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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.
![Gender Dynamics in Conflict-Affected Middle East and North African Countries](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210311-sm-i-cv63jnf-4k-event.jpg?itok=0KYqyEAb)
Gender Dynamics in Conflict-Affected Middle East and North African Countries
On March 11, USIP and American University in the Emirates hosted a virtual discussion that aimed to better understand gender dynamics in conflict by convening experts in the field and sharing the lessons learned from initiatives that build the resilience of women during war and throughout post-war recovery.
![The Voices of South Sudan’s Women](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210308-sm-i-vltczwq-4k-event.jpg?itok=eWOLEjv9)
The Voices of South Sudan’s Women
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, USIP, Oxfam International, and FEMRITE—the Ugandan Women Writers Association—hosted a discussion about how women’s literary voices can contribute to building a deeper understanding of the impact of conflict in South Sudan and inspire progress toward peace.
![COVID-19 and Cooperation in Libya](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210305-sm-i-twzvfn5-4k-event.jpg?itok=JlE8f3WU)
COVID-19 and Cooperation in Libya
On March 4, USIP hosted Libya’s ambassador to the United States and Libyan civil society leaders for a look at stories of positive community cooperation during the current crisis—as well as a discussion on how Libyan and international organizations can build off these successes to navigate Libya’s complex conflict and ensure a peaceful future for the country.
![Security Challenges in Africa: 2021 and Beyond](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-02/20210226-sm-i-rxrjrgm-4k-event.jpg?itok=7OIQMCQr)
Security Challenges in Africa: 2021 and Beyond
On February 24, USIP co-hosted an event with the RESOLVE Network and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) that examined the role of non-state actors and local communities in preventing the spread of violent extremism.
![The Building Blocks of Civil Society in North Korea](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210223-sm-i-k3qcxvw-4k-event.jpg?itok=6ij2EEur)
The Building Blocks of Civil Society in North Korea
On February 23, USIP hosted a discussion about a new report published by the National Committee on North Korea and the broader implications of market participation on North Korean society. The report’s authors joined leading experts on the Korean Peninsula and civil society to discuss how market participation has fostered the beginnings of a public sphere and how linkages between market activities and the building blocks of civil society may help promote the rights and livelihoods of the North Korean people—and shift the ideological framework through which the state must operate.
![Afghanistan Study Group Releases Final Report](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210203-sm-i-gq8lhp6-4k-event.jpg?itok=VzgbNsCS)
Afghanistan Study Group Releases Final Report
On February 3, USIP hosted the co-chairs of the Afghanistan Study Group for a discussion of the group’s findings and the report’s recommendations for how the United States can fully align our policies, practices, and messaging across diplomatic, military, and assistance efforts toward the overarching goal of achieving a durable and just peace in Afghanistan.
![Passing the Baton 2021: Securing America’s Future Together](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-02/20210129-passing-the-baton-hq-event_0.jpg?itok=F-5GXuLQ)
Passing the Baton 2021: Securing America’s Future Together
For the past 20 years, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has convened national security leaders after every change in administration to affirm the peaceful transfer of power and the bipartisan character of American foreign policy through its signature Passing the Baton event.
![30 Years Later: German Reunification Revisited](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210128-sm-i-t2bnkv4-4k-event.jpg?itok=IwZuF5uF)
30 Years Later: German Reunification Revisited
On January 28, USIP honored the 30th anniversary of German reunification with the establishment of “Reconciliation Hall” in the Institute’s George H. W. Bush Peace Education Center. This virtual event, featuring preeminent figures in the U.S.-German partnership, looked back at the lessons German reunification provides to peacebuilders around the world, and explored why continued cooperation between the two nations will be as essential to meeting the challenges of this century as they were in meeting the challenges of the 20th.
![Defiance and Democracy: Understanding the Thai Protest Movement](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-03/20210119-sm-i-8nmmg48-4k-event.jpg?itok=dXnA54V5)
Defiance and Democracy: Understanding the Thai Protest Movement
On January 19, USIP hosted a discussion on the underlying political dynamics that drive this movement—as well as a look at the tactics the protestors have deployed to mobilize in Thailand’s restrictive environment, where the protest movement may go from here, and how the U.S. government might constructively respond.
![Joe Biden’s Tough Challenges in Iran](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2021-01/20210113-wilson-usip-event.jpg?itok=lZQHG9p-)
Joe Biden’s Tough Challenges in Iran
Iran will pose the biggest foreign policy challenge to President Joe Biden in the Middle East. He has vowed to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but it won’t be easy. Since mid-2019, Iran has breached its obligations in tit-for-tat responses to hundreds of punitive U.S. sanctions. Both countries have said that they want...