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  • March 5, 2010   |   Event
    The Monopoly of Force: The Nexus between DDR and SSR

    Both DDR and SSR address the heart of the relationship between a state and its people: political control of armed force. What are the connections between DDR and SSR, and how can these be implemented?

  • February 25, 2010   |   Event
    Haiti: Six Weeks Later

    Six weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, what are the top priorities for donors and for Haiti? What role will the United States play in the coming weeks, months, and perhaps years?

  • February 2, 2010   |   Course
    Mediating Violent Conflict

    Resolving or mitigating international and intrastate conflicts requires mastery of the dynamics of mediation. Participants in the course take on the roles of mediators and conflict parties in simulations, as they learn what it takes to structure a successful mediation effort. The course provides a strategic overview of what a third party needs to do when deciding to get involved in a peacebuilding effort.

  • February 1, 2010   |   Event
    Regime and Opposition in Iran

    On February 1st, USIP invited an expert panel to participate in a frank discussion of the conflict between the Iranian regime and opposition and its implications for the Obama administration.  

  • January 28, 2010   |   Event
    Human Rights in Colombia: New Tools for the Toolkit?

    USIP cordially invites you to join us for a discussion with Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón. Vice President Santos will talk about the status of human rights in Colombia today and Colombia’s experience engaging in a new United Nations process, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).


  • January 25, 2010   |   Course
    Introduction to Post-Conflict Strategies and Operations

    A 'hands on' course that provides students with a guiding principles for organizing and implementing post-conflict and stability operations based upon desired end-states commonly accpeted by the peacebuilding community. The course will focus on the critical issues that confront post-conflict interventions and the overarching leadership challenges involved in manthese objectives.

  • January 22, 2010   |   Resource
    Haiti After the Earthquake

    USIP assesses the damage done by the devastating earthquake, and recommends strategies for Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction.

  • January 19, 2010   |   Event
    Haiti after the Earthquake

    This discussion at the Inter-American Dialogue examined the damage that has been done to Haiti and its people by the January 12th earthquake and the challenges the country now confronts.

  • January 11, 2010   |   Course
    Economics and Conflict

    Participants explore the analytical links between economic activity and conflict as well as the practical constraints and rewards of using economic instruments of conflict management. Case studies and simulations set in Kosovo, Haiti, and Sudan encourage participants to formulate economic instruments within a strategic framework for economic development in vulnerable and conflict-affected states.

  • December 24, 2009   |   Resource
    Establishing Leadership on Civilian Assistance to Afghanistan

    USIP's Alex Thier and Bill Taylor argue why leadership of civilian assistance is necessary for success in Afghanistan, and lay out the best options to move forward.

  • December 10, 2009   |   Event
    Prospects for Haiti's New Government

    On November 10, the Haitian government confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as its sixth Prime Minister since 2004.  What does this change portend for Haiti's future?  How are the international community and diaspora responding to this change?

  • December 9, 2009   |   In the Field
    Mediation Training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo

    Ted Feifer and Maria Jessop led a workshop focused on mediation for 23 international and national staff members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, September 9-11, 2009.

  • November 27, 2009   |   In the Field
    USIP Traditional Justice Workshop for General McChrystal, ISAF in Afghanistan

    At the request of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General Stanley A. McChrystal, USIP led a half-day workshop on November 27 for nearly 60 ISAF commanders and soldiers on traditional justice in Afghanistan.  Representatives from foreign embassies and the United Nations also participated.  In his opening remarks to the event, General McChrystal thanked USIP for its rule of law work in Afghanistan, saying that improving access to fair justice in the country is a key ingredient in the overall effort to defeat the insurgency.

  • November 24, 2009   |   Resource
    What Role for the United Nations in Haiti?

    On October 13, 2009, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a one-year extension of the mandate for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The sixth mission since 1995, MINUSTAH was first authorized in 2004.

  • November 20, 2009   |   Event
    Diplomacy in the Balkans

    In a major diplomatic victory for both countries, Kosovo and Macedonia recently concluded the demarcation of their shared border. This process of diplomacy, cooperation, confidence-building and reconciliation was conducted by a Joint Technical Commission (JTC) comprised of the two state parties and the International Civilian Office (ICO).