Haiti: Six Weeks Later
Six weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, what are the top priorities for donors and for Haiti? What role will the United States play in the coming weeks, months, and perhaps years?
Events
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.
Will Addressing Horizontal Inequalities Reduce the Likelihood of Political Violence?
There is a growing body of evidence that group dynamics can help explain the nature and likelihood of political violence. This event discussed questions like: What types of horizontal inequalities make political violence most likely? What factors determine group mobilization? Is there a tipping point? How should conflict management and peace promotion strategies better account for horizontal inequalities?
Countdown to Copper in Afghanistan:
Copper deposits worth over $50 billion in Afghanistan’s Aynak valley could either present an opportunity for economic sustainability and political stability or become the focus of violent competition and grand corruption. Panelists discussed the steps necessary to ensure that the copper industry benefits local communities and promotes peace in Afghanistan; how the Afghan business sector could prepare to be fully integrated in the copper value chain and the role for external parties, like the ...
Bosnia-Herzegovina: One Country, or Not?
What economic and political economic factors keep Bosnia-Herzegovina a unified state? Is the division of Bosnia-Herzegovina a viable future for the region or would smaller states lack the necessary political and economic components to survive? Politician and businessman Fahrudin Radončić will address these questions in his discussion.
U.S.-South Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Global Issues
This public symposium explored how the U.S., South Korea, and Japan can cooperate on common challenges and opportunities in the international community.
Kosovo's Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
Economics and Finance Minister of Kosovo Ahmet Shala will talk about the new infrastructure projects in Kosovo, including transportation, telecommunication, energy, and waste management. He will also give his views on the current problems that Kosovo faces such as the trade blockade on Kosovo's exports to Serbia and Bosnia, membership in the International Financial Institutions, and regional integration.
Assessing "A New Way Forward": One Year of the Obama Administration in the Middle East
On the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, USIP and POMED invited a public audience to assess the Obama administration's first year and to examine the administration's oppurtunities to implement its vision of a new beginning with the Arab and Muslim world.
Haiti after the Earthquake
This discussion at the Inter-American Dialogue examined the damage that has been done to Haiti and its people by the January 12th earthquake and the challenges the country now confronts.
Natural Resources: Plunder or Peace
Even though the mismanagement of natural resources lies at the heart of many enduring conflicts, the sustainable and equitable use of petroleum, mineral and agricultural resources could help prevent conflict and promote lasting peace. This event examined the underpinnings of resource management in resource-rich, conflict-prone states and explored options for conflict-sensitive strategies that could break the cycle of violence and lay the foundation for sustainable economic development.
Prospects for Haiti's New Government
On November 10, the Haitian government confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as its sixth Prime Minister since 2004. What does this change portend for Haiti's future? How are the international community and diaspora responding to this change?