior Program Officer Keith Bowen and Deputy Director sion-making skills. for Training Ted Feifer (0/- 9fXi[f];`i\Zkfij_fc[j]`ijkd\\k`e^%8jkX]]f]k_i\\fg\ejk_\@ejk`klk\Ëj]`ijkf]]`Z\Xk.*'AXZbjfeGcXZ\`e NXj_`e^kfe#;%:% /G\XZ\NXkZ_ 9l`c[`e^k_\Gif]\jj`fe#9ifX[\e`e^X=`\c[ JH>E^hWj^aY^c\i]ZÒZaYVcYWgdVYZc^c\djigZVX]i]gdj\] ing Congress, which utilizes our materials for briefings and hearings. We have an ac- gZhZVgX]!ZYjXVi^dc!\gVcih!igV^c^c\![Zaadlh]^ehVcY^ccdkVi^dc tive publications program and the Jeanette Rankin Library houses a unique digital l^i]VideiZVb# collection of peace agreements. A princi- pal teaching text, Leashing the Dogs of War: Grants Conflict Management in a Divided World, is an award-winning book. We are develop- The Institute invests each year in nonprofits, have produced over 125 books and special ing new tools to reach our growing USIP educational institutions and research reports. We also have nonresident Peace alumni community. organizations throughout the world through Scholars Dissertation Fellowships and As the Institute grows, its technology a vibrant and dynamic grants program. shorter-term fellowships. and information capacity has met the Between 1986 and 2008, USIP invested USIP has a special focus on the Muslim changing needs of a wired world while re- in nearly 2,000 peacebuilding projects in World through its grants, fellows and taining the ability to reach people in the almost every zone of conflict. Past grantees programs that focus on democratization field. Foreign service and military institu- form part of our growing alumni network and political reform in the Middle East tions use the USIP Guide for Participants in the United States and abroad. and easing sectarian and ideological in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations, conflicts. which is issued in portable printed and online formats. We partnered on the de- Fellowships velopment and publication of “Guidelines Online and In Print: The Institute’s for Relations Between U.S. Armed Forces The Institute’s Jennings Randolph Program Substantive Publications and Non-Governmental Organizations.” for International Peace offers fellowships In addition, we offer Web-based initiatives to senior practitioners, policymakers, The Institute publishes reports, books, such as the Institute’s International judges, scholars and journalists working on guides, training manuals and a host of prosecutors, defense attorneys, civilian po- books and research projects in our field. Web products that policymakers and lice, corrections officers and legal advisers. Since the program’s inception, fellows practitioners rely on worldwide, includ- USIP has a Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, Former USIP training program officer Jonathan Scott Lasensky, Yehoshua Ben-Arieh, Moshe Maoz, Sam Lewis, and Bill Brown at a January 2009 USIP co-sponsored Morgenstein plays with a child during a workshop conference in Jerusalem on the impact of U.S. diplomacy on Arab-Israeli peacemaking. Lasensky is a senior research on Conflict Resolution and Customary Law in associate at the Institute. Maoz is a former Jennings Randolph senior fellow, and Ambassador Lewis served as president Darfur, Sudan. of USIP. (0/. =`ijkEXk`feXcG\XZ\ and content aggregation sites for media, NGOs, the UN community and others working in our field. Distance learning courses have been incorporated into curri- cula at many institutions and we translate work into multiple languages. Innovations in Peacebuilding: Centers of Innovation Left: Colette Rausch, Religion. In 1990, the Institute estab- Nepal. Colette is deputy lished the Religion, Ethics, and Human director, Rule of Law Center of Innovation. Rights program which grew into the Re- ligion and Peacemaking Center of Inno- Below: Alex Thier, senior Rule of Law adviser, vation. This Center has helped strengthen with Afghanis at USIP’s the peacemaking capacity of religious Conference on the leaders and faith-based organizations in Relationship between many nations, working on the ground in State and Non-State dozens of conflict zones to build capacity. Justice Systems in Afghanistan. Its partnerships and programs have led to December 2006. important work such as the Alexandria Declaration, which created ongoing dia- logue between Israelis and Palestinians. develops new strategies for countering The Institute has a Sustainable Econo- Projects have been launched with religious the abuse of media during conflict. The mies of Innovation Center that analyzes