Events

	May 10, 2012 Security Sector Transformation 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. Countries: Africa, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	April 18, 2012 The Islamists Are Coming The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum-separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world's most volatile region, more than any other political bloc, yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
	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
	April 26, 2011 Bahrain on the Edge The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) invite you to join us for a live video conference with senior representatives of the Bahraini opposition. Countries: Bahrain \| Issue Areas: Political Reform \| Programs: Grant Program, Grants & Fellowships
	March 29, 2011 Forecasting the Future This panel introduced new and original data on the impact of social media across the Middle East. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
	January 20, 2010 Assessing "A New Way Forward": One Year of the Obama Administration in the Middle East On the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, USIP and POMED invited a public audience to assess the Obama administration's first year and to examine the administration's oppurtunities to implement its vision of a new beginning with the Arab and Muslim world. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy

	May 10, 2012 Security Sector Transformation 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. Countries: Africa, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	April 18, 2012 The Islamists Are Coming The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum-separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world's most volatile region, more than any other political bloc, yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
	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
	April 26, 2011 Bahrain on the Edge The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) invite you to join us for a live video conference with senior representatives of the Bahraini opposition. Countries: Bahrain \| Issue Areas: Political Reform \| Programs: Grant Program, Grants & Fellowships
	March 29, 2011 Forecasting the Future This panel introduced new and original data on the impact of social media across the Middle East. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding
	January 20, 2010 Assessing "A New Way Forward": One Year of the Obama Administration in the Middle East On the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, USIP and POMED invited a public audience to assess the Obama administration's first year and to examine the administration's oppurtunities to implement its vision of a new beginning with the Arab and Muslim world. Countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates \| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Negotiation and Diplomacy