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This panel, composed of veteran Middle East diplomats and negotiators discussed the major contributions of Madrid to Arab-Israeli peacemaking; highlighted lessons to be learned from the model of direct face-to-face negotiations reinforced by a multilateral track; and proposed structures and avenues for future negotiations.

This event examined the complex nexus between democratic change and U.S. security interests, with a principal focus on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen.

Watch the video from a USIP event that celebrated the publication of "The Sadat Lectures: Words and Images on Peace, 1997-2008," edited by Shibley Telhami and published by the United States Institute of Peace Press. Panelists at the event also discussed what will it take to achieve a peace breakthrough in the Middle East and the role of the United States in brokering Middle East peace.

In an event titled 'Online Discourse in the Arab World: Dispelling the Myths,' USIP and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society presented findings from an unprecedented, comprehensive mapping of the Arabic-language blogosphere.

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East on June 30, 2011.  In the opening session,  former U.S. and Arab League ambassadors discussed the prospects for security sector reform in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen.  Watch a video recording of the session, here.

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East on June 30, 2011.  In the second session,  experts from international research organizations analyzed the prospects for security sector reform following the Arab Spring.  Watch a video recording of the session, here.

On May 10, 2012, the USIP Center of Innovation for Security Sector Governance held its third annual conference. For the second year running, the conference focused on the pressing question of security sector reform in North Africa and the Middle East.

On May 10, 2012, the USIP Center of Innovation for Security Sector Governance held its third annual conference. For the second year running, the conference focused on the pressing question of security sector reform in North Africa and the Middle East.