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November 2, 2011
The Madrid Peace Conference was a watershed moment for American diplomacy, but the two decades since have witnessed a region facing substantial challenges and instability, with major uncertainty regarding the future of efforts toward peace. With the recent developments at the United Nations and the Quartet's latest proposal, this conference pulled lessons from the past, assessed the current state-of-play, and explored new ideas for moving forward. Countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy
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October 7, 2011
On September 23, President Mahmoud Abbas submitted an application to the U.N. Secretary-General for Palestine's admission as a full state member of the United Nations. What is needed to move the peace process forward? Is the diplomatic track in sync with the Palestinian state-building effort? What are the options for U.S. policy. |
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September 7, 2011
On September 7, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace was pleased to host Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer to discuss the multilateral side of U.S. foreign policy and the Obama administration's efforts at the United Nations, including the administration's priorities for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly session.
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June 27, 2011
Upon the publication of "Pandemics and Peace: Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict" (USIP Press, June 2011), panelists Dr. Jose Fernandez, Dr. Allyn Taylor, and author Dr. William J. Long discussed the relationship between pandemics and peace. Countries: Cambodia, China, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Myanmar/Burma, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand
| Issue Areas: Health and Peacebuilding
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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December 7, 2010
This panel event examined various levels of internal dynamics in Israel – divides within the current government and coalition, fissures within Israeli society more broadly, and how these internal dynamics impact the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict and Israel's own relations with the United States. Countries: Israel, Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Religion and Peacemaking
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October 27, 2010
In a unique opportunity to explore how music and the media can serve as platforms to speak out against injustice and for peace, Arab hip hop artists the Narcicyst and Omar Offendum will perform their latest works and participate in a discussion at USIP with Manal Omar, director of Iraq Programs and Theo Dolan, senior program officer at the Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Countries: Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories
| Issue Areas: Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Youth and Peacebuilding
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July 13, 2010
This event celebrated the publication of Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change by Stephanie Schwartz published by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Using three cases of post-conflict reconstruction—Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kosovo—this study goes beyond the well documented cases focused exclusively on child soldiers to examine the roles of the broader youth population and their impact on the reconstruction process. The panelists drew on their own experiences working with youth in conflict zones to distill best practices in addressing youth needs in areas of conflict and pinpointed what issues must be resolved as we look to the future. Countries: Africa, Asia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Europe, Ireland, Israel, Kosovo, Mozambique, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
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January 20, 2010
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
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October 15, 2009
October 7, 2009 marked eight years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. For the first time since 2001, a serious debate is underway about our interests and objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan. How are Afghans and Pakistanis reacting to this debate and what perspectives can they offer? Join us for a lively discussion on this issue with voices from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories
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June 22, 2009
From his first day in office, President Barack Obama has made Arab-Israeli peacemaking a top foreign policy priority. In recent weeks, he has consulted with a wide range of leaders from the region, including Israel’s new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu |