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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. |
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March 9, 2010
Despite the challenges facing the next generation of Iraqis, many Iraqi youth are generally positive about their futures. This event will consider some of the ways these young people are contributing to their communities, with a particular focus on USIP's work with Iraqi youth and partners in education, media and civil society sectors. Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Education, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Science and Technology, Youth
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February 5, 2010
USC's Center on Public Diplomacy and USIP's Center of Innovation for Science Technology and Peacebuilding held a conference to explore the merits and challenges of science diplomacy, not solely as conducted by the United States, but by nations across the world. Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Science and Technology
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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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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 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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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 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 Center. U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Beth Noveck presented the keynote address. |
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June 17, 2009
This panel discussion presented findings from an unprecedented comprehensive mapping of the Arabic-language blogosphere, and explored its implications for political change and conflict in the Middle East. Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Science and Technology
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May 27, 2009
Three senior experts who advised the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States and supported its deliberations will discuss their views on the report's findings and recommendations. Countries: China, Czech Republic, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Science and Technology, Security and Strategy, Weapons & Arms Control
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