and community leaders in Uganda, Su- Science, Technology and Peacebuilding complex economic relationships during dan, Lebanon, Iraq, Macedonia, Colom- Center of Innovation links those fields by all stages of conflict and designs capacity- bia and Sri Lanka. USIP works to promote identifying promising new practices in sci- building tools, linking information and the teaching of tolerance, pluralism, peace ence and technological innovation to pool stakeholders in ways that apply economic and gender equality in Indonesia, Pakistan and disseminate ideas in promoting peace. models and resources. and Afghanistan. Rule of Law. Our Rule of Law Center of Innovation is one of the preeminent centers in the world on constitution making, con- fronting the legacy of past abuses, model criminal codes, crime in post-conflict so- cieties and building the best practices in the field of law. In 2001 USIP launched the Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice Project, which broke new ground in providing practical guidance on how to translate international human rights and criminal law standards into everyday prac- tice. Rule of Law transformed the Balkans with its building of legal systems and now continues its work in Afghanistan, Iraq and throughout the world. Our Media, Conflict and Peacebuild- ing Center of Innovation harnesses the power of media for peacebuilding and (00+ IfeXc[I\X^XeXe[A`ddp:Xik\ii\Z\`m\k_\JgXibD%DXkjleX^XD\[Xcf]G\XZ\%8cjf`e(00+#LJ@G_fc[j`kj]`ijk dXafiZfe]\i\eZ\#DXeX^`e^>cfYXc:_Xfj% ('G\XZ\NXkZ_ Supporting Policymakers: The Institute’s Convening Power I]Z>chi^ijiZ]Vhjc^fjZXdckZc^c\ At a luncheon after the ground- breaking ceremony, National edlZg#>i^hi]ZÆ\d"idÇeaVXZ Security Adviser Stephen J. 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The event On January 8, 2009, the United States helped the Institute fulfill its educational Institute of Peace convened Passing the mandate from Congress to explore the Baton 2009, a remarkable full-day public most pressing issues of war and peace with conference that assembled over 1900 high- the public. level, bipartisan U.S. foreign policy leaders to Some of the notable speakers of the day speak on crucial foreign policy and security were General David Petraeus, World Bank issues facing the Obama administration as President Robert Zoellick, USAID Admin- it transitioned into power. istrator Henrietta Fore, former Secretary of Passing the Baton 2009 attracted almost State Madeleine Albright, former Secretary 50 high-level speakers. Topics ranged from of Defense William Perry, General An- the future of U.S. involvement in Iraq and thony Zinni, former National Security Ad- Afghanistan to nuclear nonproliferation viser Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Special Left: General David H. Petraeus of the United States Central Command addresses the Passing the Baton audience dur- ing a panel discussion about the future of Afghanistan. Bottom left and right: Panelists for the “Proliferation, Catastrophic Terrorism and a New Security Paradigm” seminar included Wendy Sherman, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s former counselor (left), former Secretary of Defense William Perry, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and USIP board member Chester Crocker, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, former National Security Council senior directors Robert Joseph and Daniel Poneman. (00- LJ@GGi\jjglYc`j_\jD`Z_X\cCle[ËjGi\m\ek`e^M`fc\ek:fe]c`Zk#n_`Z_Y\Zfd\jX]fle[Xk`feXck\ok]fiZfe]c`Zk dXeX^\ij% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:(( Supporting Policymakers: The Institute’s Convening Power Adviser to the United Nations Secretary- and innovation in peacemaking, USIP General Lakhdar Brahimi, Chairman of has initiated a lecture series to highlight the Institute for State Effectiveness Ashraf the important topics of the day that fur- Ghani, Special European Union Represen- ther the mission of the Institute of Peace: tative for Afghanistan Francesc Vendrell preventing and resolving violent interna- and Congressman Tom Perriello (D-VA). tional conflicts, promoting post-conflict Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Chair- stability and development and increasing man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral conflict management capacity, tools, and Michael Mullen, Congresswoman Nita intellectual capital worldwide. Robert M. Lowey (D-NY), and Congresswoman Gates, the current secretary of