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February 16, 2012
The uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have been accompanied by horrific levels of violence, particularly in Libya, Yemen and Syria. Post-authoritarian transitions will require a focus not only on building the institutions needed to sustain democracies, but also a focus on the myriad issues associated with post-conflict reconstruction.Please join Ambassador William B. Taylor, special coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the U.S. Department of State and Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center for the second in a series of breakfast briefings organized by the United States Institute of Peace in partnership with the Defense Education Forum of the Reserve Officers Association. |
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November 10, 2011
On November 10, 2011 USIP presented a screening of “The Boy Mir: 10 Years in Afghanistan” just ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Bonn Agreement. The screening was followed by a question & answer session with the film’s director, Phil Grabsky. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Arts and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
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July 18, 2011
For two years, USIP Senior Fellow Robin Wright tracked the tectonic political shifts that culminated in the uprisings across the Middle East. USIP is pleased to host an in-depth discussion with leading Middle East analyst Robin Wright on the publication of her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World." Webcast: This event will be webcast live beginning at 10:00am EST on July 18, 2011 at www.usip.org/webcast. |
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June 17, 2011
There has been a surge of enthusiasm and activity around crisis mapping recently, thanks to high profile success stories such as Haiti, Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, and Kenya. But, as the field matures, how do we turn this information into insight that engages and empowers local communities in conflict prevention and peacebuilding? USIP and Ushahidi, the crisis mapping pioneer, explored these questions with mappers from conflict zone countries and policymakers in Washington, D.C.
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June 13, 2011
USIP has been conducting innovative research on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan about the challenges and opportunities in a peace process for Afghanistan. On June 13, 2011, USIP hosted a discussion about what the key research findings suggest about how to move toward a durable peace.
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June 3, 2011
USIP and the American Red Cross hosted a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the findings of a recent American Red Cross survey of America's first post-9/11 generation and relevance and importance of international humanitarian law.
Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Rule of Law, Youth and Peacebuilding
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May 19, 2011
This event will feature a film documentary produced by the USIP 2010 Youth Diaspora Conference which brought together youth originally from Haiti, Nigeria, Iraq and Sri Lanka, now living in the Washington, D.C. area to share their stories and learn creative ways to engage in positive social change. After the screening, participants from the 2010 conference will discuss the film, their own experiences as youth in the diaspora and will take on the challenges facing diaspora in the U.S. as well as opportunities for engagement in peacebuilding. |
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April 27, 2011
The orientation of U.S. public diplomacy is changing from telling America’s story to direct dialogue in an interconnected world. With this shift has come a need to revitalize a core pillar of public diplomacy strategy: international exchanges. This event will explore how access to international study and cultural exchange could be broadened by combining new media with crosscultural dialogue. |
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April 6, 2011
Father Ivo Markovic, a Bosnian Friar and founder of Pontamina Choir, talked about the status of interreligious cooperation and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
| Issue Areas: Arts and Peacebuilding, Religion and Peacemaking, Youth and Peacebuilding
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January 26, 2011
The return of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti complicated the country’s political crisis and negatively impacted the ability of the international community to respond to the country’s mix of acute and chronic problems. Thomas Adams, the U.S. State Department’s Special Coordinator for Haiti, and a panel of distinguished experts looked ahead to the coming year. Countries: Haiti
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Youth and Peacebuilding
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