2006
Below is a list of USIP events held in 2006. To see archived listings of events from 2005-1996, please see the drop-down box to your right.
An Update from Iraq: Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi
December 14, 2006 | Public Event
[Video and Audio Available]
Experts Discuss the Iraq Study Group
December 13, 2006 | Public Event
After Lebanon: The View from Israel
December 13, 2006 | Public event featuring former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Zalman Shoval
Getting it Right: Amnesty or Accountability After Atrocity?
December 11, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Can Might Make Rights? Rebuilding the Rule of Law After Military Interventions
December 8, 2006 | A USIP, Georgetown University Law Center and American Society of International Law co-sponsored event
Five Years After the Fall of the Taliban: Afghanistan Beyond the Bonn Agreement
December 6, 2006 | A public meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group
This is the fourth session of a four-part series leading to the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Taliban.
Reconciling Iraq: The Perspective of HE Sayyed Abdul Aziz Alhakim
December 4, 2006 | Public Event
Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution
December 1, 2006 | Public Event
The Imam and the Pastor: Healing Conflict in Nigeria
November 30, 2006 | Public Event/Film Screening
Meeting Resistance: A Film on the Organization, Opposition, and Motives of Baghdad's Insurgents
November 30, 2006 | Public Event/Film Screening
Violence Against Women in Congo's War
November 29, 2006 | USIP and InterAction co-sponsored event
The United States and Syria: Policy Options
November 27, 2006 | Public Event
Religious Education in Indonesia: Implications for Interreligious and Interethnic Relations
November 21, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Kosovo's Internal Security Sector Review Program
November 20, 2006 | Public Event
Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
November 17, 2006 | Book launch with author Yoram Peri
Three Perspectives on Moro Self-Determination in the Philippines
November 17, 2006 | Public Event
Understanding Conflict and Its Relationship to Public Health: Case Study on North Korea
November 16, 2006 | Johns Hopkins University/U.S. Institute of Peace Task Force on Public Health Symposium Series
Liberia's Peacebuilding Efforts: One Year After Transition
November 13, 2006 | Public meeting of the Liberia Working Group
Political Oppositions in the Arab World: A New Path?
November 9, 2006 | Public Event
Five Years After the Fall of the Taliban: Afghanistan and the War on Terrorism
November 8, 2006 | Public meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group
This is the third session of a four-part series leading to the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Taliban.
The Peace Process in Northern Uganda: the Role of the Mediator
November 7, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Kosovo: Does Anyone Have a Plan?
October 27, 2006 | Special Movie Screening Event
Combating Serious Crimes in Post-Conflict Societies
October 26, 2006 | Public Event
Five Years After the U.S. Intervention: Pamela Constable on Afghanistan's Progress
October 25, 2006 | A public meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group
This is the second session of a four-part series leading to the fifth anniversary of the fall of the Taliban.
Celebrate Conflict Resolution Day
October 19, 2006 | A public event jointly sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution and USIP
[Audio Available]
Five Years After the U.S. Intervention: What Can the U.S. do to Help Afghanistan?
October 19, 2006 | A public meeting of the Afghanistan Working Group
What Does it Mean to be Iraqi? The Politics of Identity in Iraq
October 17, 2006 | A public meeting of the Iraq Working Group
[Audio Available]
Plans and Prospects for Peace in Kashmir with Farooq Kathwari
October 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Colombia Crisis: Models of Religious Peacemaking
October 5, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Mighty and the Almighty: Religion's Role in International Affairs
October 5, 2006 | Public event featuring former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
[Audio Available]
Looking Ahead at the Muslim World After 9/11
October 4, 2006 | Muslim World Conference
[Audio Available]
A New Mandate for Haiti
September 29, 2006 | Public Event
Ayatollah Sistani and the Democratization of Post-Baathist Iraq
September 14, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
Future Directions for Humanitarian and Peace Support Operations
September 13, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Evolution of People Power and Nonviolent Conflict: Best Practices and Future Applications
September 6, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Putting Lebanon Back Together
August 31, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Religious Dimensions of Conflict in the Middle East
August 28, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Understanding the Hezbollah-Iran Connection
August 17, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Crisis in Lebanon: Is Peacekeeping Possible?
August 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio & Briefing Available]
Islamist Networks: The Case of Tablighi Jamaat
August 8, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
When Will Iraq Stand Up?
July 28, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Haiti's Diaspora: Can it Solve Haiti's Enduring Social Conflict?
July 25, 2006 | Public Event
On the Fringes of Northern Identity: What's Missing in the Darfur Peace Process
July 24, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Children of Chronic War: Vulnerability, Resilience and Prospects for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
July 20, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Re-Inventing Iraq: Understanding Iraqi Society and Coalition Democratization Efforts
July 17, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
UN Management and Accountability: Advancing the Agenda for Reform
July 13, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio and Photo Gallery Available]
The USSR/U.S. Dialogue on Human Rights, 1986-1990
July 6, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Ground Truth from Iraq: Politicians, Police, and Pacification
June 29, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Toward a Diplomatic Solution
June 29, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Karabakh Conflict: Prospects for Peace
June 28, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Security in Afghanistan: Are We Losing the Peace?
