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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.
![Nepal Earthquake One Year Later: Deputy PM Addresses Political Process, Lessons from the Response](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20160425-Nepal-DPM-Kamal-Thapa-event.jpg?itok=hTN3OwPJ)
Nepal Earthquake One Year Later: Deputy PM Addresses Political Process, Lessons from the Response
The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal killed almost 9,000 people and posed serious challenges to the country’s still-tenuous recovery from years of civil war amid an ambitious renegotiation of its constitution. On the first anniversary of the disaster, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa for a discussion of the earthquake’s aftermath, the nation’s political transition and ways forward.
![Colombia Peace Forum: Seeking Truth on the 'Disappeared'](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-01/20160422-Colombia-la-esperanza-march-Aileen.jpg?itok=ExMfnVke)
Colombia Peace Forum: Seeking Truth on the 'Disappeared'
While Colombia’s government and the guerrilla group known as the FARC work on the final details of a comprehensive peace deal, one part of the proposed accord is already in effect: the commitment by both sides to recover and return the remains of tens of thousands of “disappeared” people—those presumed to have been secretly killed in the conflict. USIP and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund held an event on April 22 for an early assessment of how implementation of the agreements on disappearances is proceeding.
![Somalia: A Talk with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20160420-Somalia-President-Mohamud-event.jpg?itok=EEG2hSPq)
Somalia: A Talk with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
The president of Somalia, His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, gave a public address on April 20 at USIP on political and security developments in his country. As Somalia works toward planned national elections this year, President Mohamud highlighted current efforts by his government and discussed strategies by which the Somali people, government and international community can move the country forward.
![Supporting Peace Through Art in Pakistan](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-02/%2A%20Supporting%20Peace%20through%20PakistanArt%202941.jpg?itok=nUKNMG0O)
Supporting Peace Through Art in Pakistan
The terrorist attacks that regularly dominate news coverage of Pakistan have overshadowed deeper trends that constrain the space for political, social and religious diversity within the country. How can the arts and music bridge divisions and contribute to peacebuilding in Pakistan? The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a forum on this question on April 18 to hear how artists and other practitioners see themselves playing this role.
![From ISIS to Declining Oil Prices: Qubad Talabani on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Challenges](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20160414-DPM-Kurdistan-event.jpg?itok=H1ndvsd1)
From ISIS to Declining Oil Prices: Qubad Talabani on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Challenges
The Woodrow Wilson Center, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States hosted a discussion with Qubad Talabani, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) at the Woodrow Wilson Center, on April 14, 2016.
![Domestic Dimensions of China's Foreign Policy](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-01/CFP%25200164-X3.jpg?itok=ttJ_hI8A)
Domestic Dimensions of China's Foreign Policy
No country weighs more heavily on America's economy, cybersecurity and strategic posture in Asia than China. China's foreign policies are being shaped by changes within the country that can be hard to measure and evaluate. USIP and Georgetown University gathered a dozen experts for a daylong assessment of how China's internal economic, political and security pressures are influencing policies critical to the United States and peace and security around the world.
![Dr. Martin Luther King’s Path to Peace](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-01/%23MLKLives%200068-X3.jpg?itok=EzW1MH-1)
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Path to Peace
On April 4, the somber anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination, USIP held a forum on ways to reclaim and re-frame nonviolent action against 21st-century global conflicts, extremisms, and injustices that fuel them. Researchers and activists discussed their recent or forthcoming books on nonviolent action and joined an audience-wide conversation and poll.
![Partnership with Nigeria: the U.S. View](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20160328-Linda-Thomas-Greenfield-Nigeria-event_1.jpg?itok=vzr_n2tW)
Partnership with Nigeria: the U.S. View
How does the U.S. government now define its partnership with Nigeria, and what may arise next in that relationship? The two governments have long maintained a broad “strategic dialogue” on issues from energy to food security to transparency in governance. On March 28, two days before the main annual meeting in that dialogue, Assistant Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke on the evolution of the U.S.-Nigerian partnership.
!['Journey into Europe': Conflict, Migration and Religion](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/20160316-Journey-Into-Europe-logo-event.jpg?itok=T8S-wT55)
'Journey into Europe': Conflict, Migration and Religion
Wars and oppression—from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan and parts of Africa—last year pushed more than a million people to seek safety and opportunity in Europe. This tide of migrating humanity has heightened Europe’s tensions around its growing Muslim community. Conflict is growing around terrorism, the status of sharia law, the construction of mosques, and the possibility and desirability of multicultural societies. On March 23, American University anthropologist Akbar Ahmed screened his 201...
![Laura Bush on Afghan Women's Leadership for Peace](https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/styles/summary_image/public/2017-01/Bush-99-X3.jpg?itok=7Gz_fxdV)
Laura Bush on Afghan Women's Leadership for Peace
Mrs. Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States, has long been an advocate for expanding the rights and opportunities of women in Afghanistan. On March 15, USIP hosted a discussion about the importance of the United States’ continued support of Afghan women and girls. In an event celebrating International Women’s Month, Mrs. Bush was joined by Mina Sherzoy, an Afghan woman featured in the George W. Bush Institute’s new book, “We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope.” Stephen Hadley, USIP’s Board Chairman and a former National Security Advisor, moderated the conversation.