Building for Peace Website Launched

USIP has just launched "Building for Peace: The U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters and Public Education Center Campaign." The site contains detailed explanations of the new building, including the public education center, and a donation feature.

Visitors can preview some of the features expected once the Public Education Center is built, including:

• Theater and film exhibits
• A "conflict zone" to learn about the stages of violent conflict
• A Peace Lab

Viewers will also be able to see real-time progress at the site of the new building with the "Construction Cam" feature.

"These new web pages are a significant addition to the Institute's Internet presence," said Director of Public Affairs Ian Larsen. "The headquarters project is moving forward, and these new pages give our friends and colleagues a sneak peek of just what an important contribution the building will make."

 Explore the Building for Peace Website

New PeaceWatch Published
The new April 2008 edition of PeaceWatch highlights the expansion of the Institute's Education and Training Center; USIP's International Network to Promote the Rule of Law; an Institute-sponsored visit of American Muslim Scholars to Iran; an interview with noted journalist and former fellow Roy Gutman; and civic dialogue training in Sudan.

Featured Stories:

• USIP Expands Education and Training Center
• Overcoming Rule of Law "Ad-ho-cracy"
• Institute Mourns Elspeth Rostow
• Dialogues of Peace in Islam
• A "Postmortem Long Overdue"
• "The Sheikh of Creativity"

Iraq After the Surge: Options and Questions
The Bush Administration and the Congress face difficult choices in Iraq. How can the relative success during the surge be prolonged and solidified? Should the drawdown continue? When will the Iraqi security forces be ready to take over? What can be done to accelerate political progress? A USIP-organized group of Iraq experts lays out options, along with related questions for General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who testified before Congress this week.

Syria: Resurrecting the Wall of Fear
Syrian authorities have engaged in a harsh campaign of repression against leading dissidents and human rights activists. The crackdown has received scant media coverage in the U.S. and Europe. To shed light these developments, USIP recently convened a public discussion on human rights in Syria.

Project in Peacebuilding: Iraq
This assessment highlights USIP's efforts in Iraq at the community and national levels and plans for going forward.

April 9
The Jerusalem Post cited a USIP grant in an article titled "US archaeologists bridge Israeli-Arab gap."

April 8
Paul Hughes appeared on C-SPAN's morning news program Washington Journal to discuss Iraq.

April 7
The Washington Post reported that former Senior Fellow Dana Priest won a Pulitzer Prize award. The article is titled "Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzers."

April 6
The Washington Post article "Iraq Report Details Political Hurdles and Future Options" discusses and links to the USIPeace Briefing Iraq After the Surge: Options and Questions by Daniel Serwer and Sam Parker. Other outlets that wrote about the USIPeace Briefing include:

• "Violence levels in Iraq see uptick," Los Angeles Times
• "Washington Awaits Petraeus Report," Chicago Tribune
• "Iraq risks chaos if U.S. military pulls out: report," Reuters
• "Political progress in Iraq 'halting and superficial': US study," AFP
• "Report: US No Closer to Iraq Goals," Associated Press
• Al Jazeera article in Arabic

March 2008
Jason Gluck's op-ed titled "Iraq's Unheralded Political Progress" appared in Foreign Policy magazine.

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