Events

	June 5, 2012 Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, will host a two-part panel event to explore what kinds of leadership are most effective in societies undergoing upheaval and/or transition. To address this pivotal question, women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Samoa and Mexico will offer compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in a two-part panel event. These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of the annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, are leading change in their transitioning societies through civil society, political activities, and private business. Countries: Egypt, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding
	May 18, 2012 Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examined trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. Countries: Africa, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, Syria, The Two Sudans, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Health and Peacebuilding, Rule of Law
	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
	June 30, 2011 Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East On June 30, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East. Countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	April 5, 2011 The Future of Yemen The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Yemen Working Group and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a video-conference with leaders of the Yemeni opposition. Countries: Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Political Reform \| Programs: Grant Program
	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
	September 8, 2010 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism discussed the circumstances in Yemen and provided insight on the current U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Countries: Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Security Sector Reform/Governance \| Programs: Grant Program

	June 5, 2012 Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, will host a two-part panel event to explore what kinds of leadership are most effective in societies undergoing upheaval and/or transition. To address this pivotal question, women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Samoa and Mexico will offer compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in a two-part panel event. These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of the annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, are leading change in their transitioning societies through civil society, political activities, and private business. Countries: Egypt, Liberia, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding
	May 18, 2012 Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examined trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. Countries: Africa, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, Syria, The Two Sudans, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Health and Peacebuilding, Rule of Law
	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
	June 30, 2011 Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East On June 30, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East. Countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance
	April 5, 2011 The Future of Yemen The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Yemen Working Group and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a video-conference with leaders of the Yemeni opposition. Countries: Asia, Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Political Reform \| Programs: Grant Program
	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
	September 8, 2010 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism discussed the circumstances in Yemen and provided insight on the current U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Countries: Yemen \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Security Sector Reform/Governance \| Programs: Grant Program