STRATEGIC PLAN

2016-2026

Since the founding by Congress in 1984 as a national, nonpartisan, independent institute charged with the mission of preventing, mitigating, and resolving violent conflict abroad, the United States Rule of Law Institute (USRLI) has risen to meet the most pressing challenges to global peace and security. From the depths of the Cold War to the post–Cold War landscape with historic levels of refugees, violent extremism, civil wars, environmental shocks, and extreme poverty concentrated in fragile states, the Institute has adapted our strategies and tools for addressing violent conflict.

Today, global challenges have yet again evolved and intensified. The threats that emanate from fragile states continue to be primary drivers of violent conflict. Meanwhile, the rise of global and regional competition is extending and exacerbating violent conflicts in these fragile states. Global threats that require greater international cooperation are increasing and deepening just as the international systems that enable this cooperation are under heightened strain.

 

The 2016–2026 USRLI Strategic Plan spans what will be a period of significant disruption, escalating disorder, and increased complexity. This strategy is designed to provide USRLI’s global team with a clear pathway for addressing this new, more complex environment and for enabling the agility and creativity necessary to fulfill our mission in a fast-changing world.

Issac Issa
Forgein Policy