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November 17, 2009
Join IFES and USIP experts for a public discussion of Lebanon's elections. |
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October 28, 2009
This panel at this event assessed Guinea's political, security, and social environment in the wake of the September 28, 2009 clash between the Guinean military and demonstrators protesting Dadis Camara's candidacy in next January's presidential elections. Countries: Guinea
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance
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October 26, 2009
On October 26, 2009, USIP held a panel discussion with Amb. Linton Brooks, Joseph Cirincione, and Thomas Scheber on next steps for the START process and the START Follow-on Treaty. |
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October 20, 2009
The upcoming 2010 elections and 2011 referendum in Sudan are the culminating events of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the National Congress Party and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement. However, looking at 2011 and beyond, there is increasing concern that Sudan may revert to violence rather than move forward towards the sustainable peace envisioned by the CPA. |
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October 1, 2009
While public diplomacy experts struggle to develop strategic communications campaigns to win hearts and minds abroad, new research on the frontiers of neuroscience and psychology suggests a different approach. Issue Areas: Civil Society, Communications and Media, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Education, Governance, Human Rights, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, International and Regional Organizations, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Science and Technology
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September 30, 2009
H.E. Ihsanoglu discussed OIC projects contributing to peacemaking and assessed the prospects of advancing U.S. - Islamic relations. Countries: Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Europe, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon
| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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September 21, 2009
On 21 September, the United States Institute of Peace hosted a public event to help launch a new report from the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), based at Concordia University, Mobilizing the Will to Intervene: Leadership and Action to Prevent Mass Atrocities. Video files of the event are now available on this page. Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention
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September 9, 2009
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July 27, 2009
On July 27, 2009, a panel of experts reviewed the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon, and discussed the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as keystone agreements to halt the spread of nuclear weapons technology. Countries: China, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Syria
| Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Science and Technology, Security and Strategy, Weapons & Arms Control
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July 24, 2009
Dr. Hoodbhoy will assess the growth of extremist trends and related political changes in Pakistan, as well as discuss countervailing forces and the inherent resilience of Pakistani society. His analysis will draw out ways by which Pakistanis can help themselves, and the means by which US and Western assistance to Pakistan can help Pakistan stay on an even keel and help move it forward politically and economically. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance, Peacebuilding, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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