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.
Two long-time Middle East experts have recently returned from Iran. Their discussions with cabinet members, ayatollahs, hardliners, Members of Parliament, economists, opposition figures and ordinary Iranians offer rare insights into Iran’s increasingly vibrant political scene since President Rouhani took office and the implications of the new nuclear agreement. Robin Wright and David Ignatius offered fresh perspectives on what’s next.
The United States Institute of Peace hosted H.E. Mr. Mohamed M. Tawfik, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, for public remarks and discussion. The Ambassador discussed Egypt-U.S. relations, Egypt’s transition, the status of the constitutional roadmap, formation of a new government, and potential for reconciliation amid polarization and escalating violence.
On October 22, USIP hosted an address by the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, in his first public speaking engagement with the Washington policy community since becoming Prime Minister for the third time in June 2013.
Former and current USIP peace scholars, senior fellows, grantees, and affiliated experts working on Colombia discuss their research in the context of the agenda of the ongoing peace talks in Colombia.
On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted an important public diplomacy component of USIP's ongoing U.S.-South Korea-Japan Track 1.5 project called "Trilateral Dialogue in Northeast Asia" (TDNA).
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America and the U.S. Institute of Peace organized a panel discussion with Ambassador Joško Paro, Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador Peter Galbtraith, and Mr. Jonathan Moore about Croatia’s journey to accession into the EU and the regional implications of Croatia’s membership.
As violence in Syria deepens, with the Assad regime using ballistic missiles and, reportedly, nerve gas, against civilians, the U.S. and its allies continue to search for viable options to shorten the conflict and place Syria on the path to political transition. Few options have received as much attention as the idea of creating a no fly zone (NFZ) over part of all of Syria. However, while debate over the NFZ option intensifies, far less attention has been paid to the military, diplomatic, and regional complexities that such a move would entail. To inform and deepen this debate, the U.S. Institute of Peace convened a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the diplomatic, strategic, tactical, and political implications involved.
April 5 marks the start of the one-year countdown to Afghanistan's presidential election. This will be the first post-9/11 election in which President Hamid Karzai is not on the presidential ballot. A panel of experts joined USIP to discuss the critically important technical and political issues that need to be addressed during the next 365 days in order for the elections to produce a credible and legitimate outcome. Read the event coverage, Credible Afghan Presidential Vote Hinges on Proc...
On April 3, 2013, this event provided a platform for discussion on the relationship between land and the peace agenda among a variety of stakeholders from the U.S. and Colombian governments, victims and affected parties, academics, international organizations, and NGOs.
On February 22, the U.S. Institute of Peace convened an event on recent changes in the war in eastern Congo and their implications for peace. Panelists shared insights from recent trips to the region, examined opportunities and risks for advancing a meaningful peace process, and highlighted lessons from other relevant peace processes potentially applicable to the Great Lakes.