Timing
Progress on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan

Progress on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 / Time: 10:30am - 11:30am 

USIP held an on-the-record presentation and discussion with Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar, which was webcast live on Thursday, March 22nd from 10:30am to 11:30am. NSA Atmar discussed the security challenges in Afghanistan and the path to peace and the recording is available for viewing.

Peace ProcessesViolent Extremism

U.S. Leverage in South Asia

U.S. Leverage in South Asia

Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm 

Following the announcement of a new South Asia strategy in August 2017, the Trump administration has laid out significant policy goals in the region, including preventing the Taliban insurgency from winning ground in Afghanistan, deepening the U.S. strategic partnership with India, and forcing a shift in Pakistan’s security strategies towards its neighbors. Does the U.S. have the necessary leverage and influence over key actors in South Asia needed to accomplish its policy goals?

Conflict Analysis & PreventionMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Signs of Hope for Afghan Peace Talks

Signs of Hope for Afghan Peace Talks

Date: Friday, March 9, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 11:00am 

President Ghani’s announcement at last week’s Kabul Process Conference of a peace offer to the Taliban was a potential watershed in the Afghan peace process, and arguably the most forward-leaning plan for peace with the Taliban the Afghan government has ever put forward.

Peace Processes

Bringing Armed Groups to the Peace Process in Afghanistan

Bringing Armed Groups to the Peace Process in Afghanistan

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

We invite you to join the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum at the U.S. Institute of Peace on January 25, as a panel of leading experts will discuss options for advancing peace talks, reaching an inclusive political settlement, and transitioning Taliban and other insurgents off the battlefield and into nonviolent politics.

Violent ExtremismConflict Analysis & PreventionPeace Processes

China’s Impact on Global Development and Conflict

China’s Impact on Global Development and Conflict

Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017 / Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm 

On December 7, specialists on China’s economic development and fragile states examined what the “China model” really is and whether China’s experiences can provide lessons on development for other countries, and discussed how Chinese investments and assistance might help mitigate or complicate local conditions in countries experiencing violent conflict. 

EnvironmentGlobal PolicyEconomics

Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Women as Peacemakers

Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani on Women as Peacemakers

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 / Time: 10:00am - 11:30am 

On October 25, USIP hosted Afghanistan’s first lady, Rula Ghani, for a discussion on the evolution of women’s roles in fostering peace amid one of Asia’s longest current wars.

Gender

Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves

Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves

Date: Monday, October 2, 2017 / Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm 

New research highlights how communities use cohesion and social structures to non-violently influence armed groups—a capacity that governments and institutions often fail to recognize. On October 2, USIP convened a discussion on such community self-protection, and how policymaking might better support it in conflict zones such as in Syria or Afghanistan.

Nonviolent ActionFragility & ResilienceMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

A Political Solution to the Afghanistan Crisis

A Political Solution to the Afghanistan Crisis

Date: Monday, July 10, 2017 / Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm 

To achieve stability, effective governance and prosperity, Afghanistan needs to reform and restructure its political institutions. This is a tall order in a country that is still reeling from years of turmoil, but it is not impossible. The U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.K.-based Overseas Development Institute held a panel discussion in London on July 10 that explored concrete steps and reforms that should be taken before 2020 to provide the foundation for long-term political stability.