defense, Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) were among those gave the first presentation on October 15, who spoke in support of the Institute’s 2008. Secretary Gates has established a work at the conference’s closing reception speaking record on the need to properly commemorating the Institute’s 25 Years of train and equip civilian conflict manag- Peacemaking. ers to support the military in conflict Passing the Baton 2009 was a follow-up prevention and reconciliation efforts. His to an event by a similar name that USIP advocacy of building civilian capacity sup- sponsored eight years ago on the eve of the ports the Institute’s plans to establish and Bush administration’s move to the White expand the professional Education and House. Today, America is amid another Training Center. leadership transition and is facing ever- more challenging international and domes- tic circumstances. Media as Global Diplomat The Passing the Baton event archive available online provides a truly compre- On February 3, 2009, USIP joined hensive look at the conference offerings: International Television Service (ITVS) www.usip.org/baton2009. to convene Media as Global Diplomat, a day-long conference that brought together many of the top thinkers in U.S. public Top left: Legendary journalist Ted Koppel moderated the The Dean Acheson Lecture diplomacy and strategic communication “Media as Global Diplomat” conference, which featured with independent film and media producers. media specialists from the government, news, and enter- In honor of Dean Acheson’s service to Their goal was to identify innovative paths tainment fields. the United States and the cause of peace continued page 12 >> Left: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivering the keynote speech at the Inaugural Dean Acheson Lecture on October 15, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Right: Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker, former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci and USIP Chairman of the Board J. Robinson West convene after the Acheson Lecture. )''' LJ@GËjÈ9XcbXej@e`k`Xk`m\Éjlggfikjk_\\e[kfm`fc\eZ\ZXlj\[Ypk_\Pl^fjcXmnXij% ()G\XZ\NXkZ_ :fem\e`e^Gfn\i#]ifdgX^\(( forward in the increasingly important effort to improve mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through communication and media. Held at Washington D.C.’s Newseum, the event was moderated by iconic newsman Ted Koppel and included speakers Kathy Bushkin Calvin of the United Nations Foundation, Ambassador Edward Djerejian of the Baker Institute, Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera International, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman, Andrew in the United Nations headquarters and on both of whom later testified about their McLaughlin of Google, James Zogby of the missions on the field. Their work focused on findings before the House Appropriations Arab American Institute and Carol Giacomo five themes: preventing and ending conflicts Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice of The New York Times. and building stable societies; preventing and and Commerce. responding to genocide and gross human rights violations; preventing catastrophic Task Force on the United Nations terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of Genocide Prevention Task Force mass destruction ensuring the effectiveness, In December 2004, USIP was directed by integrity, transparency, and accountability The Genocide Prevention Task Force was Congress to create a Task Force on the of the UN system; and fostering economic convened by the United States Holocaust United Nations, with the goal of providing development and reducing poverty. Memorial Museum, The Academy of Di- a report that assessed the extent to which the The Task Force was co-chaired by Newt plomacy, and the United States Institute United Nations was fulfilling the purposes Gingrich, former speaker of the House of of Peace to generate practical recommen- stated in its Charter. The Task Force con- Representatives, and George Mitchell, dations to enhance the U.S. government’s ducted a massive amount of research both former majority leader of the Senate, capacity to respond to emerging threats of Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen introduce their report, Former Secretary of State Albright speaks at the launch of “Preventing Genocide: A Bluepring for U.S. Policymakers” to the American public through a press conference held at the Genocide Prevention Task Force. USIP