Timing
India and Pakistan 10 Years After the Mumbai Attacks

India and Pakistan 10 Years After the Mumbai Attacks

Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm 

In November 2008, operatives from the Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out 12 coordinated terrorist attacks across Mumbai, killing 164 and wounding over 300. The days following the attacks saw tensions rise between India and Pakistan. War clouds hovered over South Asia for weeks before the crisis abated, in part due to U.S. mediation.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionFragility & ResilienceViolent Extremism

How to Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Violent Extremists

How to Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Violent Extremists

Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 

As the loss of ISIS territory drives thousands of “foreign terrorist fighters” to return home, and hundreds of people convicted of terrorism-related offenses are scheduled for release over the next several years, communities worldwide are faced with rehabilitating and reintegrating people disengaging...

Violent Extremism

RESOLVE Network 2018 Global Forum

RESOLVE Network 2018 Global Forum

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm 

The threat of violent extremism is evolving. However, significant knowledge gaps continue to pose obstacles to those seeking to prevent and address it. The U.S. Institute of Peace and the RESOLVE Network joined for the Third Annual RESOLVE Network Global Forum on September 20 to explore new research angles and approaches for prevention and intervention of violent extremism in policy and practice.

Violent ExtremismConflict Analysis & PreventionFragility & Resilience

Faith and Fragile States: Political Stability and Religious Freedom

Faith and Fragile States: Political Stability and Religious Freedom

Date: Friday, July 27, 2018 / Time: 11:00am - 2:30pm 

Religion influences both peace and conflict worldwide. Violent extremism is often framed in religious terms, and religious discrimination continues to increase as both a driver and symptom of conflict. But, religion drives peace and coexistence as well and religious actors are essential for advancing religious freedom. Efforts to engage religious actors in countering violent extremism (CVE) and interfaith peacebuilding must take this dichotomy into account.

Fragility & ResilienceReligionViolent Extremism

Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking: Combating a Source of Terrorist Funding

Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking: Combating a Source of Terrorist Funding

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 / Time: 8:45am - 9:45am 

Illegal wildlife poaching and trafficking has destabilized local communities and devastated elephant, rhino, and endangered species populations across Africa. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discussed key successes, challenges, and next steps for U.S. policymakers.

EnvironmentViolent ExtremismEconomics

Creating a Stable Peace in the Central African Republic

Creating a Stable Peace in the Central African Republic

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 / Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm 

Despite holding the country’s first peaceful, democratic elections in 2015-2016, the Central African Republic continues to suffer from violent conflict. Tensions escalated back to crisis levels in the capital on April 8, with the situation remaining tenuous as armed actors, the CAR government, and international organizations weigh their options and consider the ramifications for the larger peace process.

Violent ExtremismConflict Analysis & Prevention

Countering Youth Engagement in Violence

Countering Youth Engagement in Violence

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2018 / Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm 

Violent extremism has become one of the major challenges to stability in fragile states, characterized by weak, non-inclusive institutions, and lack of economic opportunity. Youth are often perceived as particularly vulnerable to recruitment into extremist groups. The U.S. Institute of Peace has funded several impact evaluations of peacebuilding interventions over the last few years, including two rigorous evaluations of Mercy Corps’ youth programming in Afghanistan and Somalia aimed at reducing support for armed opposition groups.

YouthViolent Extremism

Countering Illicit Funding of Terrorism: A Congressional Approach

Countering Illicit Funding of Terrorism: A Congressional Approach

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 / Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm 

Criminal and terrorist networks are exploiting today’s innovative technologies for their own gain, posing a direct threat to U.S. security and global stability. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been used to facilitate financing for terrorist groups, including ISIS, and rogue nation-states like North Korea. How can the United States and the international financial system better counter these nefarious uses of cryptocurrency to improve security and reduce global conflict? Join USIP on April 17 as the Institute’s second Bipartisan Congressional Dialogue examines this problem.

EnvironmentGlobal PolicyViolent ExtremismEconomics

Iraq and Syria: Views from the U.S. Administration, Military Leaders and the Region

Iraq and Syria: Views from the U.S. Administration, Military Leaders and the Region

Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 2:30pm 

U.S. Administration and military leaders, senior Iraqi representatives, and regional experts explored one of the most complex and consequential conflicts of our time. This event included a keynote panel with Stephen J. Hadley, General Joseph L. Votel, Ambassador Mark Green and Brett McGurk. USIP and guest experts navigated the key themes and provided insight on the terrain ahead in Iraq and Syria.

Democracy & GovernancePeace ProcessesViolent Extremism