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Expanding the Role of Youth in Building Peace, Security

Expanding the Role of Youth in Building Peace, Security

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

On August 8, USIP held a discussion of new ideas and resources for strengthening the role of youth who are reducing violence, improving security, and opposing violent extremism in their countries. This forum was co-sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the international peacebuilding organization Search for Common Ground, and YouthPower, which promotes positive youth development globally.

YouthViolent ExtremismJustice, Security & Rule of Law

Recovery in Somalia: How Do We Sustain Gains Against al-Shabab?

Recovery in Somalia: How Do We Sustain Gains Against al-Shabab?

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 / Time: 10:30am - 11:00am 

Six million Somalis are at risk of famine due to drought, and the looming drawdown of the regional peacekeeping force, AMISOM, threatens to derail the country’s fragile transition if the training of Somali forces is not expedited. Former Somali Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdirahman Yusuf Ali Aynte (Abdi Aynte) and U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg discussed the challenges and potential solutions in a webcast conversation.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionDemocracy & GovernanceViolent Extremism

Iraq & Syria: ISIS’ Fall Will Change the Game, But How?

Iraq & Syria: ISIS’ Fall Will Change the Game, But How?

Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 / Time: 9:30am - 10:00am 

U.S.-backed military offensives, at Mosul in Iraq and at Raqqa in Syria, are squeezing the Islamic State (ISIS) from its last territorial strongholds. But what will replace ISIS rule? Persistent conflicts in both countries, including new ones fueled by ISIS’ brutal rise, continue to undermine stability. Can Iraq steady itself, even as ethnic Kurds have called a referendum on independence? In eastern Syria, what groups might fill the post-ISIS power vacuum? Will ISIS even be truly eliminated? On June 30, experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace held a Facebook Live discussion on the rising challenges.

Violent ExtremismReconciliationJustice, Security & Rule of Law

After the ISIS Flag Falls: The Future of Mosul and Iraq

After the ISIS Flag Falls: The Future of Mosul and Iraq

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 / Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm 

After eight months of fighting for Mosul, Iraqi troops are closing in on the last of ISIS’s forces in the city. The government’s recovery of the main ISIS stronghold in Iraq will open a new phase in the country’s struggle for stability. Iraq must resolve longstanding domestic conflicts that contributed to ISIS’ rise in the first place and avert new cycles of vengeance arising from the terrorists’ brutal, three-year reign in Iraq’s northwest.

Democracy & GovernanceViolent Extremism

Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi on U.S. Ties, War With ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi on U.S. Ties, War With ISIS

Date: Monday, March 20, 2017 / Time: 4:45pm - 6:00pm 

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, as the new administration reviewed its strategy against the ISIS extremist group and debate intensified at home about the future of Iraq after the battle to recapture Mosul. At USIP, the prime minister made remarks and participated in a discussion, with questions from an invited audience, moderated by USIP President Nancy Lindborg.

Democracy & GovernanceViolent ExtremismGlobal Policy