Timing
Resolving the Legacies of Agent Orange

Resolving the Legacies of Agent Orange

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 / Time: 10:00am - 11:00am EST

On January 25, USIP held the first in a series of seminars designed to offer diverse perspectives on U.S.-Vietnam cooperation concerning war legacies. Drawing from the accomplishments and lessons of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin, American and Vietnamese thought leaders assessed the current state of cooperation on the issue of Agent Orange — with particular attention to health and disability assistance that addresses dioxin contamination from the Vietnam War. 

Reconciliation

Peace and Security Issues at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Peace and Security Issues at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 / Time: 9:00am - 10:00am EST

On January 19, USIP held a discussion on the key takeaways from FOCAC 2021, China's long-term strategy in Africa's peace and security landscape, how China's bilateral relationships in Africa affect conflict dynamics — for example, in Ethiopia, where China has played an outsized economic role — and what it all means for U.S. foreign policy. 

Global PolicyConflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

A “Faith for Rights” Approach to Promoting Sustainable Peace

A “Faith for Rights” Approach to Promoting Sustainable Peace

Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021 / Time: 9:30am - 10:45am EST

On December 16, USIP and OHCHR held a conversation about religious actors’ support for human rights promotion, the #Faith4Rights Toolkit and how the intersection of religion and human rights can help inform sustainable peace.

Religion

Youth, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia

Youth, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia

Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 / Time: 9:00pm - 10:00pm EST

On December 15, USIP held a discussion with leading experts that explores the current efforts to develop national action plans on YPS in Southeast Asia and identifies key lessons for implementing the YPS agenda in the region

Youth

Bolivia’s Search for Justice and Reconciliation

Bolivia’s Search for Justice and Reconciliation

Date: Monday, December 13, 2021 / Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST

On December 13 USIP and WOLA held an in-depth discussion of the GIEI’s findings and an examination of how the GIEI’s recommendations can promote the kind of accountability, healing and common understanding across Bolivia’s political and identity divides that could ultimately prevent the repetition of the conflict, violence and human rights violations that marked the country’s 2019 electoral crisis.

Human Rights

From Stabilization to Prevention: Changing the U.S. Strategy on Violent Conflict

From Stabilization to Prevention: Changing the U.S. Strategy on Violent Conflict

Date: Friday, December 10, 2021 / Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm EST

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discussed how they are elevating the role of conflict prevention in U.S. foreign policy and ensuring that lessons from past U.S. stabilization missions are incorporated into future planning at USIP's sixteenth Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue.

Global Policy