Events

March 30, 2010

The Working Group on Health and Peacebuilding will host a panel to consider cross-border cooperation in disease surveillance, and the broader questions about the relationship between health and national security.

Taken from nytimes.com.  This picture features Ahmadinejad giving a speech in front of an iranian flag emblazened with the nuclear symbol.
March 18, 2010

USIP grantee Dr. Boroujerdi will present the findings of his study on the Iranian political elite at this USIP and Wilson Center co-sponsored event.

DRC Map (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Department of State)
March 18, 2010

This workshop aims to inform members of the Democratic Republic of Congo diaspora and other stakeholders of ongoing development assistance programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provide a forum for a frank exchange of ideas and identify avenues for more effective diaspora involvement in peacebuilding.

March 5, 2010

Both DDR and SSR address the heart of the relationship between a state and its people: political control of armed force. What are the connections between DDR and SSR, and how can these be implemented?

Haitian children eat in an orphanage.  (Credit: NYT Photo/Lynsey Addario)
February 25, 2010

Six weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, what are the top priorities for donors and for Haiti? What role will the United States play in the coming weeks, months, and perhaps years?

Image via photobucket.com.  Women protest in Iran in green hijab.
February 1, 2010

On February 1st, USIP invited an expert panel to participate in a frank discussion of the conflict between the Iranian regime and opposition and its implications for the Obama administration.  

January 28, 2010

USIP cordially invites you to join us for a discussion with Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón. Vice President Santos will talk about the status of human rights in Colombia today and Colombia’s experience engaging in a new United Nations process, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).


Men salvage items from rubble after Haiti earthquake.  (Credit: NY Times Photo, Damon Winter)
January 19, 2010

This discussion at the Inter-American Dialogue examined the damage that has been done to Haiti and its people by the January 12th earthquake and the challenges the country now confronts.

Nathalie Liautaud addresses the Haiti Working Group (Credit: USIP Photo/Liz Panarelli)
December 10, 2009

On November 10, the Haitian government confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as its sixth Prime Minister since 2004.  What does this change portend for Haiti's future?  How are the international community and diaspora responding to this change?

U.S. soldier and Albanian refuges fleeing to Macedonia (Credit: Terry Boyd/Stars and Stripes)
November 20, 2009

In a major diplomatic victory for both countries, Kosovo and Macedonia recently concluded the demarcation of their shared border. This process of diplomacy, cooperation, confidence-building and reconciliation was conducted by a Joint Technical Commission (JTC) comprised of the two state parties and the International Civilian Office (ICO).