Dialogue on Democracy
In response to an invitation from the State Department's Under Secretary for Global Affairs, Ms. Paula Dobriansky, the Institute participated in a conference organized by the Community of Democracies.
Dealing with Conflict and Crisis: International Conflict Management Seminar for Leaders
The Institute, in partnership with the Inter-American Defense College, held a seminar at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC for one hundred senior government officials and military officers, including sixty students of the IADC. Participants came from twenty-eight countries from the Americas including Canada and the US, as well as the Organization of American States.
International Conflict Workshop
The Institute, in partnership with the United States Department of State´s Foreign Service Institute (FSI), conducted a four-day International Conflict Workshop for 21 participants from the Departments of State and Defense, and nongovernmental organizations.
Managing International Conflict: Skills Training for Humanitarian and Peace Operations: A Senior Development Seminar
The Institute, in partnership with the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), held a seminar at the US Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island for thirty-five civilian and military participants from ministries of foreign affairs and defense from twenty-two countries.
Skill Building in Serbia
As part of a continuing collaboration with the Foreign Ministry of Serbia and Montenegro and the Government of Serbia, the Institute conducted two workshops at the conference center in Palic, near the Hungarian border.
Serb and Kosovar Young Leaders Rebuild
Young political and civic leaders from Serbia and Kosovo, together with officials from USAID, successfully stabilized and began the reconstruction of the fictitious post-conflict country of "Akrona."