The United States Institute of Peace was created by Congress as a non-partisan

Nonpartisan (American organizations)

A nonpartisan organization, in American politics, is a non-profit organization organized under United States Internal Revenue Code that qualifies for tax-exempt status because it refrains from engaging in certain prohibited political activities...

, federal institution that works to prevent or end violent conflict around the world. President Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

 signed the United States Institute of Peace Act that established the Institute in 1984.

According to its Web site, USIP employees study conflicts, then find ways to end or prevent violence through analysis and on-the-ground training.