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As a national, nonpartisan, independent Institute, the U.S. Institute of Peace draws on our exceptional convening power to create opportunities for diverse audiences to exchange knowledge, experiences, and ideas necessary for creative solutions to difficult challenges. We serve as an important, neutral platform for bringing together government and nongovernment, diplomacy, security, and development actors, and participants across political views. The Institute’s events help shape public policy and priorities to advance peaceful solutions to conflict and strengthen international security.

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The Challenge of Security Sector Reform in the Arab World

The Challenge of Security Sector Reform in the Arab World

Date: Monday, November 5, 2012 / Time: 4:30am - 6:30am 

If the first season of the “Arab Uprisings” brought hope, the second season has illustrated many hard challenges, not least of which is restructuring the military, policy and intelligence services of Arab states. Even in Tunisia, where the military played a crucial role in supporting the “Jasmine Revolution,” the ultimate loyalty of the security services remains an open question. To examine this issue, USIP convened a panel of experts to discuss the institutional, economic and political chall...

Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies

Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies

Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Time: 6:00am - 8:30am 

The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, explored the kinds of leadership that are most effective in societies undergoing upheaval and/or transition. Women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Samoa and Mexico offered compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in two sessions at USIP on June 5. These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of t...

Gender

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

Environment;  Economics

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...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Environment;  Human Rights;  Religion;  Education & Training;  Economics

Twenty Years After Madrid

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 / Time: 5:00am - 2:00pm 

On November 2, 2011, the United States Institute of Peace and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy co-hosted a full-day conference to explore lessons learned at the Madrid Conference of 1991 and the way forward for Arab-Israeli peacemaking. The conference was composed of a keynote speech by former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, a plenary session, seven panels addressing various aspects of the conflict and the role of the United States, and a closing discussion with two ...

Beyond Tahrir: The Trajectory of Egypt's Transition

Date: Monday, July 25, 2011 / Time: 8:15am - 9:30am 

Major General Elassar of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will sit down with Professor William Quandt to discuss the trajectory of Egypt's transition period; the pace and shape of reform; the ongoing demands of protesters and the role of the military in the country's future. Read the event coverage, Beyond Tahrir: The Trajectory of Egypt's Transition