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July 10, 2012 - July 12, 2012
Supporting Police Reform: Capacity Building for Advisers and Trainers

Learn how to build the capacity of law enforcement actors and institutions to provide civilian-led security to the population, including how to assess capacity, identify the appropriate police structure to respond to specific issues, and transfer knowledge to police actors, from the ministry to the local station.
June 12, 2012 - June 14, 2012
Peacebuilding Organizations and Institutions

Covers the missions, cultures, and operating procedures of international organizations, regional organizations, government organizations, militaries, and nongovernmental organizations in peace and stability operations, as well as inter-organizational planning, communication, and coordination.
 
April 23, 2012 - April 27, 2012
Conflict Analysis: The Two Sudans

Learn about the sources of ongoing conflict and possible emergence of new conflict in the two Sudans, including the issues of oil revenue, citizenship, debt, and border demarcation between the north and south.
April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012
Engaging With Identity-Based Differences

Identity-based conflicts rooted in ethnic or religious differences pose distinctive challenges for third-party mediators and other advisers. The course will outline strategies for addressing these issues, including responding to leaders who enflame identities, approaching the touchy issue of religion—both your own and local people's, building relationships through dialogue and ritual, and making use of indigenous or traditional reconciliation measures.
March 27, 2012 - March 29, 2012
Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE)

The Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE), originally developed by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), is a computer-facilitated simulation that focuses on negotiations and decision-making in a post-conflict environment.
March 12, 2012 - March 16, 2012
Stabilization and Peacebuilding: Understanding Dynamic Processes and Making Them Work

Provides guiding principles for organizing and implementing post-conflict and stability operations, including the overarching leadership challenges, based on lessons learned from the full range of international interventions and peacebuilding missions.
March 6, 2012 - March 8, 2012
Conflict Mapping Workshop

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping technologies can empower conflict management practitioners by providing timely and detailed information both to international actors and to residents in conflict zones. Focusing on case studies in Sudan and Central Africa, this workshop explores how GIS technologies can support early warning and prevention efforts as well as community-level security initiatives.
Introduction to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Originally developed to provide training for U.S. candidates for positions with OSCE, and its Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams (REACT) in particular, the course describes OSCE's principal areas of operation, including Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.