While the fall of the Berlin Wall is now celebrated as a symbol of the end of the Cold War, the immediate aftermath was a tumultuous period which could easily have resulted in chaos and conflict. The remarkable diplomatic efforts that reunified Germany offered a blueprint for nations to pursue a shared vision of a Europe whole and free and at peace with Russia as a partner, not an adversary.
The 2018 National Defense Strategy asserts that the United States is emerging from a post-Cold War period of “strategic atrophy.” On October 30, 2018,...
Join USIP for a discussion on the Right to Assist doctrine with ICNC President Hardy Merriman and other civil resistance experts. The event will...
As America prepares to inaugurate Donald J. Trump as the 47th president, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) was proud to host Passing the...