By: David J. Smith, September 7, 2017 As part of major cuts to foreign policy efforts, the Trump administration has proposed eliminating the U.S. Institute of Peace. The Institute went through this threat in 2010. Apparently, the legislation that could end USIP could be voted on any day now. This piece by Olivia Enos ofContinueContinue reading “Elimination of USIP: As Conflict Erupts Around the World, the US Must Not Defund This Critical Program, The Daily Call, 9/5/17”
Category Archives: Peacebuilding
USIP Weekly Bulletin, 9/1/17: Peace Talks in South Sudan, Working with North Korea, Responding to Extremism
By: David J. Smith, September 1, 2017 For your Labor Day Weekend read, check out USIP’s Weekly Bulletin. This week’s topics include South Sudan, North Korea, and extremism, among others. Click here or below
Where are the Monuments to Peacemakers?, Sojourners, 8/29/17
By: David J. Smith, August 30, 2017 With all the attention on the issue of Civil War Confederate Monuments and their removal, how come we aren’t talking about creating more monuments to peace? Joe Kay in a commentary posted at Sojourners asks this question. I’ve written before about peace monuments, particularly in the DC area.ContinueContinue reading “Where are the Monuments to Peacemakers?, Sojourners, 8/29/17”
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