Eight military coup attempts across the greater Sahel — five of them successful — have made this African region the epicenter of a global crisis: military putsches in countries struggling with poor governance, extremism, violence and related ills. On February 23, USIP hosted a discussion with experts from across the foreign policy community on ways to counter this trend toward authoritarianism and make U.S. and international support for democracy more effective.
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...
On November 2, USIP held the second in a series of public discussions with Libyan leaders connected to the elections scheduled in the coming...
On November 7, USIP held the second lecture in its Mandela Series -- honoring South African President Nelson Mandela’s life and work as a...