Events

Upcoming Events

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.

March 23, 2010

The issue of nuclear arms control and disarmament is gaining momentum on the global agenda with the Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington on April 12-13, 2010 and the 8th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York from May 3-28. Please join USIP and the George Washington Elliott School as Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, USIP Jennings Randolph senior visiting scholar, discusses the role of nuclear weapon-free zones and their contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Film Poster for "Rebuilding Hope"
April 15, 2010

In partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and American University, USIP is sponsoring the Washington, D.C. premiere of "Rebuilding Hope," a film following three of Sudan's "Lost Boys" on a journey back home to find surviving family members, and rediscover and contribute to their homeland. The film also sheds light on what the future holds for southern Sudan in its precarious struggle for peace, development and stability.