Events

	March 21, 2012 Challenging the Axis of Resistance: Syria, Iran and the Strategic Balance in the Middle East Jay Solomon, foreign affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, and Daniel Brumberg, USIP’s senior adviser in the Center for Conflict Management, examined two of the most significant challenges for the Middle East, Iran and Syria, and the ramifications their interplay has for U.S. regional strategy. Countries: Iran, Syria, United States \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
	February 16, 2012 A Year of Turmoil: The Arab Uprisings and the Challenges of Reconstruction The uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have been accompanied by horrific levels of violence, particularly in Libya, Yemen and Syria. Post-authoritarian transitions will require a focus not only on building the institutions needed to sustain democracies, but also a focus on the myriad issues associated with post-conflict reconstruction. Please join Ambassador William B. Taylor, special coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the U.S. Department of State and Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center for the second in a series of breakfast briefings organized by the United States Institute of Peace in partnership with the Defense Education Forum of the Reserve Officers Association. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Syria, United States, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Youth and Peacebuilding
	January 18, 2012 A Year of Turmoil In May, President Obama defined the Arab Spring as a “historic opportunity” to redefine and strengthen America’s relationships in the Middle East, demonstrating that “America values the dignity of the street vendor . . . more than the raw power of the dictator.” One year after the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia, has the promise of the Arab Awakening been realized? Please join former national security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher on Wednesday, January 18, as they lead an analysis and discussion of what the Arab Awakening means for 2012. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, United States, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Religion and Peacemaking, Training
	December 15, 2011 Post-2012 Northeast Asia: Challenges & Opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea On December 15th, USIP hosted a panel of current and former officials from the U.S., Japan and South Korea that examined the post-2012 political, economic and security landscape in Northeast Asia following leadership changes – both democratically facilitated and planned. Against this background, the panel assessed challenges and opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea. Countries: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, South Korea, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	April 12, 2011 How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States Howard and Teresita Schaffer, authors of "How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster" (USIP Press, April 2011), and panelists discussed past, present and future U.S.-Pakistan negotiations and relations. Countries: Pakistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy \| Programs: Grant Program
	February 24, 2011 Blogs & Bullets: Social Media and the Struggle for Political Change This event, held in Palo Alto, discussed the latest approaches to understanding the role of new media in peace and conflict. The conference brought together a diverse array of innovators from across the public, private and academic communities to share research in progress, with a particular focus on harnessing the insights of Silicon Valley companies whose products have been key enablers of political activism from Tehran to Tunisia, Cairo to Colombia. Countries: Haiti, Iran, South America, United States \| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
	January 11, 2011 - January 13, 2011 Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise The U.S. Institute of Peace, in partnership with George Mason University (GMU) and the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), will conduct the Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE) simulation. The primary target audience is the USG interagency community, but other interested parties are welcome. Participation is free, but space will be limited. Lunch/snacks will be provided; participants must commit to the full three-day simulation. Countries: Afghanistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	December 16, 2010 The QDDR and The EU's Role in SSR USIP featured an introductory briefing of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) followed by a meeting of USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group to discuss findings of a forthcoming USIP Special Report on "The European Union’s Experience With Security Sector Reform." Countries: Europe, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	December 15, 2010 Countering Radicalization: Lessons from Europe To celebrate the release of the USIP Special Report “Countering Radicalization in America,” by 2009-10 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Lorenzo Vidino, please join us as we discuss how the U.S. can avoid further radical terrorist threats from within. Countries: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Religion and Peacemaking \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
	October 20, 2010 Dangerous Liaisons? Iran, Israel and the United States A panel of experts, led by USIP's Daniel Brumberg, gathered to discuss the complicated relationship between Washington, Tehran and Jerusalem. Countries: Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform

	March 21, 2012 Challenging the Axis of Resistance: Syria, Iran and the Strategic Balance in the Middle East Jay Solomon, foreign affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, and Daniel Brumberg, USIP’s senior adviser in the Center for Conflict Management, examined two of the most significant challenges for the Middle East, Iran and Syria, and the ramifications their interplay has for U.S. regional strategy. Countries: Iran, Syria, United States \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform
	February 16, 2012 A Year of Turmoil: The Arab Uprisings and the Challenges of Reconstruction The uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have been accompanied by horrific levels of violence, particularly in Libya, Yemen and Syria. Post-authoritarian transitions will require a focus not only on building the institutions needed to sustain democracies, but also a focus on the myriad issues associated with post-conflict reconstruction. Please join Ambassador William B. Taylor, special coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the U.S. Department of State and Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center for the second in a series of breakfast briefings organized by the United States Institute of Peace in partnership with the Defense Education Forum of the Reserve Officers Association. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Syria, United States, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Youth and Peacebuilding
	January 18, 2012 A Year of Turmoil In May, President Obama defined the Arab Spring as a “historic opportunity” to redefine and strengthen America’s relationships in the Middle East, demonstrating that “America values the dignity of the street vendor . . . more than the raw power of the dictator.” One year after the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia, has the promise of the Arab Awakening been realized? Please join former national security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher on Wednesday, January 18, as they lead an analysis and discussion of what the Arab Awakening means for 2012. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, United States, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Religion and Peacemaking, Training
	December 15, 2011 Post-2012 Northeast Asia: Challenges & Opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea On December 15th, USIP hosted a panel of current and former officials from the U.S., Japan and South Korea that examined the post-2012 political, economic and security landscape in Northeast Asia following leadership changes – both democratically facilitated and planned. Against this background, the panel assessed challenges and opportunities for the U.S., Japan and South Korea. Countries: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, North Korea, South Korea, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	April 12, 2011 How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States Howard and Teresita Schaffer, authors of "How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster" (USIP Press, April 2011), and panelists discussed past, present and future U.S.-Pakistan negotiations and relations. Countries: Pakistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy \| Programs: Grant Program
	February 24, 2011 Blogs & Bullets: Social Media and the Struggle for Political Change This event, held in Palo Alto, discussed the latest approaches to understanding the role of new media in peace and conflict. The conference brought together a diverse array of innovators from across the public, private and academic communities to share research in progress, with a particular focus on harnessing the insights of Silicon Valley companies whose products have been key enablers of political activism from Tehran to Tunisia, Cairo to Colombia. Countries: Haiti, Iran, South America, United States \| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
	January 11, 2011 - January 13, 2011 Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise The U.S. Institute of Peace, in partnership with George Mason University (GMU) and the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), will conduct the Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE) simulation. The primary target audience is the USG interagency community, but other interested parties are welcome. Participation is free, but space will be limited. Lunch/snacks will be provided; participants must commit to the full three-day simulation. Countries: Afghanistan, United States \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	December 16, 2010 The QDDR and The EU's Role in SSR USIP featured an introductory briefing of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) followed by a meeting of USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group to discuss findings of a forthcoming USIP Special Report on "The European Union’s Experience With Security Sector Reform." Countries: Europe, United States \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	December 15, 2010 Countering Radicalization: Lessons from Europe To celebrate the release of the USIP Special Report “Countering Radicalization in America,” by 2009-10 Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Lorenzo Vidino, please join us as we discuss how the U.S. can avoid further radical terrorist threats from within. Countries: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Religion and Peacemaking \| Programs: Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
	October 20, 2010 Dangerous Liaisons? Iran, Israel and the United States A panel of experts, led by USIP's Daniel Brumberg, gathered to discuss the complicated relationship between Washington, Tehran and Jerusalem. Countries: Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, United States \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform