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 January referendums in Sudan are fast approaching. The international community is devoting significant attention to the votes and what may transpire afterwards. This event previewed the referendums, with panelists discussing preparations on the ground, expectations for how the voting process will play out, and possible scenarios following the referendums.
The USIP Center for Sustainable Economies in partnership with The National Endowment for Democracy, will be hosting a dialogue with the Foreign Minister of Nigeria.
On December 8, 2010 the U.S. Institute of Peace assembled a panel to examine the series of issues created by the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and what it means for U.S. policy towards Lebanon and in the region.
Endangered by a cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives, Haiti held elections for president and parliament on November 28. A panel of experts discussed the current situation in a public forum co-hosted by USIP’s Haiti Program and USIP’s Working Group on Health and Peacebuilding.
This panel event examined various levels of internal dynamics in Israel – divides within the current government and coalition, fissures within Israeli society more broadly, and how these internal dynamics impact the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Israel's own relations with the United States.
USIP's Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention and Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding co-hosted a panel discussion on Pakistan’s media sector. The panel analyzed the role media plays in covering extremism and international relationships and discussed ways in which the media can contribute to an alternative narrative on Pakistani social issues, particularly in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
USIP is conducting a workshop to discuss lessons from use of the MPICE Metrics Framework to assess the Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) and to draw more general lessons for the practice of measurement and evaluation.
This event featured a panel discussion on the state of the Pakistani economy which examined the role of foreign assistance, the implications of Pakistani economic performance for U.S. interests and necessary steps towards a quick economic turnaround.
USIP launched “The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy,” featured Ambassador Dennis Ross, Special Assistant to the President, followed by top experts discussing the internal and external crises facing Iran. "The Iran Primer," a joint product of the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, brings together 50 seasoned scholars on Iran from some twenty foreign policy think tanks, eight universities, and six U.S. administrations.
This event discusses the impact of Climate Change on conflict and sustainable development.