Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Workshop with Iraqi Defense Ministry Officials
In partnership with National Defense University´s Near East - South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA), the Institute has conducted the first two of a series of four workshops for Iraqis who will be occupying senior leadership positions in their country´s new Ministry of Defense and Joint Headquarters (the uniformed military).
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."
Workshop on Conflict Management and Negotiation Styles in Islamabad, Pakistan
This was the first workshop the Training Department has conducted in Pakistan. Institute trainer Nina Sughrue conducted a one-day workshop for women parliamentarians and politicians on "Conflict Management and Negotiation Styles" in conjunction with the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) on Monday August 7, 2006 in Islamabad.
Religion and Peacemaking: Best Practices in Interfaith Dialogue
Religion is often cited as a cause of violent conflict, yet there is little recognition of how faith communities contribute toward peacemaking in zones of conflict throughout the world.
Workshops in Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills for the Armed Forces of the Philippines
USIP trainers Ted Feifer and Jackie Wilson conducted three workshops in conflict management and negotiation skills for 84 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during July 10-19. The three-day workshops were conducted together with Gene Martin of USIP’s Philippines Facilitation Project One was held at AFP Central Command in Cebu City, and two were held at AFP headquarters in Manila.
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Workshop
Nina Sughre and Noor Kirdar of the USIP Professional Training Program offered a one-day seminar in conflict management for participants in a State Department International Visitor Program.
Graduate Certificate Course in Post-Agreement Transitions
A joint initiative of the Training and Education programs, this Graduate Certificate Course utilized a framework for post-conflict stabilization being developed by the Institute, which directly addresses five critical end-states: public safety, rule of law, stable democracy, a robust and growing economy, and social well-being.
International Conflict Management Seminar for Senior Latin American and Caribbean Military Officials
In conjunction with the Organization of the American States (OAS), the Institute conducted a one-week workshop for over eighty senior Latin American and Caribbean military officials along with special invited guests from the resident military missions for the Inter American Defense College (IADC) at Fort McNair, Washington DC.
Senior Development Seminar: Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS)
DIILS in Newport, Rhode Island brings military officers from countries across the world attend a multi-month course in peacekeeping support operations.
Workshops on Conflict Management and Resolution for the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Institute trainers Ted Feifer, Alison Milofsky and Alan Tidwell joined with Philippine Facilitation Program Director Gene Martin to present three 3-day workshops on conflict management and resolution to 93 senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Cotabato, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga on the island of Mindanao during April-May 2006.