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.
New Avenues for National Reconciliation in Iraq
A public event co-sponsored with the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue and IPALMO.
A Discussion with Ahmed Rashid
A public event co-sponsored with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project
Dankwa Akufo-Addo
A public event co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Africa Program
The Kashmir Dispute: Making Borders Irrelevant
A public event co-sponsored with the Brookings Institution.
Security Sector Reform: Where Do We Go From Here?
Security Sector Reform (SSR) is the fulcrum between war and peace in post-conflict states. Paradoxically, there is broad support for effective SSR, but limited agreement on the meaning of the term. In this inaugural meeting of USIP's SSR Working Group, A panel of experts discussed common defnitions, unifying principles, key concepts, planning guidelines, and best practices for SSR.