Interesting, I have not heard of USIP before: "USIP was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and

Interesting, I have not heard of USIP before: "USIP was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad." In 2011 they almost lost their funding. Although, with budget of 39mln and 300 staff they are pretty lean operation it seems. Their staff seem to be mostly active in the Middle East, Africa and East Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Institute_of_Peace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Institute_of_Pea...