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As a national, nonpartisan, independent Institute, the U.S. Institute of Peace draws on our exceptional convening power to create opportunities for diverse audiences to exchange knowledge, experiences, and ideas necessary for creative solutions to difficult challenges. We serve as an important, neutral platform for bringing together government and nongovernment, diplomacy, security, and development actors, and participants across political views. The Institute’s events help shape public policy and priorities to advance peaceful solutions to conflict and strengthen international security.
![Iraq After ISIS: Speaker Saleem al-Jubouri on His Country’s Future](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171116-al-jubouri_3084-x3-event.jpg?itok=nI7o1cgj)
Iraq After ISIS: Speaker Saleem al-Jubouri on His Country’s Future
As Iraq nears a military defeat of ISIS, Iraqis and their leaders are debating how best to sustain the security gains, prevent any extremist revival, and stabilize the country. They must shape a post-ISIS Iraq as the country finds itself amid increased regional tensions between the Gulf Arab States and Iran. A key voice in this debate—and an important Iraqi interlocutor with U.S. policymakers—is Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri, since 2014 the elected speaker of parliament. He spoke at USIP amid his meetings with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other U.S. officials.
![Strengthening Global Connections through International Education](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-02/World%20Learning%20Educators%202014.jpg?itok=BiDvwmzR)
Strengthening Global Connections through International Education
On November 16, the U.S. Institute of Peace and NAFSA: Association of International Educators held a discussion of how international education can strengthen diplomacy and contribute to peacebuilding.
![South Sudan: Civic Leaders Speak on How to End the War](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171108-south-sudan-event.jpg?itok=PKGI2Ier)
South Sudan: Civic Leaders Speak on How to End the War
On November 8, USIP and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide held a discussion with representatives of South Sudan’s civil society.
![Iraqi Vice President Al-Nujaifi on His Nation’s Post-ISIS Future](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171107-i-6qwhck4-x3-event.jpg?itok=lRwv91fQ)
Iraqi Vice President Al-Nujaifi on His Nation’s Post-ISIS Future
Osama al-Nujaifi is one of Iraq’s three vice presidents. Hailing from Mosul, a city recaptured this year from the ISIS extremist group, he is secretary general of the United for Iraq Party, and the leader of the Sunni political coalition Muttahidoon. Vice President al-Nujaifi’s address at USIP was his only public appearance during his visit to Washington.
![Colombia’s Recovery from War: Victims’ Rights and Returning Fighters](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171031-colombia-recovery-event.jpg?itok=ft7qSKNd)
Colombia’s Recovery from War: Victims’ Rights and Returning Fighters
Reparations for victims and reintegration of combatants are key provisions of Colombian law and of the year-old peace agreement that ended a half century of war between the government and the country’s largest rebel group. The effect of the conflict and how the government is fulfilling its commitments was the focus of a discussion on October 31st at the U.S. Institute of Peace, co-hosted with the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Latin American Program.
![A Sahel Community Confronts Security Threats: Film Premiere](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-10/20171006-prescreening-invitation-event.gif?itok=Zxn1b3X6)
A Sahel Community Confronts Security Threats: Film Premiere
On October 25, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the AFI DOCS Film Festival hosted the world premiere of a six-part documentary that traces the personal stories of residents and police who are cooperating with each other to improve security in their community on the region’s frontlines.
![Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Women as Peacemakers](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-09/20170927-rulaghaniusip1-event.jpg?itok=-bsMVoL2)
Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Women as Peacemakers
On October 25, USIP hosted Afghanistan’s first lady, Rula Ghani, for a discussion on the evolution of women’s roles in fostering peace amid one of Asia’s longest current wars.
![To Curb Corruption and Violence, Engage the Grass Roots](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-10/20171023-hrvargas-renuncia-ya-27a-flickr-event-crop_0.jpg?itok=_7adrsam)
To Curb Corruption and Violence, Engage the Grass Roots
On October 23, leaders from citizens’ campaigns in Guatemala, Ukraine and Burkina Faso explored how international actors can find synergy—and better curtail corruption—with grassroots movements.
![How to Deal with Pakistan?](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171018-p-03516-x3-event.jpg?itok=MvlkyQST)
How to Deal with Pakistan?
The new U.S. effort to stabilize Afghanistan includes a more confrontational approach toward neighboring Pakistan. What are the advantages and costs of that approach, and how should the United States now calibrate its engagement with Pakistan? On October 18, USIP held this discussion. Four senior American officials, who collectively have worked through decades of turbulent U.S.-Pakistan relations, debated these questions and the impact of the new U.S. approach on Pakistan and the region.
![From Mosul to Brain Science to Tech: Creating Peace in a Violent World](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-11/20171107-afp-03272-x3-event.jpg?itok=n0mKqZ-X)
From Mosul to Brain Science to Tech: Creating Peace in a Violent World
The first day of the 2017 conference of the Alliance for Peacebuilding was held at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Oct. 11, as experts explored new ideas for preventing and resolving violent conflict.