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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.
Land Reform, Conflict, and Development in Bolivia and Colombia
Land is at the root of many violent conflicts and wars around the world. In addition to fighting over land and related natural resources, rural landholding systems often sustain patterns of inequality and widespread rural poverty that generate conflict. This event co-sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the InterAmerica Foundation will examine the challenges of land tenure and the efforts at land reform in Colombia and Bolivia--two Latin American countries where the gap between the ri...
Engaging Women in Rebuilding Society
A panel of experts will discuss case studies and strategies for promoting the involvement of women in post-conflict reconstruction.
Planning Military Responses to Mass Atrocities
The Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MARO) Project addresses the concrete and practical challenges using military force to halt ongoing mass atrocities. This event introduced the "MARO Military Planning Handbook" and featured remarks from current and former U.S. military and civilian leaders.
Health in Harm's Way: Humanitarian Space for Health NGOs in Afghanistan and Pakistan
This panel discussion reviewed the experience of country directors of a medical NGO that is working in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Issues discussed included the militarization of aid, maintaing neutrality in a conflict zone, and balancing advocacy for programs with the safetly of assets and personnel on the ground.
Launch of the Peacemaker's Toolkit
The U.S. Institute of Peace has been developing a new series of handbooks for practitioners and educators about the art of mediation which constitute “The Peacemaker’s Toolkit.” To formally launch the Peacemaker’s Toolkit, USIP will held a public workshop on May 4 featuring authors of three of the handbooks.
Creating Long-term Peace in Cote d'Ivoire
Three years after Cote d'Ivoire's Ouagadougou Political Accord was signed, a number of critical tasks--including elections--remain unfulfilled. A distinguished group of civil society and religious representatives outlined the challenges that Cote d'Ivoire must undertake to strengthen its prospects for a peaceful future.
U.S.Relations with the Muslim World
USIP, CSID, George Mason and ISESCO co-hosted this day-long conference examining America's relations with the Muslim world one year after President Obama's Cairo speech.
High Stakes: Iraq's Elections and What They Mean for the Country's Future
Iraq’s 2010 national elections, run by Iraqi institutions and secured by Iraqi forces, will have far reaching consequences for Iraq’s stability, relations with its neighbors and U.S. engagement over the next four years and beyond. USIP and ISW experts engaged in a discussion on what the elections process reveals about the evolution of Iraq’s democracy as the U.S. military drawdown approaches.
Rebuilding Hope: Washington, D.C. Premiere
In partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and American University, USIP is sponsoring the Washington, D.C. premiere of "Rebuilding Hope," a film following three of Sudan's "Lost Boys" on a journey back home to find surviving family members, and rediscover and contribute to their homeland. The film also sheds light on what the future holds for southern Sudan in its precarious struggle for peace, development and stability.
Gender Equality for Global Security
The new Women in International Security (WIIS) "Progress Report on Women in Peace and Security Careers: U.S. Executive Branch" is the first report to examine women's representation and career experiences in international security in the U.S. government sector. A panel of USIP and WIIS experts will discuss the report's implications and the next steps to fulfilling its recommendations.