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Featured Events

	July 13, 2009 Colombia: A Congressional View From Representative Jim McGovern Following President Álvaro Uribe’s visit to Washington in late June and his meeting with President Obama, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) will offer his views on how the U.S. should approach Colombia and prospects for peace in the country’s decades-long internal conflict. Countries: Colombia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution
	July 16, 2009 Smart Tools for Smart Power: Simulations and Serious Games for Peacebuilding Please join USIP's Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding for a full-day multimedia showcase of state-of-the-art simulation and “serious gaming” tools that promise to transform the way that peacebuilding organizations train, plan and collaborate. Gain practical insights from a diverse range of innovators, including IBM, EBay, the Army War College, Lockheed Martin, and Second Life. Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Education, Humanitarian Efforts, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacekeeping, Science and Technology, Training

Upcoming Events

	July 10, 2009 Negotiating with the Taliban: Reconciliation in Afghanistan and Pakistan? What is the potential for political negotiations and reconciliation to resolve the armed conflict raging on both sides of the Durand Line separating Afghanistan and Pakistan? Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Analysis, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	July 13, 2009 New Hopes for Peace: What America Must Do To End the Israel-Palestine Conflict Former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State James Baker, and former national security advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft speak about America’s role in crafting peace between Israel and Palestine in Landrum Bolling’s newly released short film. Countries: Israel, Israel/Palestine \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding
	July 14, 2009 Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War Analysis of Colombia and U.S. foreign policy frequently underscore the issues of drug trafficking, guerilla warfare, and paramilitary violence that underlie Colombia’s long-standing internal armed conflict. Yet Colombia boasts a rich experience of peace initiatives involving local, regional, national, and international actors. What can we learn from these experiences that might help transform Colombia’s conflict in the future? How might our notions of Colombia and our policies change if we focus on peace and peace actors as a driving force for change? Countries: Colombia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Population and Diaspora
	July 15, 2009 Where are the Women Peacekeepers? Nearly a decade ago with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325, the United Nations and member states made a commitment to promote the participation of women in decision-making levels in conflict resolution and peace processes, expand the role and contribution of women in UN field-based operations, and to integrate gender perspectives and training into peacekeeping. Where are we now, what has worked, what has not worked, and why? The panelists will address these questions on women as peacekeepers, and other policy-related questions. Issue Areas: Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacekeeping, Women

	July 10, 2009 Negotiating with the Taliban: Reconciliation in Afghanistan and Pakistan? What is the potential for political negotiations and reconciliation to resolve the armed conflict raging on both sides of the Durand Line separating Afghanistan and Pakistan? Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Conflict Analysis, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Terrorism and Political Extremism \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	July 13, 2009 New Hopes for Peace: What America Must Do To End the Israel-Palestine Conflict Former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State James Baker, and former national security advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft speak about America’s role in crafting peace between Israel and Palestine in Landrum Bolling’s newly released short film. Countries: Israel, Israel/Palestine \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding
	July 14, 2009 Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War Analysis of Colombia and U.S. foreign policy frequently underscore the issues of drug trafficking, guerilla warfare, and paramilitary violence that underlie Colombia’s long-standing internal armed conflict. Yet Colombia boasts a rich experience of peace initiatives involving local, regional, national, and international actors. What can we learn from these experiences that might help transform Colombia’s conflict in the future? How might our notions of Colombia and our policies change if we focus on peace and peace actors as a driving force for change? Countries: Colombia \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Population and Diaspora
	July 15, 2009 Where are the Women Peacekeepers? Nearly a decade ago with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325, the United Nations and member states made a commitment to promote the participation of women in decision-making levels in conflict resolution and peace processes, expand the role and contribution of women in UN field-based operations, and to integrate gender perspectives and training into peacekeeping. Where are we now, what has worked, what has not worked, and why? The panelists will address these questions on women as peacekeepers, and other policy-related questions. Issue Areas: Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Peacekeeping, Women