headquarters on December 8, 2008. )''( K_\]`ijkGXjj`e^k_\9XkfeZfe]\i\eZ\dXibjk_\kiXej`k`fe]ifdk_\:c`ekfekfk_\9lj_X[d`e`jkiXk`fe% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:(* On March 15, 2006, members from Commission on the Strategic Posture of the both parties in Congress supported the United States. The Commission’s interim creation of the bipartisan Iraq Study report was an analysis of the nation’s Group to review the situation on the strategic environment and the growing ground and propose strategies for the way threat of nuclear terrorism. The interim forward. For more than eight months, the report also provided several findings Study Group met with military officers, on national military capabilities, arms regional experts, academics, journalists control initiatives and nonproliferation and high-level government officials from strategies. The Commission, created by the Na- Above: William Perry, Chair of the U.S. Congressional America and abroad. The Iraq Study Committee on the Strategic Posture of the United States, Group, co-chaired by former Secretary tional Defense Authorization of 2008, is speaks about nuclear proliferation at USIP’s Passing the of State James A. Baker III and former chaired by former Secretary of Defense Baton conference in January 2009. Congressman Lee H. Hamilton, presented William Perry and vice chaired by James unanimous recommendations to the Schlesinger, who is a former Secretary of mass atrocities and genocide. Co-chaired by President, Congress and the American Energy and Secretary of Defense. Other former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright people for actions to be taken in Iraq, the members of the Commission include for- and former Secretary of Defense William United States and the region. Some of the mer CIA Director James Woolsey, former Cohen, the task force produced a blueprint most important recommendations called Senator and NASA astronaut John Glenn, to enable the United States, along with in- for new and enhanced diplomatic and Fred Iklé, former director of the Arms Con- ternational partners, to take preventative ac- political efforts in Iraq and the region, and trol and Disarmament Agency and former tion that will forestall the specter of future a change in the primary mission of U.S. congressman and co-chair of the Iraq Study cases of genocide and mass atrocities. That forces in Iraq that would enable the United Group Lee Hamilton. work has continued with a working group States to begin to move its combat forces on genocide prevention with honorary co- out of Iraq responsibly. chairs Albright and Cohen. Commission on the Strategic Iraq Study Group Posture of the United States USIP facilitated the Iraq Study Group Based on its proven professionalism and along with the Center for the Study of efficiency with the Iraq Study Group and the Presidency, the Center for Strategic the Task Force on the United Nations, & International Studies and the James A. the Institute, with the support of the Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice Institute for Defense Analyses, was asked University. to facilitate the work of the Congressional Right: The Iraq Study Group spent nearly a year developing their recommendations for operations in Iraq. Below: A press conference was held in support of “The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward—A New Approach” on December 6, 2006. )''+ LJ@G\ogXe[j@iXhXZk`m`k`\jn`k_k_\jlggfikf]X('d`cc`feXggifgi`Xk`fe%LJ@G]fZlj\j`kj`e`k`Xk`m\`e@iXhfe i\[lZ`e^`ek\i$i\c`^`fljm`fc\eZ\Xe[_Xjk\e`e^jkXY`c`qXk`feXe[[\dfZiXk`qXk`fe% (+G\XZ\NXkZ_ 9i\Xb`e^E\n>ifle[#]ifdgX^\* management of present and future conflicts. Through our cutting-edge research and development of tools for innovative peacemaking, the Institute has established itself as a vital piece of the process of preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts. Thus, a contribution to the Institute’s Building for Peace capital campaign takes the long view toward a world committed to the peaceful resolution of international conflict, helping to empower future generations with effective tools to address conflict in a nonviolent manner. Few organizations offer the potential represented by the Institute for saving lives and resources and decreasing suffering around the world. By supporting the Institute, you can invest in a more peaceful future. To learn more about our programs and contributing to the building campaign, please visit www.usip.org. Fek_\>ifle[#]ifdgX^\, convening