Events

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.

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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."

A Haitian girl in a tuberculosis treatment program (Credit: USAID Photo/Nathanael Bourns)
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."

September 9, 2009
Sheldon Himelfarb Smart Tools for Smart Power
July 16, 2009

USIP's Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding hosted a full-day multimedia showcase of state-of-the-art simulation and "serious gaming" tools that promise to transform the way that peacebuilding organizations train, plan and collaborate. The "Smart Tools for Smart Power" event featured presentations from such innovators as IBM, the Army War College, EBay, Lockheed Martin, Second Life, and USIP's own Education and Training CenterU.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Beth Noveck presented the keynote address.

A microfinance entrepreneur supported by USAID in Haiti (Credit: ACME Photo)
May 6, 2009

Haiti has received unprecedented diplomatic attention this year, with visits from the UN Secretary General, Secretary of State and former President Clinton, and the UN Security Council. The April 14 international donors' conference yielded $324 million in new pledges. The Senate elections saw little violence, but low turnout. Has Haiti reached a genuine turning point?

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February 11, 2009
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November 6, 2008

Public event and book launch sponsored by the Grant and Fellowship Program of the United States Institute of Peace

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October 29, 2008

Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace

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October 24, 2008