International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute (IPI, formerly the International Peace Academy) is an independent non-profit lobby group based in New York (beside the headquarters of the United Nations, with which IPI works closely). The Institute has regional offices in Europe (Vienna, Austria), and in the Middle East (Manama, Bahrain).[1][2][3][4][5]

Not to be confused with International Institute for Peace.
International peace institute
AbbreviationIPI
PredecessorInternational Peace Academy (IPA)
Formation1970
FounderRuth Forbes Young, Major General Indar Jit Rikhye
TypeNGO, Lobby group
Websitehttps://www.ipinst.org/

IPI specializes in multilateral approaches to peace and security issues, working closely with the Secretariat and membership of the United Nations.[3][4] IPI's primary objective is to promote effective international responses to new and emerging issues and crises through research, analysis, and policy development.

History

The International Peace Institute was created with support from UN Secretary-General U Thant in 1970 , originally with the purpose of studying UN peacekeeping and developing peacekeeping doctrine, with strong financial backing from Ruth Forbes Paine Young .

Its first President was Maj. Gen. Indar Jit Rikhye, Indian commanding officer of UN peacekeeping forces and a former military advisor to the UN Secretary-General. Under his tenure, IPI initiated an innovative program aimed at training civilians and military officers together for the challenges of preventing conflict and building peace. In 1990, under Olara Otunnu, a Ugandan diplomat and politician, IPI branched out into the political dimensions of war and peace. During this time, IPI became known for its case studies of UN field operations and for its forward-looking analysis on new roles for the UN in the security sphere. Otunnu also initiated IPI's Africa Program, currently its longest-running program.

The next IPI President, in 1998, was David M. Malone, a Canadian scholar-diplomat. Malone took IPI more deeply into the realm both of scholarship and of policy advocacy, focused in part on the work of the UN Security Council. IPI broke new ground on the economics of war, on links between the causes of conflict and conflict prevention, the nexus of security and development and on new forms of international governance, such as transitional administration. It became a source of expertise for the media in which Malone and his IPI colleagues published frequent opinion and analytical pieces.

From 2005 to 2020, IPI was led by Terje Rød-Larsen, a principal architect of the 1990s Oslo Peace Accords (between the PLO and the Government of Israel) and a Norwegian sociologist and diplomat who has served the UN as its senior envoy in the Middle East.[6][7]

IPI today focuses its work on crisis and the response capacity of international institutions, UN reform, state-building/peace-building, and has specific regional programs on the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Offices are currently located in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain (MENA),[8] New York, and Vienna.[9]

Activities

General

The IPI out work in and on Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia[10] that involves interacting with international diplomats, dignitaries and scholars (especially from the United Nations) to achieve its goals . These include direct consultation with diplomats and officials, conducting research and publishing reports, convening discussions and presentations, and encouraging and facilitating diplomatic activities of others.[1][2][3][4][5]

The IPI has convened "high-level" discussion panels made up of international diplomats, dignitaries and scholars (especially from the United Nations) to discuss major issues in international affairs affecting international peace and security.[3][4][5]

The organization publishes a wide range of reports relating to international diplomacy, peacekeeping and humanitarian responses to crisis.[11]

Vienna Seminar

The International Peace Institute (IPI) Vienna Seminar on Peacemaking and Peacekeeping is an annual event, held in Vienna, Austria since 1970. Over the years it has become a widely recognized forum for discussion of peace and security issues, addressed in a broad sense. It operates with additional support from the Austrian and Viennese governments, and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. The event includes presentations by major international diplomats and political officials.[12][13][14]

Funding

In 2020 Verdens Gang wrote that IPI has received 130 million Norwegian kroner "through the years", from the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.[15] The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation donated 375,000 dollars in 2012.[16]

According to the IPI website, the organisation is funded by governments, philanthropic foundations, and individuals. Roughly 70% of annual funds are from government donors, and 22% of our funds are from philanthropic foundations. The remaining funds come from corporate sponsors, individuals, and our board members.[17]

In 2017-2018 financial statements declare US$11,476,509 in assets.[18]

Officers
  • Kevin Rudd- The Chairman of the Board of Directors. Former Prime Minister & Labor Party leader, Australia
  • Adam Lupel[19]
  • Mortimer Zuckerman- Chairman Emeritus
  • Cliff Perlman- Attorney at Law
  • Ann Phillips - Senior Advisor, Inclusive Peace Processes,[20] United States Institute of Peace;[21] Member of the Board, World Policy Institute, Member of the Advisory Board, Council on Global Initiatives of the New School
  • Jean Todt - President, Federation Internationale de L’Automobile
  • Brigitte Wertheimer- President, Project Peace by Tourism
Former officers
  • António Guterres- Honorary Chair (Secretary-General of the United Nations). He resigned from IPI in October 2020.[22]

Notable individuals
  • Rita Hauser,[23] Former Chairman of the Board of Directors. an international law attorney, diplomat and philanthropist, who served as a U.S. diplomat to the United Nations for the administration of President Nixon, and subsequent intelligence advisor to the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.[24]
  • Terje Rød-Larsen,[7] former president of the foundation, and a Norwegian diplomat. He resigned in 2020.[25]
  • Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman. Former Vice Chairman, Secretary & Treasurer: (Owner, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of the New York Daily News newspaper and U. S. News and World Report magazine; Chairman-Emeritus, Boston Properties, Inc.[26][27]
  • Eward C. Luck, Former Senior Vice President, Director of Studies and historian: E (Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General), informal adviser to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.[4][28]
  • Elizabeth Malory Cousens. Former Vice President (2005 to 2007): (later Chief of Staff to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (2007-2008), and subsequently Principal Policy Advisor and Counselor to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations).[29]
  • John Hirsch, senior adviser; former U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone.[30]
  • Warren Hoge, senior adviser for external relations.[31]
  • Abdulla Al-Hajjri; former Yemeni Ambassador to the U.S.[2]

