USIP Events Podcast
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The U.S. Institute of Peace has long distinguished itself as one of Washington, DC’s premiere convening organizations, hosting global leaders, policy-makers, and practitioners as they offer practical solutions for the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. Events at USIP brings that convening power to your home, office or mobile device, with same-day audio from USIP events. You can listen to, download, and share episodes on the event pages linked below.
Enhancing U.S.-China Strategic Stability in an Era of Strategic Competition
April
- The Climate Challenges of South Asia’s Megacities
- Quiet on the Line of Control: Progress in India-Pakistan Relations?
- Afghanistan’s Next Chapter: What Happens as U.S. Troops Leave?
- Civil Resistance Transitions: Dialogue, Trust and Democracy
- The Nexus of Climate Change, Fragility, and Peacebuilding
- Pakistan’s Post-Pandemic Economic Outlook
March
- Nonviolent Action and Civil War Peace Processes
- Empowered Women Help Create a More Peaceful World
- Peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula: U.S. and European Perspectives
- In a Consequential Year for Iraq, What’s Next?
- Can Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Deliver Peace?
- Lessons from the Four Party Peace Talks on the Korean Peninsula
- Mediation in Nonviolent Action Campaigns
- Gender Dynamics in Conflict-Affected Middle East and North African Countries
- The Voices of South Sudan’s Women
- COVID-19 and Cooperation in Libya
February
- Security Challenges in Africa: 2021 and Beyond
- The Building Blocks of Civil Society in North Korea
- Afghanistan Study Group Releases Final Report
January
- Passing the Baton 2021: Securing America’s Future Together
- 30 Years Later: German Reunification Revisited
- Defiance and Democracy: Understanding the Thai Protest Movement
December
- China's Influence on Conflict Dynamics in South Asia
- Vanishing Media Freedoms Across South Asia
- Deadly Conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State: New Pathways to Peace?
- How Movements Fight Corruption
- Five Years Later: UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace, and Security
- Pandemics, Peace, and Justice: Shaping What Comes Next
- Hinge of History: Governance in an Emerging New World
- Contested Waters: Flashpoints for Conflict in Asia
November
October
- Kyrgyzstan's Unfinished "Revolution"
- Women Transforming Peace
- Russia’s War in Donbas: Ripe for a Resolution?
- Lessons for Afghanistan from Colombia’s Peace Process
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Local Peacebuilding in the Middle East
- What do Africans Think About the Continent’s Future?
- Empowering Afghan Women and Protecting Their Rights
September
- The Fallout of the War in Syria
- The Catholic Church and Peacebuilding
- The Beginning of an End to Afghanistan’s Conflict?
- COVID-19 and Cease-fires: What Have We Learned?
- Ecological Threats to Peace
- India’s Foreign Policy Outlook: An Inflection Point?
- Toward Never Again: U.S. Leadership in Atrocity Prevention
- A New Direction for U.S. Policy on North Korea
- ASEAN Faces the Future
August
- A Conversation with Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar
- A Conversation with Iraq's Foreign and Migration Ministers
- The Kashmir Conflict: A Year of Tumult
- Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Elections
- Drug Trafficking and Use in Libya and North Africa
- How ISIS Really Ends
- Conflict, COVID and Compassion
- Coronavirus and the Conflict in Syria
July
- Advancing International Religious Freedom
- From Dissent to Democracy
- Afghanistan's Peaceful Future: Support from Central Asia
- Sino-Indian Escalation: Blip or Lasting Strategic Shift?
- Congressional Perspectives on U.S.-China Relations
- The Rule of Law in Afghanistan
June
- Where Do Iraq’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities Stand Post-ISIS?
- H.E. Abdullah Abdullah Discusses Peace Talks in Afghanistan
- COVID in South Asia: Regional Responses
- Afghanistan’s Vision for Peace: A Conversation with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
May
- Tenuous Transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan
- Harnessing Coronavirus for a Peaceful and Prosperous Africa
- Understanding Career Foreign Fighters
- People Power in a Pandemic
- Conflict and the Pandemic: Tackling COVID-19 in Fragile Settings
- Pakistan's Coronavirus Crisis: Provincial Perspectives
April
- China’s Impact on Conflict Dynamics in the Red Sea Arena
- The Path to Intra-Afghan Talks
- Pakistan’s Coronavirus Crisis: Impact and Solutions
- Coronavirus and Conflict: The Security Sector Response
- The Impact of Coronavirus on North Korea
March
February
January
- North Korea’s Lost Generation
- The Future of Multilateral Peacebuilding
- Healing Afghanistan Through Art
- Pakistan 2020: The Year Ahead
- Disengaging From Violent Extremism
- A Governance Agenda for Preventing Violence in a Fragile World
December 2019
- 7th Annual Release of the Global Terrorism Index
- A Look at Daily Life Under Taliban Control
- The Afghan People Make Their Voices Heard
November 2019
- The 2019 Korea Global Forum
- The Role of Higher Education in Resolving Conflict and its Consequences
- A Conversation with the First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Rula Ghani
- The Treaty of Versailles: A Century Later
- The Unity of Peace, Justice and Inclusion
October 2019
- What's Next for Democracy and Women's Rights in Afghanistan?
