Events

Upcoming Events

March 11, 2010

Join in a discussion with a panel of the Vital Voices 2010 Global Leadership Award winners.  The leaders chosen this year represent diverse backgrounds and countries including Pakistan, Brazil, Kenya, Bahrain, and Afghanistan.  The panel will discuss innovative and creative strategies toward peacebuilding from the grassroots level to regional initiatives.

AFP-Getty Images.  Iranians hold portraits of Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri during his funeral procession in the holy city of Qom on December 21, 2009.
March 12, 2010

Please join USIP for a panel discussion on the complex relationship between clergy and regime in Iran. Please join us for a live webcast of this event at 10:00am EST on March 12.

Map of Nigeria (Courtesy: University of Texas)
March 15, 2010

Nigeria has come under increased scrutiny as a possible hotbed of international terrorists. To discuss whether this is a credible conclusion the U.S. Institute of Peace is hosting a public workshop on March 15 featuring John Paden, Clarence Robinson Professor of International Studies at George Mason University, and David R. Smock, Vice President at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

DRC Map (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Department of State)
March 18, 2010

This workshop aims to inform members of the Democratic Republic of Congo diaspora and other stakeholders of ongoing development assistance programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provide a forum for a frank exchange of ideas and identify avenues for more effective diaspora involvement in peacebuilding.

Taken from nytimes.com.  This picture features Ahmadinejad giving a speech in front of an iranian flag emblazened with the nuclear symbol.
March 18, 2010

USIP grantee Dr. Boroujerdi will present the findings of his study on the Iranian political elite at this USIP and Wilson Center co-sponsored event.