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Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies

Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affected Societies

Date: Friday, May 18, 2012 / Time: 5:00am - 9:30am 

The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examined trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. Read the event coverage, Trauma Resilience as a Keystone to Building the Rule of Law in Conflict-Affect...

Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East

Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East

Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012 / Time: 4:30am - 8:00am 

On May 10, 2012, the USIP Center of Innovation for Security Sector Governance held its third annual conference. For the second year running, the conference focused on the pressing question of security sector reform in North Africa and the Middle East.   Read the event coverage, USIP Examines Security Sector Transformation in North Africa, Middle East

The Islamists Are Coming

Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 / Time: 8:30am - 10:00am 

The Islamists Are Coming is the first book to survey the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum-separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world's most volatile region, more than any other political bloc, yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.

A Year of Turmoil: The Arab Uprisings and the Challenges of Reconstruction

A Year of Turmoil: The Arab Uprisings and the Challenges of Reconstruction

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Time: 2:30am - 4:00am 

On Feb 16, 2012, Ambassador William B. Taylor, special coordinator for Middle East Transitions at the U.S. Department of State and Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center met for the second in a series of breakfast briefings organized by the United States Institute of Peace in partnership with the Defense Education Forum of the Reserve Officers Association. Read the event coverage, Challenges of Reconstruction after Arab Uprisings Discussed at USIP-ROA Briefing

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A Year of Turmoil

A Year of Turmoil

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 / Time: 2:30am - 4:00am 

In May, President Obama defined the Arab Spring as a “historic opportunity” to redefine and strengthen America’s relationships in the Middle East, demonstrating that “America values the dignity of the street vendor . . . more than the raw power of the dictator.” One year after the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia, has the promise of the Arab Awakening been realized? Please join former national security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher on Wednesday, Ja...

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Forecasting the Future

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 6:30am 

This panel introduced new and original data on the impact of social media across the Middle East.

U.S.Relations with the Muslim World

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 / Time: 4:00am - 2:30pm 

USIP, CSID, George Mason and ISESCO co-hosted this day-long conference examining America's relations with the Muslim world one year after President Obama's Cairo speech.