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.
![Negotiating Israel-Lebanon Maritime Borders](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230222-negotiating-israel-lebanon-martitime-borders-sm-event.jpg?itok=8tW-cHbO)
Negotiating Israel-Lebanon Maritime Borders
On February 22, USIP hosted a conversation with Amos Hochstein, U.S. special presidential coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security and the primary mediator of the Israel-Lebanon agreement. The discussion unpacked how the agreement came about, the lessons learned for American diplomacy, and the precedents it may set for broader Israeli-Lebanese relations as well as for conflicts across the Eastern Mediterranean.
![Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam Peace Settlement](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230216-reflections-50-anniversary-vietnam-sm-event.jpg?itok=Me4CCAPJ)
Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam Peace Settlement
On February 16, USIP hosted a conversation with prominent political figures and historians as they discussed their differing interpretations of the meaning of the 1973 Peace Accords and their influence on present-day U.S.-Vietnam relations.
![The Fate of the ‘Asian Peace’](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-01/20230126-china-event.jpg?itok=6KWA22L7)
The Fate of the ‘Asian Peace’
On February 15, USIP hosted a conversation with Dr. Jackson and Dr. Kang that explores how policymakers might use his layered understanding of East Asia’s regional stability to inform a statecraft that consolidates, rather than embrittles, peace.
![A Conversation with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230210-iraq-deputy-pm-sm-event.jpg?itok=HZjI4_5d)
A Conversation with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein
On February 10, USIP hosted a discussion with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein during his first visit to the United States since assuming his role under the new government.
![China and Strategic Instability in Space](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230209-chin-strategic-instability-space-sm-event.jpg?itok=m1A7FOfr)
China and Strategic Instability in Space
On February 8, USIP hosted a discussion on strategic competition between the United States and China in space. The conversation featured the lead author of a new USIP report on the topic, as well as space scholars and experts from the U.S. government, as they explored how to best tackle these complex challenges.
![Winning the Peace After the War](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230208-peace-after-war-sm-event.jpg?itok=dyJS0umG)
Winning the Peace After the War
On February 8, USIP hosted a conversation on why supporting Ukraine’s democratic processes and institutions is pivotal for Ukraine to both win the peace for its own people and become a much-needed beacon of democracy for the regional neighborhood and beyond.
![The Poetry of War and Peace](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-02/20230207-poetry-of-war-peace-sm-event.jpg?itok=MDNAwk_V)
The Poetry of War and Peace
On February 3, USIP hosted a conversation with conflict mediator, acclaimed poet and host of the popular podcast “Poetry Unbound" Pádraig Ó Tuama and bestselling author and Washington Post columnist Amanda Ripley. The discussion reflected on how poetry and language can capture the destruction of conflict, as well as how the arts can help build peace.
![Promoting Stable Green Transitions in Oil States](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-01/20230120-promoting_stable_green_transitions-sm-event.jpg?itok=Wulrdu0D)
Promoting Stable Green Transitions in Oil States
On January 20, USIP hosted a panel of experts to discuss the issue of unplanned decarbonization in Africa and the Middle East. Diverse cases, including Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Iraq, shed light on the variations in elite pacts and political economies, the different kinds of decarbonization, and their contrasting international contexts.
![Protecting Independent Media in the Taliban’s Afghanistan](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2023-01/20230119-protecting_independent_media_afghanistan-sm-event.jpg?itok=RjINaYZK)
Protecting Independent Media in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
On January 19, USIP and Voice of America hosted a discussion with journalists and media experts about the challenges facing media in Afghanistan today and what those both inside and outside the country are doing — and can do — to protect media freedom and continue their work safely. The conversation also looked at lessons from other authoritarian contexts to discuss what has worked to preserve media freedom in hostile environments.
![Nonviolent Action During Democratic Transitions](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2022-12/20230112-nva-anti_coup_protest-event.jpg?itok=XQqnlCV7)
Nonviolent Action During Democratic Transitions
On January 12, USIP hosted a discussion on the challenges of nonviolent activism during periods of political transition. The conversation reflected on how recent political transitions initiated by peaceful protests in Armenia and Tunisia have unfolded and consider the role, if any, that external supporters have to play in helping pro-democracy forces navigate these barriers to progress.