International Peace & Security Institute

IPSI’s MISSION STATEMENT

The International Peace & Security Institute (IPSI) empowers the next generation of peacemakers. Founded on the core belief that education can mitigate violent conflict, IPSI facilitates the transfer of knowledge and skills to a global audience from the world’s premier political leaders, academic experts, practitioners, and advocates. The Institute develops comprehensive training programs, advances scholarly research, and promotes efforts to raise public awareness of peace and security issues. In all of its ventures, IPSI supports social entrepreneurs, including program alumni, who generate innovative projects to positively impact their communities and the world. Through the combination of educational training and material assistance, the Institute speeds the development of future peace and security leaders and encourages the creation of sustainable initiatives.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PAMELA AALL Vice President, Domestic Programs, Education and Training Center, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

CAMERON M. CHISHOLM President, International Peace & Security Institute

DR. PHILIP TERRENCE HOPMANN Director, Conflict Management Department, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

ALEX LITTLE Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, D.C.

NADIM SALTI, P.C. Owner, Nadim E. Salti P.C.

DR. I. WILLIAM ZARTMAN (Chairman) Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

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BOARD OF ADVISORS

AHMEDOU OOULD-ABDALLAH Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General for Somalia

BETTY BIGOMBE Chief Mediator between the LRA and the Government of Uganda

JAN ELIASSON President of the sixtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly

GARETH EVANS President Emeritus, International Crisis Group; Co-Chair, International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

DR. TED ROBERT GURR Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland

PETER KYLE Lead Counsel, The World Bank

DR. JOHN PAUL LEDERACH Professor of International Peacebuilding, University of Notre Dame

JEFFREY MAPENDERE Executive Director, CIIAN; Sudan Country Director, The Carter Center International Observation Program

JOHN MARKS President, Search for Common Ground

SUSAN COLLIN MARKS Senior Vice President, Search for Common Ground

DR. JOYCE NEU Former Team Leader, UN Standby Team of Mediation Experts

WILLIAM STUEBNER Former Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); Former Chief of Staff and Senior Deputy for Human Rights of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

DR. RUTH WEDGWOOD Director, International Law and Organizations Program, SAIS

DR. CRAIG ZELIZER Associate Director, Conflict Resolution Program, Georgetown University

Values

IPSI is predicated on five core values:

That pragmatic solutions exist to all violent conflicts irrespective of complexity or scale.
That the next generation of global peace and security leaders must be educated in the arts of negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution to address violent conflict at all levels of society.
That the most effective way to educate future leaders to tackle the momentous global issues on the horizon is through intensive trainings in core theory and practice led by the peace and security field’s current leaders.
That IPSI alumni who creatively address primary drivers of conflict through new and pioneering ideas should be nurtured, supported, and learned from.
That peace and security leaders must free themselves from grant dependency through incorporating aspects of social entrepreneurship in their ventures.

IPSI’s MISSION STATEMENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Values

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