PrintLucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
Senior Program Officer
Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen is a Senior Program Officer in the Center for Conflict Management, where she coordinates the Institute’s work on the Arab-Israeli conflict and on Egypt. In addition, she co-chairs the joint USIP-Stimson Center Lebanon Working Group and the Yemen Working Group. Prior to joining the Institute, Ms. Kurtzer-Ellenbogen consulted on Arabic media discourse and worked with the U.S. Department of State as an Arabic language specialist, focusing on bilateral treaties and agreements. Previously, as a program officer at the Kennedy School of Government’s Middle East Initiative, she worked on the Israeli, Palestinian, and Saudi Arabian portfolios. Ms. Kurtzer-Ellenbogen’s professional and academic career has taken her throughout the Middle East, with considerable time spent in Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Yemen. Her graduate research focused on the Arabic language press in Israel, and the Arab citizens of the country. She holds a B.S. in Arabic and French from Georgetown University, and a master's degree from Georgetown's Arabic department with a dual concentration in Arabic linguistics and Arab studies.
Publications & Tools
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USIP experts look back at 2011 and ahead to 2012 on the Two Sudans, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Arab/Israeli conflict, gender issues, and more. |
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Read about USIP’s on-the-ground and region-specific work aimed at helping prevent conflict in the Middle East, South and Northeast Asia. Countries: Brazil, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korean Peninsula, Lebanon, North Korea, Pakistan, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention
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Attempts to revive the stalled peace process bore no fruit in 2011. USIP's Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen recaps 2011 and looks ahead to challenges in 2012. |
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With much anticipated parliamentary elections scheduled to take place less in Egypt less than a week from now, what are the political implications of the current unrest taking place in Cairo and elsewhere in the country? Countries: Africa, Egypt
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
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USIP's Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen discusses the political aspects and timing of the Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swap brokered by the Egyptians. |
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USIP’s Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen discusses the significance of the reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas. Countries: Israel, Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
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USIP’s Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen discusses how the Arab Spring could impact Israel. Countries: Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
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Two USIP Middle East experts assess Israeli President Shimon Peres’s visit to Washington, DC, and the status of the peace process. Countries: Israel and the Palestinian Territories
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned on Feb. 11 after weeks of peaceful protests. USIP takes a comprehensive look at the situation and its implications. Countries: Egypt
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Political Reform, Religion and Peacemaking
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Expert Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen puts the protests in Egypt and in the region into context and discusses their historical and religious significance. |
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This issue of Progress in Peacebuilding highlights the Institute's work on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Countries: Israel and the Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Religion and Peacemaking
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As part of USIP’s work with youth in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and its efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, USIP staff recently met with OneVoice Palestine and Israel youth leaders to learn more about their work on the ground. Countries: Israel, Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Youth and Peacebuilding
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Events
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September 29, 2010
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's government is midway through an ambitious two-year plan to build the necessary infrastructure for a viable Palestinian state. One-year on, our panelists assess its progress. This event, co-sponsored with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, marked the launch of a new U.S. Institute of Peace series on The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Internal Challenges on the Road to Peace. Countries: Israel and the Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Rule of Law
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