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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.
The End of Civil Wars: How to Make Peace Stick
In recent decades, civil wars have caused more deaths than any other form of organized mass violence. Between 2000 and 2010, an extraordinary 90 percent of civil wars were recurrences of earlier wars, according to the World Bank’s 2011 World Development Report. This event will bring together experts on civil war, the success of post-war peace agreements, and deeply divided societies to discuss the key elements that contribute to the success or failure of post-civil war peace.
SAVING FACE - A Special Screening and Conversation with Oscar-Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
On May 22 USIP hosted a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary “Saving Face,” followed by a conversation with filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on the documentary, and more broadly on the state of Pakistan’s women and how acid attack violence presents an opportunity for a greater role for women in addressing Pakistan’s challenges.
![Innovative Economic Partnerships with Women in Post-Conflict Transition](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120521-InnovativeEconomicPartnershipswithWomen-Event.jpg?itok=Xg2YWLaP)
Innovative Economic Partnerships with Women in Post-Conflict Transition
USIP’s Center for Gender and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Kate Spade New York and Women for Women International, convened experts to explore the impact of private business and civil society partnerships on women's empowerment in the post-conflict contexts of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda.
![Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120518-TraumaResilience-event.jpg?itok=9DOZ8hnF)
Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies
The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examined trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. Read the event coverage, Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affect...
![India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: the 2014 Regional Outlook](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120518-2014RegionalOutlook-Event.jpg?itok=UCA_FrUB)
India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: the 2014 Regional Outlook
Among regional actors, Pakistan is always highlighted as the most critical player in a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, yet prolonged tensions in the Pakistan-U.S. relationship and Pakistan’s worries about India’s role in Afghanistan make this a challenging issue to resolve. On May 18, USIP hosted a debate among eminent South Asia experts on Pakistani and Indian interests and strategies toward Afghanistan. The participants focused on how Islamabad and New Delhi are viewing developments in Af...
![Peacebuilding 2.0: Managing Complexity and Working Across Silos](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120511-Peacebuilding20-Event.jpg?itok=vfX5ADNo)
Peacebuilding 2.0: Managing Complexity and Working Across Silos
On May 11, USIP hosted a series of discussions ranging from managing conflict in complex environments to lessons learned from USIP-funded projects. The sessions were part of the 2012 Alliance for Peacebuilding's Annual Conference which focused on new models for peacebuilding that works across disciplines in chaotic, fragile environments. Read the event coverage, Peacebuilding Expands Across Disciplines, Study Shows USIP, Alliance for Peacebuilding Consider Handling the Complexiti...
![Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120510.SST-page.jpg?itok=-ZpXkA8N)
Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East
On May 10, 2012, the USIP Center of Innovation for Security Sector Governance held its third annual conference. For the second year running, the conference focused on the pressing question of security sector reform in North Africa and the Middle East. Read the event coverage, USIP Examines Security Sector Transformation in North Africa, Middle East
![Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Pakistan](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120509-CounteringRadicalizationinPakistan-NF_0.jpg?itok=DMQ6XzIo)
Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Pakistan
Extremist violence and growing radicalization continue to present a serious challenge to Pakistan’s stability. As efforts to counter violent extremism grow in prominence, the drivers of radicalization and extremism and the means to undercut these drivers remain inadequately understood. On May 9, USIP convened a panel of experts on radicalization for a discussion examining what drives radicalization, and how to address these drivers through strategies to counter violent extremism. Read the ...
![Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20120501-AdaptingAgriculturalExtensiontoPeacebuilding-Event.jpg?itok=DBqT_YRS)
Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding
This Workshop brought together experts in peacebuilding, agricultural extension, and information technology to determine how peacebuilding activities could be delivered as components of existing extension services in conflict and post-conflict zones.
![Mapping Energy Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in Conflict-Affected Regions](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/events-hq_6.jpg?itok=5Uc2s2Xg)
Mapping Energy Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in Conflict-Affected Regions
"Mapping Energy Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in Conflict-Affected Regions," an focused on the results from the new Energy Infrastructure Attack Database, pioneered by researchers at the Zurich-based Center for Security Studies. The discussion was led by Jennifer Giroux, a lead researcher at the Center for Security Studies.