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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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America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace

America's Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace

Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 / Time: 8:00am - 10:00am 

As President Barack Obama embarks on his second term and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu builds his coalition government, many warn that time is running out for the two-state solution. On the occasion of its publication, the authors of “The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace” discussed their own views on whether and why that door is closing, and what the next Obama administration can do to keep it open. Read the event coverage, America’s Quest for Arab-Israeli P...

Rewiring the Diagram: Regional Conflict Management and Global Security

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011 / Time: 4:00am - 7:00am 

Regional and global security experts addressed questions on the links between the fields of security and conflict management and the balance between regional/local security initiatives and global ones. The discussion centered on the themes of USIP’s book, "Rewiring Regional Security in a Fragmented World", edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Olsen Hampson, and Pamela Aall. Read the event coverage, "Rewiring Regional Security" Released at USIP Gathering  

Education & Training

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 ...

Lebanon and the Arab Spring

Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Time: 6:00am - 7:00am 

On May 10, 2011 Congressman Charles Boustany of Louisiana spoke about the current situation in Lebanon and how it is fairing in the Arab Spring, as Syria and the Arab world are being rocked by historic change.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Religion

Promoting Political Reform in Lebanon: Opportunities and Challenges

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 / Time: 6:30am - 8:00am 

Over the past 15 months, Lebanon has held two critical elections: the June 2009 parliamentary elections and the May 2010 municipal elections.  Limited but important electoral reforms accompanied both polls, and the elections could mark the beginning of Lebanon’s transition to a stable democracy. In this event, Lebanese Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Tamara Wittes, and Chief of Party in Lebanon for IFES Richard Chambers, discussed the pursuit...

Engaging the Muslim World

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Time: 5:30am - 8:00am 

USIP's Daniel Brumberg joined a panel of guest speakers, including Congressman Keith Ellison, for a lively discussion of USIP's new volume "Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World."

Religion;  Environment;  Economics