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AFP-Getty Images. Iranians hold portraits of Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri during his funeral procession in the holy city of Qom on December 21, 2009. [1]
March 12, 2010
Dissension in the Ranks: Cleric and State in the Islamic Republic of Iran [1]

Please join USIP for a panel discussion on the complex relationship between clergy and regime in Iran. This event will be webcast live beginning at 10:00am EST on March 12. 

Countries: Iran [2] | Issue Areas: Civil Society [3], Conflict Analysis [4], Conflict Management and Resolution [5], Early Warning & Conflict Prevention [6], Human Rights [7], Negotiation and Diplomacy [8], Nongovernmental Organizations [9], Rule of Law [10], Women [11], Youth [12]

Upcoming Events

Map of Nigeria (Courtesy: University of Texas) [13]
March 15, 2010
Is Nigeria a Hotbed of Islamic Extremism? [13]

Nigeria has come under increased scrutiny as a possible hotbed of international terrorists. To discuss whether this is a credible conclusion the U.S. Institute of Peace is hosting a public workshop on March 15 featuring John Paden, Clarence Robinson Professor of International Studies at George Mason University, and David R. Smock, Vice President at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Countries: Nigeria [14] | Issue Areas: Civil Society [3], Conflict Management and Resolution [5], Human Rights [7], Mediation and Facilitation [15], Nongovernmental Organizations [9], Religion [16]
DRC Map (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Department of State) [17]
March 18, 2010
Leveraging International Support to Build Peace in the DRC [17]

This workshop aims to inform members of the Democratic Republic of Congo diaspora and other stakeholders of ongoing development assistance programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provide a forum for a frank exchange of ideas and identify avenues for more effective diaspora involvement in peacebuilding.

Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of [18] | Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution [5], Economics and Development [19], International and Regional Organizations [20], Population and Diaspora [21]
Taken from nytimes.com. This picture features Ahmadinejad giving a speech in front of an iranian flag emblazened with the nuclear symbol. [22]
March 18, 2010
Analyzing the Political Elite of the Islamic Republic of Iran [22]

USIP grantee Dr. Boroujerdi will present the findings of his study on the Iranian political elite at this USIP and Wilson Center co-sponsored event.

Countries: Iran [2] | Issue Areas: Civil Society [3], Conflict Analysis [4], Economics and Development [19], International and Regional Organizations [20], Religion [16], Youth [12]
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March 23, 2010
Nuclear Weapon Free Zones [23]

The issue of nuclear arms control and disarmament is gaining momentum on the global agenda with the Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington on April 12-13, 2010 and the 8th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York from May 3-28. Please join USIP and the George Washington Elliott School as Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, USIP Jennings Randolph senior visiting scholar, discusses the role of nuclear weapon-free zones and their contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Issue Areas: Nongovernmental Organizations [9], Political Systems and International Relations [24], Security and Strategy [25], Weapons & Arms Control [26] | Programs: Additional Fellowship Opportunities [27], Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program [28]
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Links:
[1] http://www.usip.org/events/cleric-and-state-in-the-islamic-republic-iran-what-next
[2] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/asia/iran
[3] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/civil-society
[4] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/conflict-analysis
[5] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/conflict-management-and-resolution
[6] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/early-warning-conflict-prevention
[7] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/human-rights
[8] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/negotiation-and-diplomacy
[9] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/nongovernmental-organizations
[10] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/rule-law
[11] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/women
[12] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/youth
[13] http://www.usip.org/events/public-workshop-islamic-extremism-in-nigeria
[14] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/africa/nigeria
[15] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/mediation-and-facilitation
[16] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/religion
[17] http://www.usip.org/events/leveraging-international-support-build-peace-in-the-drc
[18] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/congo-democratic-republic
[19] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/economics-and-development
[20] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/international-and-regional-organizations
[21] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/population-and-diaspora
[22] http://www.usip.org/events/analyzing-the-political-elite-the-islamic-republic-iran
[23] http://www.usip.org/events/nuclear-weapon-free-zones
[24] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/political-systems-and-international-relations
[25] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/security-and-strategy
[26] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/weapons-arms-control
[27] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/additional-fellowship-opportunities
[28] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-senior-fellowship-program