a high-level study group on Arab-Israeli peacemaking. Work continues on assessing the capacity Senior Program Officers Nina Sughrue and Linda Bishai with the participants of their workshop in Islamabad, Paki- stan. The subjects of the workshop, held in conjunction with the Pakistan-based Sustainable Development Policy Insti- of and priorities for Palestinian universities tute, included leadership skills, negotiation and problem-solving, May 2008. and for Israeli educators, and cultivating re- lationships within and between key sectors Top right: Jacki Wilson teaches a workshop on of Arab and Israeli society. USIP’s Lebanon electoral violence prevention in Khartoum, Sudan, Working Group attracts a wide range of ex- in January 2009. perts and practitioners. Through our reli- Bottom right: Kelly Campbell with Sudanese gion and interfaith dialogues, we continue participants in a workshop on electoral violence to work on religious tolerance in Saudi Ara- prevention in April 2009. bia and the wider Middle East. The Balkans The Muslim World USIP is one of the few organizations that has continued on the ground involve- In addition to its work in countries such ment in the Balkans throughout the last as Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Institute decade. The Institute convened the first created a strategic initiative on prevent- joint meeting of senior Bosniak, Serb, ing conflict in the Muslim World, which and Croat officials from the Ministries focuses on mobilizing moderates, mar- of Justice and Interior to jointly explore ginalizing militants and bridging divides. how best to promote reconciliation. We Through the Islamic Renewal Project, we sponsored the first exchange between the have helped broaden societal and govern- International Criminal Tribunal in The ment support for moderate Islam in the Hague and the Bosnian public. We helped Muslim world. create a process for Bosnian constitutional change, and we advised during the cre- )'', :fe^i\jjXggifgi`Xk\j(''d`cc`fe]fik_\LJ@Gg\idXe\ek_\X[hlXik\ijgifa\Zk% JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:(, Europe. The Institute sponsored education Nepal initiatives in Bulgaria, supported training programs in Northern Ireland and worked USIP’s Rule of Law program has been with the Organization for Economic working in Nepal for over three years on Co-operation and Development (OECD) issues related to security and the rule of and Poland. law. We focus on improving citizens’ ac- cess to justice and respect for government institutions by building a relationship be- Asia tween the police and community. We are improving government institutional ca- Institute experts focus on Northeast pacity to provide security, access to justice, Asian security, economic, and energy and education about rule of law. This work issues and U.S. foreign policy toward the has included a series of dialogues between region. We have a U.S.-China Project on the Nepal Police and civil society, as well as Crisis Avoidance and Cooperation and a sessions with political party representatives Trilateral dialogue, which brings together and local administrations in Kathmandu U.S., South Korean and Japanese partners. and other areas. USIP is identifying prac- Above: Workshop in Sudan, December 2007. Our Korea Working Group convenes the tical recommendations to share with poli- leading practitioners and experts on peace cymakers and others in the field so that and stability on the Korean peninsula. local conflict can be mitigated and rule of Below: Keith Bowen leads a Conflict Resolution Training law strengthened. workshop in Dilling, Sudan, in August 2006. Western Hemisphere Women, Conflict and In its early years, USIP played a role Peacebuilding in bridging the leadership of Peru and Ecuador during their conflict. We have The Institute has supported over 90 proj- supported clergy in Guatemala following ects related to gender issues associated the 1996 Peace Accords. Today, we with international conflict including pro- have a USIP Working Group on Haiti grams in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, that formulates policy to deal with the Israel, Pakistan, Cambodia, Colombia, political, social and economic problems in Egypt, Northern Ireland, Sudan, Thailand Haiti. Training and educational programs and Uganda. We have an active working continue in Colombia, particularly group on women, conflict and peacebuild- ation of a national truth commission. To focused on negotiation, mediation and ing