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March 23, 2010
The issue of nuclear arms control and disarmament is gaining momentum on the global agenda with the Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington on April 12-13, 2010 and the 8th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York from May 3-28. Please join USIP and the George Washington Elliott School as Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, USIP Jennings Randolph senior visiting scholar, discusses the role of nuclear weapon-free zones and their contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. |
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March 15, 2010
Nigeria has come under increased scrutiny as a possible hotbed of international terrorists. To discuss whether this is a credible conclusion the U.S. Institute of Peace is hosting a public workshop on March 15 featuring John Paden, Clarence Robinson Professor of International Studies at George Mason University, and David R. Smock, Vice President at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Management and Resolution, Human Rights, Mediation and Facilitation, Nongovernmental Organizations, Religion
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March 12, 2010
Please join USIP for a panel discussion on the complex relationship between clergy and regime in Iran. This event will be webcast live beginning at 10:00am EST on March 12. |
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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? Countries: Haiti, United States
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, International and Regional Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacekeeping, Population and Diaspora, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Women
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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. Countries: Iran
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Human Rights, International and Regional Organizations, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Science and Technology, Use of Force, Women, Youth
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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January 21, 2010
Tatushi Arai, author of Creativity and Conflict Resolution: Alternative Pathways to Peace, challenges the notion that creativity is a rare quality with which only a few gifted individuals are born and demystifies the origin of unthinkable breakthroughs for conflict resolution. With his extensive international experience as a mediator and trainer, Arai will enliven the discussion with case studies and stories from around the world. Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Education, Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Political Systems and International Relations, Terrorism and Political Extremism
| Programs: Education and Training Center/Domestic
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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? |
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October 27, 2009
The Asia Foundation will release findings from its fifth public opinion poll, "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People," the most comprehensive survey conducted in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Demographics, Economics and Development, Education, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism, Women, Youth
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October 15, 2009
USIP's Daniel Brumberg joined a panel of guest speakers, including Congressman Keith Ellison, for a lively discussion of USIP's new volume "Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World." Countries: Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Economics and Development, Governance, Human Rights, International and Regional Organizations, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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September 10, 2009
At least 3,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are operating in Haiti. Struggling with insufficient capacity in the face of overwhelming poverty and environmental disasters, the government has been unable to coordinate or capitalize on what some in Haiti refer to as a “Republic of NGOs." Countries: Haiti
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Governance, International and Regional Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, Post-Conflict Activities
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