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Center Highlights
Event: Blogs and Bullets: Evaluating the Impact of New Media on Conflict
From Iran to Kenya to Colombia, the impact of new and social media on movements for political and social change has been the subject of much discussion, and controversy. On July 8, 2010, the Center and George Washington University's Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication hosted an event exploring the role of new media in contested politics around the world.
Event: Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan 
On June 24th, 2010, the Center brought together experts on international peacebuilding and mobile phone technology for a public event on the use of mobile phones in one of the most difficult conflict environments today: Afghanistan.
Event: Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict
The Center, in collaboration with the Center on Public Diplomacy at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, hosted a conference on "Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict." At the conference, held in Los Angeles on February 5, 2010, Sheldon Himelfarb provided introductory remarks, and Joel Whitaker chaired a panel on "Lessons for the Future."
Event: Smart Tools for Smart Power: Simulations and Serious Games for Peacebuilding
The Center hosted a full-day multimedia showcase of state-of-the-art simulation and "serious gaming" tools that promise to transform the way that peacebuilding organizations train, plan and collaborate.
Event: Online Discourse in the Arab World: Dispelling the Myths
On June 17th, 2009 the Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, presented findings from an unprecedented, comprehensive mapping of the Arabic-language blogosphere.
Featured Resources & Tools
A new USIP report examines online discourse in the Arab world and emerging trends of the blogosphere.
Iraq’s post-conflict struggles for sustainable economic growth and regional stability are undermined in both the short and long term by poor water management in the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Poor regional water management has negative effects on Iraq’s regional political relationships, its economy and its ecology.
Center Specialists
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Senior Adviser, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding
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Associate Vice President, Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, & Peacebuilding / Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding
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Using input from people around the world, this Center of Innovation identifies promising new practices, conducts research and develops innovative strategies for applying science and technology to the challenge of peacebuilding in fragile states, active conflict and post-conflict societies.
Initiatives
Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding: A New Forum for Innovation in Preventing and Managing Conflict
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding partnered with the National Academies of Science and of Engineering to launch a major, multi-year roundtable. It will focus on the development and application of technology and knowledge, and on methods from engineering and science in the service of conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping.
Blogs & Bullets: Understanding Online Discourse as a Cause of Conflict and Means of Dialogue
Through this initiative, the Center explores ways to utilize quantitative and analytical tools to map online discourse and content in USIP’s priority conflict areas.
Smart Tools for Smart Power: Applying Technology Innovation to the Needs of Peacebuilding
This initiative brings together peacebuilding practitioners and technology innovators to identify high-impact opportunities for technology to bolster peacebuilding and stability operations.
Water Scarcity, Environmental Change, and Conflict
The Center pursues collaborations and research to predict the potential of climate change in sparking or exacerbating conflict.
Science Diplomacy for Conflict Prevention: Global Evaluation of Scientific and Engineering Collaborations for Peacebuilding
The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding is evaluating select scientific and technical collaborations between countries to identify the active ingredients that makes them channels of peacebuilding.