Events

Featured Events

[1]	March 23, 2010 Nuclear Weapon Free Zones [1] 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 [2], Political Systems and International Relations [3], Security and Strategy [4], Weapons & Arms Control [5] \| Programs: Additional Fellowship Opportunities [6], Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program [7]

Upcoming Events

	March 23, 2010 Women Entrepreneurs: Critical Agents of Post-Conflict Stabilization and Reconstruction [8] Please join us for a presentation of sustainable business models for post-conflict societies, including a case example of Prosperity Candle [9] which targets women entrepreneurs by providing them with kits and training in candle production for domestic and export markets. Other small enterprise models will also be discussed within the context of the greater economic challenges facing women during and after conflict. Countries: Afghanistan [10], Iraq [11] \| Issue Areas: Civil Society [12], Economics and Development [13], Peacebuilding [14], Post-Conflict Activities [15], Women [16]
	March 30, 2010 Cross-Border Surveillance: Promoting Cooperation or Sowing Tension? [17] The Working Group on Health and Peacebuilding will host a panel to consider cross-border cooperation in disease surveillance, and the broader questions about the relationship between health and national security. Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention [18], Health [19], International and Regional Organizations [20], Nongovernmental Organizations [2], Science and Technology [21]
	March 31, 2010 Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar [22] In September 2009, the United States announced a new course in its policy toward Burma following a review undertaken by the Obama administration. Recognizing that decades of pursuing policies of isolation and sanctions have done little to influence change in Burma, the U.S. introduced a policy of "pragmatic engagement," initiating efforts to expand channels of communication with Burma’s military leaders. Countries: Myanmar/Burma [23] \| Programs: Grant Program [24], Grants & Fellowships [25]
	April 1, 2010 Middle East Peace [26] Anwar Sadat, considered one of the great leaders whose efforts were indispensable in ending war between Egypt and Israel, inspired many. Almost three decades after his passing, a comprehensive resolution to the Middle East conflict remains elusive. Programs: Grant Program [24], Grants & Fellowships [25]
	April 2, 2010 Previewing Sudan’s Upcoming Elections [27] This April Sudan is scheduled to hold long-anticipated elections for almost every level of government. USIP is holding a public event to examine some of the uncertainties around the upcoming elections and to place the elections into Sudan's larger political context. Countries: Africa [28], Sudan [29] \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis [30], Early Warning & Conflict Prevention [18], Governance [31], Peacebuilding [14], Post-Conflict Activities [15], Training [32] \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International [33]

More Upcoming Events » [34]

Links:
[1] http://www.usip.org/events/nuclear-weapon-free-zones
[2] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/nongovernmental-organizations
[3] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/political-systems-and-international-relations
[4] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/security-and-strategy
[5] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/weapons-arms-control
[6] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/additional-fellowship-opportunities
[7] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-senior-fellowship-program
[8] http://www.usip.org/events/women-entrepreneurs-critical-agents-post-conflict-stabilization-and-reconstruction
[9] http://www.prosperitycandle.com/
[10] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/asia/afghanistan
[11] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/iraq
[12] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/civil-society
[13] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/economics-and-development
[14] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/peacebuilding
[15] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/post-conflict-activities
[16] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/women
[17] http://www.usip.org/events/cross-border-surveillance-promoting-cooperation-or-sowing-tension
[18] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/early-warning-conflict-prevention
[19] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/health
[20] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/international-and-regional-organizations
[21] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/science-and-technology
[22] http://www.usip.org/events/current-realities-and-future-possibilities-in-burmamyanmar
[23] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/asia/myanmarburma
[24] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/-grant-program
[25] http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships
[26] http://www.usip.org/events/middle-east-peace-who-leads-who-succeeds
[27] http://www.usip.org/events/previewing-sudan-s-upcoming-elections
[28] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/africa
[29] http://www.usip.org/countries-continents/africa/sudan
[30] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/conflict-analysis
[31] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/governance
[32] http://www.usip.org/issue-areas/training
[33] http://www.usip.org/education-training/international
[34] http://www.usip.org/events/upcoming-events

	March 23, 2010 Women Entrepreneurs: Critical Agents of Post-Conflict Stabilization and Reconstruction [8] Please join us for a presentation of sustainable business models for post-conflict societies, including a case example of Prosperity Candle [9] which targets women entrepreneurs by providing them with kits and training in candle production for domestic and export markets. Other small enterprise models will also be discussed within the context of the greater economic challenges facing women during and after conflict. Countries: Afghanistan [10], Iraq [11] \| Issue Areas: Civil Society [12], Economics and Development [13], Peacebuilding [14], Post-Conflict Activities [15], Women [16]
	March 30, 2010 Cross-Border Surveillance: Promoting Cooperation or Sowing Tension? [17] The Working Group on Health and Peacebuilding will host a panel to consider cross-border cooperation in disease surveillance, and the broader questions about the relationship between health and national security. Issue Areas: Early Warning & Conflict Prevention [18], Health [19], International and Regional Organizations [20], Nongovernmental Organizations [2], Science and Technology [21]
	March 31, 2010 Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar [22] In September 2009, the United States announced a new course in its policy toward Burma following a review undertaken by the Obama administration. Recognizing that decades of pursuing policies of isolation and sanctions have done little to influence change in Burma, the U.S. introduced a policy of "pragmatic engagement," initiating efforts to expand channels of communication with Burma’s military leaders. Countries: Myanmar/Burma [23] \| Programs: Grant Program [24], Grants & Fellowships [25]
	April 1, 2010 Middle East Peace [26] Anwar Sadat, considered one of the great leaders whose efforts were indispensable in ending war between Egypt and Israel, inspired many. Almost three decades after his passing, a comprehensive resolution to the Middle East conflict remains elusive. Programs: Grant Program [24], Grants & Fellowships [25]
	April 2, 2010 Previewing Sudan’s Upcoming Elections [27] This April Sudan is scheduled to hold long-anticipated elections for almost every level of government. USIP is holding a public event to examine some of the uncertainties around the upcoming elections and to place the elections into Sudan's larger political context. Countries: Africa [28], Sudan [29] \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis [30], Early Warning & Conflict Prevention [18], Governance [31], Peacebuilding [14], Post-Conflict Activities [15], Training [32] \| Programs: Education and Training Center/International [33]