that is producing materials about our prevent renewed violence in Kosovo, the preparing women leaders. USIP has grants, fellows and projects that focus on Institute conducted a pioneering summit collaborated with the Organization training women and building strong com- with Kosovar, Albanian and Serb leaders, of American states and conducted munities in which women can apply tools which led to further training and to the workshops and courses in Costa Rica. and resources to peacebuilding. Kosovo Association of Municipalities. Cross-Cultural Negotiations Europe and Russia <[lZXk`e^Xe[KiX`e`e^#]ifdgX^\. The Institute focuses on analyzing dis- The Institute continues to publish widely tinctive negotiating skills and styles in Security Exercise. SENSE is a peace game on Europe, NATO, Russia and Ukraine diverse countries and regions such as Rus- —a powerful and dynamic computer- and to use its convening power to share sia, China, North Korea, Japan, France, facilitated simulation of a country in recon- lessons learned from international Germany, Iran, Israel-Palestine and In- struction after a war, conducted for a range organizations to fragile states. We also dia-Pakistan. We work on bridging the of domestic and international audiences. have grantees working on the difficult cultural divides with the Muslim world. Participants interact face to face and con- challenges of political violence in Forthcoming is an analysis of American front a full range of peacebuilding challenges Chechnya. Over the years, USIP has negotiating practice. in which real limits on resources provide a worked throughout central and western realistic context for decision-making. )''- K_\@ejk`klk\]XZ`c`kXk\jk_\@iXhJkl[p>iflg%K_\i\jlck`e^i\gfik`e]fid\[gfc`ZpdXb\ijXjn\ccXjk_\glYc`Z#Xe[ nXj[fnecfX[\[fm\ife\d`cc`fek`d\j]ifdLJ@GËjN\Yj`k\% (-G\XZ\NXkZ_ Covering the WorldThe founders of the Institute understood Lasensky; Building Peace by John Paul Led- that in order to be truly effective, they erach; Terror on the Internet by Gabriel Wei- needed to do more than study peace. They mann; The Guide for Participants in Peace, needed to distribute the latest thinking and Stability, and Relief Operations, edited by results of USIP research to a global audience. Robert Perito; the Transitional Justice vol- As such, the Institute formally established umes, edited by Neil Kritz; and Leashing the United States Institute of Peace Press in the Dogs of War, edited by the gifted team 1991 to produce works generated directly of Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, from the Institute’s many programs. With and Pamela Aall. The powerful USIP film more than 150 titles published since the “Confronting the Truth” is also available Press’s inception, the Institute’s ideas reach via the Press. policymakers and practitioners, professors USIP Press is pleased to add John Lim- and students, government and lay leaders, bert’s forthcoming volume Negotiating with as well as the general public. Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History and Written and edited by distinguished ex- Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Mus- perts in the field of international relations, lim World: Challenges for U.S. Engagement popular volumes include Negotiating Arab- (Daniel Brumberg and Dina Shehata, edi- Israeli Peace, by Daniel Kurtzer and Scott tors) to its fall 2009 list of books. 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Bd]VbbZY6Wj"C^bZg! ;ZcDhaZg=Vbehdc!EVbZaV6Vaa Bd]VbbZY=V[Zo 6bVa>#@]djgn!:b^anLZain ?VcjVgn'%%, ?jan'%%, '%%, A BUILDING PEACE I IN A TIME OF WAR B M O L O V irginia M. Bouvier, editor C Colombia Terror on the Internet My Kashmir Building Peace The New Arena, Conflicts and the Prospects of in a Time of War the New Challenges Enduring Peace K^g\^c^VB#7djk^Zg Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace Chinese Negotiating Behavior Confronting the Truth American Leadership Pursuing Interests Truth Commissions and in the Middle East Through Old Friends Societies in Transition 9Vc^Za8#@jgioZg!HXdii7#AVhZch`n G^X]VgY=#Hdadbdc HiZkZNdg`!CZ^a@g^io 6eg^a'%%- ?jan&... ?jan'%%, )''0 @e`k`XcZfejkilZk`fef]k_\e\n_\X[hlXik\ijYl`c[`e^`jZfdgc\k\[% (/G\XZ\NXkZ_ AZiiZg[gdbi]Z8]V^gbVcd[i]Z7dVgYVcYi]Z EgZh^YZci We have achieved an important milestone this year in reaching our 25th anniversary. