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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.

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Rhymes of Peace: Arab Hip Hop Artists on Youth and Media

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 / Time: 10:00am - 11:30am 

In a unique opportunity to explore how music and the media can serve as platforms to speak out against injustice and for peace, Arab hip hop artists the Narcicyst and Omar Offendum will perform their latest works and participate in a discussion at USIP with Manal Omar, director of Iraq Programs and Theo Dolan, senior program officer at the Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Read the event analysis, Arab Hip Hop Artists Use Music to Collaborate on Peace

Youth

Sports and Peacebuilding Symposium

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 / Time: 5:00am - 11:30am 

Sports have been used as a way to build trust, teamwork and social cohesion from the international to the neighborhood level for thousands of years.  Scholars and advocates alike assert that it can also serve to improve security, reintegrate traumatized populations, break down stereotypes and reconcile torn societies and groups in the context of violent conflict. On October 26, 2010, USIP held a symposium Tuesday addressing the impact of sports and peacebuilding. Read the event analysis, S...

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam

Date: Monday, October 25, 2010 / Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 

Please join USIP's Qamar-ul Huda and this panel of experts as they celebrate the publication of Cresent and Dove; Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam, published by USIP. 

Religion

Humanitarianism's Quandaries

Date: Monday, October 25, 2010 / Time: 6:00am - 7:30am 

Please join us for a roundtable which brings together a historian, a political scientist and a scholar/practitioner to discuss humanitarianism, from its origins in the early twentieth century to key challenges humanitarianism faces today.  Are the modern tenets of humanitarianism being called into question by current operations and missions?

Afghanistan and Pakistan Insurgency: From Public Perceptions to Insurgent’s Grievances and Motivations

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 / Time: 6:00am - 7:30am 

This event will bring together a distinguished panel of current USIP grantees to discuss motivations and grievances of the insurgents in Afghanistan and in Pakistan, feasibility and challenges of negotiations with Afghan insurgents, and the perceptions of Pakistani youth about the future of their country.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Youth

Health, Migration and the Future of North Korea

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 / Time: 9:00am - 11:00am 

Kim Jong Un, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, appears poised to accept a transfer of power from his father.  While the nature and timing of that transfer is not known, even more uncertain is the future of the country he would inherit.   What can international experts learn from migrants and refugees about health and other conditions in North Korea?  A panel of experts discussed these questions at a critical time in North Korea’s history. Read the event analysis, Health and Migration...

Blogs & Bullets: Mapping the Russian Blogosphere

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 / Time: 6:00am - 8:00am 

Hosted by USIP’s Center of Innovation for Science, Technology & Peacebuilding, this event brought experts from Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Morningside Analytics to present their new research on the Russian blogosphere.

Relief Efforts in the Wake of the Pakistani Floods

Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 / Time: 5:30am - 7:00am 

Pakistan is in the midst of the worst natural disaster of its history. On October 15, USIP hosted the event "Relief Efforts in the Wake of the Pakistani Floods," in which experts assessed the relief efforts thus far and analyzed the challenges ahead, the next steps for donors, and implications of relief assistance for the future of the Pakistan-U.S. relationship.   

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Human Rights

Kosovo’s Education System at a Tipping Point

Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

A panel of experts reviewed the historical background of Kosovo’s educational system, and discussed strengths and weaknesses of its current form.  They also examined proposed educational reforms as well as Kosovars’ aspirations for the future.  

Education & Training