- Exploring New Approaches for Atrocity Prevention
- PeaceCon 2019: Seizing the Moment for Peace in a Disrupted World
September 2019
- Syria Study Group Releases Final Report
- RESOLVE 2019 Global Forum
- Senator Mark R. Warner on U.S.-China Competition
- Peace for Afghanistan: What has Changed?
- Reintegrating Taliban Fighters in Afghanistan
- A Changing Ethiopia: The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics
- Forty Years On: What’s Next for U.S.-China Relations?
August 2019
How to Talk about People Disengaging from Violent Extremism
July 2019
- A Changing Ethiopia: What is the Legacy of Ethnic Federalism?
- One Year In: A Conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan
- The North Korea Sanctions Regime a Year After Singapore
June 2019
- Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad
- Addressing China’s Economic and Military Coercion in the Indo-Pacific
- South Sudan’s Stalled Path to Peace
- Third Annual U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Conference
- After India’s Vote: Prospects for Improved Ties with Pakistan
May 2019
- #CyberspaceIRL: Rule of Law Approaches to Virtual Threats
- Diplomacy and Development in a Complex Global Landscape
- After Doha, What's Next for Afghan Peace Talks?
April 2019
- Instability and Opportunity in North Africa
- China's Belt and Road Initiative at Year Six
- A New Approach to Preventing Extremism in Fragile States
- Youth: The Missing Peace
- A Conversation with CAR President Touadéra
March 2019
- Will Iraq's New Parliament Bring Change?
- Women Leading Nonviolent Movements
- Crimea after Five Years of Russian Occupation
- How Pakistan Navigates the Saudi Arabia-Iran Rivalry
- #HerPotentialOurFuture: Gender Equality, Fragility and Conflict Affected States
- Building Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies Amid a World on Fire
- Pakistani Ambassador to U.S. Dr. Asad Majeed Khan on Pakistan’s Priorities
February 2019
- What is the State of the Rule of Law Around the World in 2019?
- Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad on the Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan
November 2018
- Soft Power in a Sharp Power World: Countering Coercion and Information Warfare
- How to Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Violent Extremists
- A Conversation with Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis
October 2018
- What Really Works to Prevent Election Violence?
- PeaceCon 2018 - A Call for Collaborative and Collective Action
- How Can Peacemakers Show Success?
- Breaking Rules to Build Peace
- Civil Resistance and Democratization
- Preserving the Past to Strengthen Afghanistan’s Future
- Pakistan’s New Government: Change or Continuity in Foreign Policy?
September 2018
- China: Managing Conflict and Competition
- What Drives Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle?
- China's Role in Myanmar's Internal Conflicts
August 2018
July 2018
- Faith and Fragile States: Political Stability and Religious Freedom
- Senator Joni Ernst to Discuss U.S. Policy Options in Post-ISIS Iraq
- South Sudan: From Independence to Civil War
- Will Pakistan's Youth be a Boom or Bust for its Democracy?
- Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking: Combating a Source of Terrorist Funding
- Senator Jeff Merkley on Violence and Humanitarian Response in Africa
June 2018
- A Conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
- Mapping the Role of Religion in Fragile States
- The Long Search for Peace in Afghanistan
- Sudan After the Sanctions
May 2018
- Innovation and Technology in Rule of Law Programming
- Countering Youth Engagement in Violence
- Can Power-sharing Arrangements Deliver Peace?
- Second Annual U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Conference
- Data Democracy: People and Power in the Digital Age
- North Korea and the Fine Print of a Deal: A View from Congress
- After ISIS, Will Iraq's Elections be the Next Step to Stability?
- Can Inclusive Peace Processes Work?
- War by Other Means
- Time for Action in the Western Balkans
April 2018
- Afghanistan in 2020: Is Peace Possible?
- Aiding Afghanistan's Economy: Lessons from the U.S. Experience
- Countering Illicit Funding: A Congressional Approach
- China and North Korea Conference: War and its Aftermath on the Korean Peninsula – What Role Could China Play?
- China and North Korea Conference: Ambassador Mark Lippert Keynote Address
- China and North Korea Conference: Would a Reunified Korea under South Korean Leadership be Positive or Negative for China?
- China and North Korea Conference: China and North Korea Relations
- Colombia Peace Forum: Elections and Peace Processes in Colombia
- Fraught Terrain: Stabilizing Iraq and Syria After ISIS
- Entering the Post-ISIS Era: Iraq and Its Neighbors
- A Pivotal Moment for Iraq
March 2018
- Securing Their Roles: Women in Constitution-Making
- Human Rights: The Foundation for Peace
- Foreign Policy and Fragile States
- Signs of Hope for Afghan Peace Talks
- How Film Captures the Role of Women in War and Peace
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
- U.N. Peacekeeping is Vital – and so is its Reform
- Turmoil Across the Middle East – What Does it Mean?
- Is Diplomacy Possible with North Korea?
November 2017
- How to Help Vulnerable States Prevent Their Own Crises
- Raqqa After the Islamic State – Governance and Challenges in Post-ISIS Syria
- Iraqi Vice President Al-Nujaifi on His Nation’s Post-ISIS Future