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, the Institute has worked to seed the growing field of international conflict management and to tackle difficult problems of peacebuilding in highly complex environments. Our work is paving the way for the continued development of practical, innovative peacebuilding tools that can be used in zones of conflict around the world. Each day we are applying our work through an array of programs and activities that combine intellectual expertise with practical know-how. Our efforts and contributions to the field have earned accolades from Congress as an important national resource—even as a “national treasure.” That belief is evidenced by an annual Congressional appropriation for our work as well as support for the Institute’s forthcoming permanent headquarters on the National Mall. Our new home will stand amid the war memorials and historic monuments as a living symbol of the importance of America’s commitment to the nonviolent resolution of international conflict. On this 25th anniversary year, we want to recognize those who were there at the beginning, including Chairmen John Norton Moore, Elsbeth Rostow and Chester Crocker, and Sam Lewis, USIP’s first president, and all the dedicated men and women of Congress for their fore- sight in establishing the Institute. Senator Sam Nunn deserves special thanks and recognition for his support of our enabling legislation and the transfer of the site for our new building. As the nation’s foreign policy challenges have changed since our inception, the Institute has evolved to meet new and critical demands. Our public and professional education has been enhanced by applying our work on the ground in zones of conflict around the world. In public ser- vice, it is not often that one has the opportunity to help build a national institution, one dedicated to dealing with perhaps our greatest foreign policy and national security challenge—indeed a challenge facing all of humankind: gaining control of international violence and learning how to deal with conflicts through political and other nonviolent means. In times past, military conflicts among states seemed part of the natural order of things, but we live in an era threatened by weapons of mass destruction, a time of a weakened nation-state system and of ineffective international organizations. If we fail to transform the way we deal with conflict, we—the world—face a bleak future. Congress has entrusted the Institute with the immense responsibility of meeting this challenge. Our creators, Senators Spark Matsunaga and Jennings Randolph, saw the need for an independent federal institution that would train peacemakers. They envisioned a national peace academy that would train professionals in the skills of conflict management, just as our military academies train professionals in the skills of fighting war. And we have been supported by subsequent generations of Congressional leaders. The Institute has come some distance in meeting its goal to professionalize peacemaking, and we want to reaffirm our dedication to this great challenge, to the obligation of supporting policymakers in Congress and the administration, to educating new generations of would-be peace- makers and training professionals in the skills of conflict management as key elements of U.S. foreign policy and security in the 21st century. We draw satisfaction from our progress, even as we recognize the daunting challenges that lie ahead. J. Robinson West and Richard H. Solomon JC>I:9HI6I:H>CHI>IJI:D;E:68:(0 @ejk`klk\DfliejGXjj`e^ 8e8Zk`m\Xe[ President Richard Solomon and USIP Board members Chester A. Crocker, Stephen D. Krasner, Jeremy A. Rabkin, Judy van Rest, Ikram U. Khan, Ann H. Cahn, J. Robinson West, and George E. Moose visit the headquarters site to observe the rapidly progressing construction. Efegif]`kFi^% L%J%GfjkX^\ EZVXZLViX] G8@; &'%%&,i]HigZZiCL!Hj^iZ'%% NXj_`e^kfe#;: LVh]^c\idc!98'%%(+"(%&& G\id`kEf%)/'- lll#jh^e#dg\ ;DGL6G9>C<H:GK>8:G:FJ:HI:9 LE@K<;JK8K The original logo of the United States Institute of Peace was designed in 1986 to incorporate two components: ● The dove, designed by President George Washington as the weather vane for his home at Mount Vernon, symbolizes the traditional American commitment to the cause of peace. ● The tree is based on the Connecticut “Peace Tree,” later known as the “Charter Oak. ” Used by the Suckiauke Indians as a site for peace councils, the tree served colonists as a hiding place for their charter of liberty in 1687 when they were seeking freedom from England. The tree symbolizes the values of peace and freedom. 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