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.
USIP held an informative discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of state for verification, compliance, and implementation, on the verification provisions of the New START agreement. Her remarks were followed by an expert panel discussion on the implications of verification for the START ratification process and a lively Q & A session with the audience.
Should governments negotiate with terrorist groups? If so, when is the right time? How can policymakers understand various factors, such as group leadership, public support and splintering, that have vital impacts on the outcome of negotiating with terrorist groups? These questions are asked more and more often by policymakers and politicians the world over.
In recent years, the United Nations has emerged as an indispensible actor in Iraq, implementing a broad mandate which includes political dialogue and national reconciliation, electoral support, regional dialogue and humanitarian relief and reconstruction. As the U.S. role in Iraq diminishes, the U.N. and other international partners will be looked at to take on even greater responsibility. USIP hosted a stimulating discussion on the U.N.’s role in Iraq, Iraq’s political process and ongoing go...
This event is rescheduled from its original time on April 20. A multiethnic panel of distinguished politicians serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s three legislatures will offer their views on the current situation, strategies to address existing conflicts, and the domestic and international factors shaping the country’s future. These factors include the role of the international community, upcoming general elections and the public’s appetite for change, the policies of neighboring countries, an...
This event celebrated the publication of “American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers,“ by Richard H. Solomon and coauthor Nigel Quinney. Published by the U.S. Institute of Peace, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials.
Held at the magnificent Newseum in Washington, D.C., this summit considered specific recommendations on ways to harness the power of media for conflict prevention. Senior media makers, policymakers and powerful change agents who are key to the development of new ideas with the potential to reduce future conflict, convened at this summit.
The U.S. Institute of Peace has been developing a new series of handbooks for practitioners and educators about the art of mediation which constitute “The Peacemaker’s Toolkit.” To formally launch the Peacemaker’s Toolkit, USIP will held a public workshop on May 4 featuring authors of three of the handbooks.
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.
USIP hosted a discussion about prospects for peace in Afghanistan with renowned journalist Ahmed Rashid. Having spent the past three decades reporting from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid offered an insiders perspective on the prospects for political negotiations with the Taliban and other insurgent groups, and for sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
Nigeria has come under increased scrutiny as a possible hotbed of international terrorists. To discuss whether this is a credible conclusion the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a public workshop on March 15, 2010 featuring John Paden, Clarence Robinson Professor of International Studies at George Mason University, and David R. Smock, Vice President at the U.S. Institute of Peace.