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The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Profile (Peace Talks Radio) [54:00/59:00]
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Hour Long Specials
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Length: 00:59:01
When you visualize the National Mall in Washington, DC, what do you see? Perhaps stately buildings like the US Capitol or the Smithsonian castle. Or, perhaps you see some of the monuments and memorials that remind us of conflict and war, for example, the World War II, Korean, and Vietnam war memorials. Even the majestic monuments to Washington and Lincoln are reminiscent of wars that our country fought for freedom. On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore a new landmark on the National Mall: The United States Institute of Peace. The USIP is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase the nation's capacity to manage international conflict without violence. The new 150,000 square-foot, five-story USIP building on the northwest corner of the Mall will house staff offices, a library, conference center, classrooms, and a public education center designed to heighten understanding of the challenges of international conflict management. Host Suzanne Kryder talks with several staff members about the history of USIP, their national and international programs, and the new building that recently opened. By virtue of its purpose and location--it faces the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials--the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace will serve as a symbol of the country's efforts for peace.
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When you visualize the National Mall in Washington, DC, what do you see? Perhaps stately buildings like the US Capitol or the Smithsonian castle. Or, perhaps you see some of the monuments and memorials that remind us of conflict and war, for example, the World War II, Korean, and Vietnam war memorials. Even the majestic monuments to Washington and Lincoln are reminiscent of wars that our country fought for freedom. On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore a new landmark on the National Mall: The United States Institute of Peace. The USIP is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase the nation's capacity to manage international conflict without violence. The new 150,000 square-foot, five-story USIP building on the northwest corner of the Mall will house staff offices, a library, conference center, classrooms, and a public education center designed to heighten understanding of the challenges of international conflict management. Host Suzanne Kryder talks with several staff members about the history of USIP, their national and international programs, and the new building that recently opened. By virtue of its purpose and location--it faces the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials--the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace will serve as a symbol of the country's efforts for peace.
Transcript
Peace Talks Radio host Suzanne Kryder talks with Tara Sonenshine, Executive
Vice-President of the United States Institute of Peace
Tara Soneshine: The United States Institute of Peace is a national institution that helps the country and the world look at the ongoing problem of conflict, conflict that affects nations and peoples all around the world. We are the leading experts, if you will, on international conflict, war and peace building issues.
Suzanne Kryder: If the institute is like an academy, what are the reasons it’s not as well known as the Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy or the other defense academies?
Soneshine: Well firstly 25, 26 years is not a very long time for institutions when you think about the Smithsonian or other institutions that have been around, some 100 years, but I would say also the Institute of Peace has worked quietly and diligently behind the sc...
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