Most employees at US Institute of Peace mass-fired over late-night email -- The Guardian

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/us-institute-of-peace-mass-firings

Congressionally created and funded thinktank taken over by ‘Doge’ seeks to prevent and resolve global conflicts

Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded thinktank now taken over by Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency”, received email notices of their mass firing late Friday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing.

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Mary Glantz, a former foreign service officer who was working as a senior adviser at the institute, said she was not surprised by the late-night firings, calling it part of Doge’s playbook.

Glantz studied how Russia has fomented conflicts around the world and analyzed options for resolving them. She hoped her research could be continued and used elsewhere. She said the institute plays a unique role because of its narrow focus on conflict resolution.

“We are the other tool in the tool box,” she said. ”We do this work so American soldiers don’t have to fight these wars.”

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