(Washington) -- The U.S. Institute of Peace, State  Department and U.S. Agency for International Development convened researchers from around the world this month to launch a collaborative research network on ways to counter and prevent violent extremism. The new network will help researchers inject their critical knowledge of conditions in their localities into the global development of policies and practices in countering violent extremism.

On October 1, 2015 at 10am World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim will speak at USIP in advance of the annual World Bank meetings in Lima. Dr. Kim will present preliminary data for the first time on how 89 countries are faring in boosting the prosperity of the poorest 40 percent and discuss practical approaches the World Bank has used to open economic opportunities. With USIP President Nancy Lindborg, Dr. Kim will examine how economic development can work in tandem with peacebuilding effort...

U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in a hearing on “The U.S. Role and Strategy in the Middle East: The Humanitarian Crisis.”

On October 23, 2015 at 10am the Prime Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, will reflect on developments in his country and the broader region and assess the future of relations with the United States. This will be the Prime Minister’s only public event in Washington DC.

On October 28, 2015 at 10am, the U.S. Institute of Peace will host Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist movement Nahda, to discuss how Tunisia can build a peaceful democracy after its 2011 Arab Spring revolution.  Sheikh Ghannouchi’s vital voice has helped Tunisia remain committed to a non-violent, democratic path from Nahda’s leading the first post-revolution government to the writing of Tunisia’s new, more democratic, constitution. Sheikh Ghannouchi’s remarks will address the ch...