Events
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December 9, 2009
Serious and contentious questions surround the issue of how the international community should relate to Somalia. Should major support be given to the Transitional Federal Government? Should the African Union peacekeeping force be expanded? |
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November 10, 2009
USAID’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) in Iraq was designed as a non-lethal counterinsurgency program that aimed to reduce incentives for participating in violent conflict by utilizing job-creation programs and engaging the youth. This event considered the following questions and more: Was the CSP effective as a counter-insurgency tool in Iraq? Does the CSP foster local ownership and sustainability? Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Economics and Development, Post-Conflict Activities, Security and Strategy
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October 29, 2009
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
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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 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 14, 2009
In the aftermath of violent conflict in countries such as Nepal, public distrust of the police can undermine justice and security sector reform efforts and weaken the rule of law. How can justice and security sector reform be approached in a way that strengthens the rule of law? Countries: Nepal
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
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August 6, 2009
Since the signing of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) last year, which committed the U.S. to an unconditional withdrawal of U.S. on a three-year timeline, the withdrawal issue has receded from the American public debate about Iraq. President Obama has set his own timeline that fits comfortably within the SOFA. How much and how fast the U.S. leaves Iraq will nonetheless have a critical effect on U.S. strategic interests in the region. Some Iraqi leaders have publicly stated their openness to a post-2011 presence. |
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August 6, 2009
Dr. David Kilcullen and Dr. Andrew Wilder explore the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and the relationship between successful counter-insurgency operations and state-building efforts. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Economics and Development, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism, Use of Force
| Programs: Grant Program
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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 22, 2009
Ambassador Lodhi has long been an expert on Pakistan’s security decisions and on Pakistan’s relations with the United States and the West and is well known in Washington, DC. Her presentation at USIP will review the internal political and security problems that challenge Pakistan from the spread of Taliban influence and extremism, and the impact on Pakistan and its relations with Afghanistan and other neighbors of US and NATO operations in Afghanistan. Countries: Pakistan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance, Peacebuilding, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism
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Issue Areas
- Capacity Building
- Civil-Military Relations
- Civil Society
- Communications and Media
- Conflict Analysis
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Demographics
- Early Warning & Conflict Prevention
- Economics and Development
- Education
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Governance
- Health
- Humanitarian Efforts
- Human Rights
- Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture
- International and Regional Organizations
- Mediation and Facilitation
- Negotiation and Diplomacy
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Peacebuilding
- Peacekeeping
- Political Systems and International Relations
- Population and Diaspora
- Post-Conflict Activities
- Religion
- Rule of Law
- Science and Technology
- Security and Strategy
- Terrorism, Political Extremism
- Training
- Transitional Justice
- Use of Force
- Weapons & Arms Control
- Women
- Youth

