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Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Samuel W. Lewis moderates a panel discussion on the themes of Landrum Bolling's new short film "New Hope for Peace: What America Must Do to End the Israel-Palestine Conflict."

Watch a video of an event celebrating the publication of Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change by Stephanie Schwartz. The panelists at this event drew on their own experiences working with youth in conflict zones to distill best practices in addressing youth needs in areas of conflict and to pinpoint what issues must be resolved as we look to the future.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project upheld the laws that make it a criminal act to provide “material support” to a proscribed organization as designated by the State Department or the Treasury Department, even when that support consists of advice or training aimed at promoting peace and non-violence. This event explored the scope of this ruling and its implications for international peacemaking.

“Youth Diaspora Voices: Leaders of Today” is the film report of the June 2010 Youth Diaspora Conference sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace in coordination with Nomadic Wax and Search for Common ground.

USIP’s Stephanie Schwartz, author of the new USIP book, “Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction,” discusses what inspired her to write about the various roles that youth can play in countries emerging from conflict, and how international and domestic policies can help young people become forces of positive change.

In light of the national security importance of India-Pakistan relations, USIP supports two Track-II dialogues on normalization between the two nuclear powers. On July 12, participants from these dialogues and Congressional experts discussed outcomes to expect from reemerging official dialogue between India and Pakistan, and what these talks could mean for stability in South Asia.

Four Francophone states in West Africa have recently held elections. In three, new presidents have taken office in processes that followed protracted periods of conflict and disputed rule; in Benin, a reelected incumbent has continued a democratic tradition of 20 years' standing. Despite the fact that the outcomes of some of these elections have been disputed, they nevertheless represent steps toward strengthening democracy in the region.

Since March, Syrians have taken to the streets calling for an end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad and a transition to democracy. However, the Syrian opposition has struggled to establish a unified leadership. The United States Institute of Peace hosted the first public discussion in the U.S. with founding members of the Syrian National Council, including opposition figures who are among the leadership of the SNC Council. This event took place on October 13, 2011.

Since March, Syrians have taken to the streets calling for an end to the regime of Bashar al-Assad and a transition to democracy. However, the Syrian opposition has struggled to establish a unified leadership. The United States Institute of Peace hosted the first public discussion in the U.S. with founding members of the Syrian National Council, including opposition figures who are among the leadership of the SNC Council. This event took place on October 13, 2011.

In the aftermath of war, two processes are vital to successfully manage the transition to stability: disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR). On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts with combined experience implementing DDR and SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, the Balkans, Somalia and Haiti.