June 27, 2006 | Afghanistan Working Group
[Audio Available]
Mitrovica's Future: Uniting the City or Dividing Kosovo
June 26, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Rebuilding East Timor...Again
June 22, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Inside Out: An Integrative Critique of the Northern Ireland Peace Process
June 15, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Peace and Development in Mindanao: Kicking the Can Down the Road...
June 13, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Theatre of the Absurd? The Philippines Twenty Years After Marcos
June 8, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio and Transcript Available]
Serbia: Between Past and Future
June 8, 2006 | Public Event
Training for Diversity: Religious Issues in U.S. Military Operations
June 8, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
New Opportunities for Peace in the Basque Area
June 6, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio, Prepared Remarks, and Photo Gallery Available]
Democracy at the Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges for Lasting Peace in Nepal
June 1, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
A Framework for Evaluating Transitional Justice
June 1, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Iraq's New Government
May 31, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The Crisis in Balochistan
May 25, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
New Opportunities for Peace in the Basque Region and Spain
May 25, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
The Peace Processes for Darfur and Northern Uganda
May 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Transforming Ethnopolitical Conflict: Dialogue and Mediation in Guyana
May 16, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Project Report Summary Available]
President Sulejman Tihic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina
May 12, 2006 | Town Hall Meeting
[Audio Available]
India-Pakistan Negotiations: Is Past Still Prologue?
May 11, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Security Strategies Toward Central Asia
May 11, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 9, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio and Photo Gallery Available]
Remembering George Kennan: Lessons for Today?
May 4, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Meeting with Cardinal Puljic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 2, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Kosovo Negotiations: Is Progress Possible?
May 2, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
A Framework for South Asian Peace and Security
April 27, 2006 | Senior Fellow Project Report
[Audio and Project Report Summary Available]
Human Rights, Refugee Return, and Reconciliation: Current Challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina
April 25, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: Implications for South Asian Security and Export Control Regimes
April 21, 2006 | Public Event
Kosovo's Future: Between Hope and Reality
April 19, 2006 | Public Event
Terror on the Internet: The New Arena, the New Challenges
April 10, 2006 | Book Launch
[Audio, Online Press Kit, and Photo Gallery Available]
In the War Zone: How Does Gender Matter?
April 10, 2006 | Panel Discussion
[Audio Available]
Charles Taylor on Trial
April 7, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Haiti's Security
March 24, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Responding to the Present Crisis in Nigeria
March 22, 2006 | Public Workshop
[Summary Available]
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
March 21, 2006 | Town Hall Meeting
[Audio and Photo Gallery Available - Video Forthcoming]
Religious Education in Pakistan: A Trip Report
March 20, 2006 | Roundtable
[Trip Report and Audio Available]
H.E. Ashraf Qazi, UNSG Special Representative for Iraq
March 17, 2006 | Public Meeting
[Audio Available]
The 2006 National Security Strategy Featuring Stephen J. Hadley
March 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Hadley's Remarks, Audio, and Photo Gallery Available]
What Makes Zarqawi Tick? Gilles Kepel on Biography, Ideology, and Violence
March 16, 2006 | Public Event
[Transcript, Audio, and Photo Gallery Available - Video Forthcoming]
A Shared Future: Challenges for Northern Ireland, International Implications
March 15, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Peacekeeping in Darfur
March 15, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Haiti's Future
February 22, 2006 | Public Event
[Photos & Audio Available]
Can Lebanon Escape Confessional Politics?
February 10, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The International Community and Afghanistan: Can Support Be Sustained?
February 9, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Elections in Nepal: The Pathway to Democracy?
February 8, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Hungry for Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, and Social Change in North Korea
February 7, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
The New Afghanistan's Parliament: Challenges and Opportunities
February 3, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Al-Tayib Zain on Inter-faith Peacemaking in Sudan
February 3, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Defusing Tension on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border
February 2, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Afghanistan and Its Neighbors: Trade, Trafficking and Terrorism
January 24, 2006 | Afghanistan Working Group Session
[Audio Available]
Who Will Govern Iraq Next?
January 20, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Islamic Reform in Practice: The Ideas of Mahmoud Taha
January 20, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Local Governance as a Foundation for Democracy in Iraq
January 19, 2006 | USIP and USAID Iraq Working Group Event
[Audio Available]
Kosovo Status: What's Possible? What's Not?
January 12, 2006 | Public Event
[Audio Available]
Social Reconstruction and Reconciliation
January 9, 2006 | Working Group Event