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Next Generation Peacebuilding in Iraq

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 / Time: 9:00am - 10:30am 

Despite the challenges facing the next generation of Iraqis, many Iraqi youth are generally positive about their futures. This event will consider some of the ways these young people are contributing to their communities, with a particular focus on USIP's work with Iraqi youth and partners in education, media and civil society sectors. 

Education & TrainingYouth

Demystifying the Origin of Creative Breakthroughs

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010 / Time: 5:00am - 7:00am 

Tatushi Arai, author of Creativity and Conflict Resolution: Alternative Pathways to Peace, challenges the notion that creativity is a rare quality with which only a few gifted individuals are born and demystifies the origin of unthinkable breakthroughs for conflict resolution. With his extensive international experience as a mediator and trainer, Arai will enliven the discussion with case studies and stories from around the world.

Education & TrainingConflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

The Other Afghanistan War: Fighting for Legal Equality and Level Economic Playing Fields

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Time: 6:00am - 7:30am 

The political and socio-cultural position of women in Afghanistan is in transition, particularly in the urban areas of the country. Advances have been made to include women in peacebuilding efforts, as noted by the recently adopted Constitution that grants equal rights for men and women, and as more and more women engage in entrepreneurial activities.

Education & TrainingGenderEnvironmentEconomics

Smart Tools for Smart Power: Simulations and Serious Games for Peacebuilding

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009 / Time: 5:00am - 11:30am 

USIP's Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding 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. The "Smart Tools for Smart Power" event featured presentations from such innovators as IBM, the Army War College, EBay, Lockheed Martin, Second Life, and USIP's own Education and Training Center.  U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer B...

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEducation & TrainingMediation, Negotiation & DialogueEducation & Training

Where are the Women Peacekeepers?

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 / Time: 6:00am - 8:00am 

Nearly a decade ago with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325, the United Nations and member states made a commitment to promote the participation of women in decision-making levels in conflict resolution and peace processes, expand the role and contribution of women in UN field-based operations, and to integrate gender perspectives and training into peacekeeping.  Where are we now, what has worked, what has not worked, and why?  The panelists will address these questions on women...

Education & TrainingGender