References
  1. Guidestar review profile: "International Peace Institute Inc, GuideStar retrieved May 5, 2017
  2. Horowitz, Jason, "Arab Spring ruining Yemeni diplomat’s summer," June 14, 2011, The Washington Post, retrieved May 5, 2017
  3. "UNDEF co-hosts International Day of Democracy event at International Peace Institute," September 24, 2013, United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), United Nations, retrieved May 5, 2017
  4. Lynch, Colum, "U.N. struggles to prove its relevance," September 19, 2010, The Washington Post, p.2 of 2 (which notes "Edward Luck... historian [of] the International Peace Institute... acts as... informal adviser to [U.N. Secretary General] Ban [Ki-Moon]"), retrieved May 5, 2017
  5. "INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE: 'Côte d’Ivoire, a Successful Case of Crisis Management : A Look Back at the Experience and Lessons Learned'," panel event September 24, 2013, April 11th, 2017 at One UN Plaza, Diplomat Ballroom, United Nations, retrieved May 5, 2017
  6. https://www.dn.no/politikk/international-peace-institute/terje-rod-larsen/jeffrey-epstein/terje-rod-larsen-trekker-seg-som-president-for-international-peace-institute/2-1-903383 "På et ekstraordinært styremøte torsdag leverte Terje Rød-Larsen sin oppsigelse som president for den norskstøttede tankesmien International Peace Institute." [... on Thursday (29 October 2020)]
  7. Greenberg, Joel & Joby Warrick, "U.S. sends officials to reassure nervous allies: Mullen, former U.S. ambassador meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II," February 13, 2011, The Washington Post, retrieved May 5, 2017
  8. "https://www.ipinst.org/category/middle-east-regional-office". External link in |title= (help)
  9. "https://www.ipinst.org/". External link in |title= (help)
  10. "IPI official website".
  11. "https://www.jstor.org/publisher/intlpeaceinst". External link in |title= (help)
  12. Spindelegger, Michael, Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, "FOREWORD" in Favorita Papers 01/2010: "The UN Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect: Policy, Process, and Practice," by Hans Winkler (DA), Terje Rød-Larsen (IPI) and Christoph Mikulaschek (IPI), editors, 39th IPI Vienna Seminar, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, 2010, ISBN 978-3-902021-67-0, retrieved May 5, 2017
  13. Häupl, Michael, Mayor and Governor of Vienna, "PREFACE," in Favorita Papers 01/2010: "The UN Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect: Policy, Process, and Practice," by Hans Winkler (DA), Terje Rød-Larsen (IPI) and Christoph Mikulaschek (IPI), editors, 39th IPI Vienna Seminar, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, 2010, ISBN 978-3-902021-67-0, retrieved May 5, 2017
  14. Hans Winkler (DA), Terje Rød-Larsen (IPI) and Christoph Mikulaschek (IPI), editors, Favorita Papers 01/2010: "The UN Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect: Policy, Process, and Practice," 39th IPI Vienna Seminar, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, 2010, ISBN 978-3-902021-67-0, retrieved May 5, 2017
  15. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/dlOgnB/terje-roed-larsen-innroemmer-aa-ha-laant-penger-av-jeffrey-epstein
  16. https://steigan.no/2019/08/hvorfor-ga-epstein-millioner-til-terje-rod-larsens-organisasjon/
  17. "https://www.ipinst.org/2009/07/how-is-ipi-funded". External link in |title= (help)
  18. "https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AuditedFinalFinancial-Statements2018.pdf" (PDF). External link in |title= (help)
  19. https://www.msn.com/nb-no/nyheter/norge/terje-r-c3-b8d-larsen-trekker-seg-som-president-for-international-peace-institute/ar-BB1awcaY
  20. https://www.usip.org/people/ann-l-phillips-phd
  21. https://www.passblue.com/author/ann-phillips/ "She is currently a senior adviser [...] at the Washington-based US Institute of Peace, focusing on civilian-military relations."
  22. FNs generalsekretær har trukket seg fra styret i Rød-Larsens tankesmie [The secretary-general of the United Nations has resigned from the board of the think-tank of Rød Larsen]
  23. Sonmez, Felicia "Members press China on Iran, currency, human rights," February 14, 2012, The Washington Post (Hauser's name & IPI title on list of signatories of a letter), retrieved May 5, 2017
  24. "President Obama Announces Members of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board" (Press release). The White House. December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
  25. https://www.dn.no/politikk/international-peace-institute/terje-rod-larsen/jeffrey-epstein/terje-rod-larsen-trekker-seg-som-president-for-international-peace-institute/2-1-903383
  26. "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #688 Mortimer Zuckerman". Forbes. March 1, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  27. "Profile: Boston Properties, Inc.," Wall Street Journal, retrieved May 5, 2017
  28. Rohrabacher, Dana, Congressman,"Washington, Wed, Jul 29 - Foreign Affairs Full Committee Hearing on - New Challenges for International Peacekeeping Operations; Witnesses," in "Hill Happenings" Jul 27, 2009, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C., retrieved May 5, 2017
  29. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts," October 07, 2011, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, via the National Archives, Washington, D.C., retrieved May 5, 2017
  30. Kraft, Scott "Sierra Leone beach resort is village's ticket to better life," August 25, 2009, The Los Angeles Times, retrieved May 5, 2017
  31. The International Peace Institute, retrieved June 26, 2019
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.