As a living institution mandated by Congress to promote the peaceful resolution of conflict without recourse to violence, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) unequivocally denounces the abhorrent assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when violent rioters—some brandishing racist and anti-Semitic slogans and symbols—disrupted the certification of the United States presidential election. “The assault on the U.S. Capitol was a dark, terrifying moment in our history,” said Lise Grande, president and CEO, USIP. “Nothing is more sacred than our shared resp...