Talk:United States Institute of Peace

message: I'm wondering, how can an institution governed by a board "appointed by the president of the United States", as the article says, be nonpartisan? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.182.56.249 (talk) 17:32, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Partisanship 

message: Exactly who wrote this Wikipedia entry? All I know is that the new HQ is supposed to cost 180 million. NYT news service, E. Bumiller. Where is the comparison with the other Think Tank Row companies? Another RED FLAG that this entry seems to have been written for people who work for, or are advocates, of this  organization. Outside sources needed immediately. Stub!!! --Torchpratt (talk) 12:20, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: 99% of "facts" sourced from the official site

message: One achievement is listed as, "Advocated the US invasion of Iraq and subsequently worked with community leaders to build peace neighborhood-by-neighborhood in Iraq." Does this Institute of Peace actually consider this an achievement? This seems like an oxymoron.71.142.222.247 (talk) 06:32, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: So can somebody get a RS that points this out, and add it, or shall the USIP continue to write its own Wikipedia article?GcT (talk) 10:10, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Achievements 

message: Hi, I'm Steven Ruder. I work in the Public Affairs office at the U.S. Institute of Peace. I'd like to work with the community to help update the page about USIP. Using third-party sources, I'd like to add some information about USIP's history, budget, programs, and missions. I'd also like to move some of the introduction text to a new Overview section below the table of contents. Would that be in keeping with Wikipedia's guidelines? If we can help the community answer any questions about USIP, or provide links to any resources, we're happy to do that. Sruder (talk) 17:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: What this needs most is some WP:RS for criticism, which this article lacks. We also need some WP:RS discussing the Institute's support for the Iraq war, and how they reconcile that with their mission to prevent violent conflict. A lot of us have difficulty understanding that and would like some clarification. --Nbauman (talk) 22:45, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating the page 

message: Most of the sourcing in the article is from the US Institute of Peace itself, with most remaining sources being Op-Eds or governmental sources (or both, as in government officials writing Op-Eds). This gives a very rosy view of the work of the institute. Take the "Additional Work" section. The article repeats USIP's characterization of its own work, e.g. "Worked with community leaders to build peace neighborhood-by-neighborhood in Iraq." Someone from another perspective might characterize this work as "Aiding US military operations in occupied Iraq, neighborhood-by-neighborhood." Of course, we should just state what it is that USIP actually did, without including POV statements about "build[ing] peace" or "aiding occupying military forces."
The article needs more neutral sources that characterize USIP's work. Content which cannot be properly sourced should be removed. I won't take this step immediately, so that people who work on this page regularly can supply more appropriate sources. -Thucydides411 (talk) 22:25, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Much Sourcing from USIP Itself