Events
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.
A Fresh Look at Post-Conflict Economics: Theory, Experience and Reality
This half-day event, which features roundtable discussions on theory, experience and reality, aims to reconnect the dots and provide insights into the design, execution and monitoring of successful economic recovery programs in post-conflict societies.
Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace
This event marked the launch of the new USIP Special Report, “Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace.” The report authors examine the structure and composition of Darfuri civil society and discuss how civil society has been engaged in the Darfur peace process to date. In this panel discussion the authors summarized their findings and made recommendations for how civil society can play a productive and appropriate role in the peace process for Darfur going forward.
First Vice President Salva Kiir on the Road Ahead in Sudan
The U.S. Institute of Peace was pleased to host His Excellency General Salva Kiir Mayardit, first vice president of the Republic of Sudan and president of the Government of Southern Sudan. First Vice President Kiir discussed current relations between Sudan’s north and south, remaining aspects of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to be implemented, preparations for the referenda, the role of the international community in the referenda process and related issues. Read the event analyis, Fir...
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Next Steps in Engaging the Asia-Pacific Region
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell joined USIP President Richard H. Solomon to discuss the Obama administration's next steps in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.
Understanding Civilian Protection: Concepts and Practices
In the first round of this seminar series, co-organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Brookings Institution, some 45 participants from the United Nations, international humanitarian and development organizations, non-governmental human rights and humanitarian organizations, different agencies of the U.S. government and the U.S. military, academic institutions and the diplomatic community came together to discuss current challenges in protecting civilians.
Peacebuilding in Dangerous Places: The Work of Civil Society in Conflict Zones
This event features four USIP grantees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia and Sudan who are intimately familiar with the on-the-ground realities in their countries. The grantees discuss implementing peacebuilding projects in difficult and dangerous environments. Washington planners will be able to hear first hand what on-the-ground practitioners are doing to stay safe while getting important work done.
When Is International Peacemaking Illegal?
The recent Supreme Court decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project upheld the laws that make it a criminal act to provide “material support” to a proscribed organization as designated by the State Department or the Treasury Department, even when that support consists of advice or training aimed at promoting peace and non-violence. This event explored the scope of this ruling and its implications for international peacemaking.
As Sudan’s Key Referendum Approaches, North-South Border Issues Loom
Whether the January 2011 referendum delivers unity or secession, there are significant risks of escalating tensions and renewed violence along the North-South border. USIP commissioned Concordis International to undertake a conflict assessment of the dynamics related to the North-South border in Sudan, identifying local and national drivers of conflict and how they interact.
U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen
Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism discussed the circumstances in Yemen and provided insight on the current U.S. counterterrorism strategy.
Mission Transformed: Antony Blinken on the U.S. Policy Towards Iraq
Antony Blinken, the national security adviser to Vice President Biden, recently returned from his trip to Baghdad with the vice president. He outlined the Obama administration's views on the new U.S.-Iraqi relationship and Iraq's government formation process. Dr. Laith Kubba, former spokesperson for the Iraqi government, provided a response from the Iraqi perspective.