Events/Multimedia

USIP frequently organizes public meetings to discuss and examine breaking international affairs issues of interest to policymakers, the media, foreign policy scholars, students, and the general public.

For more information on any of the following events or related resources (such as event summaries and archived audio and video) please contact the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Please note that RSVP's are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

Upcoming Public Events

Reaching the People?: Civilian and military experiences with local engagement in Afghanistan
January 16, 2009 | Public Event

Security Sector Reform Missions: Planning and Evaluation
January 23, 2009 | Public Event

Recent Public Events

Passing the Baton
January 8, 2009 | An all-day public conference at the Washington Convention Center

Dr. Mowaffak Al-Rubaie: Is Iraq Secure?
January 6, 2009 | This public event is off-the-record.

Coming Home: The Challenge of Return for Iraq’s Displaced
December 19, 2008 | A public event co-sponsored with the International Organization for Migration
 [Audio Available]

Piracy and Peace in the Horn of Africa
December 17, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Economic Reconstruction in Iraq: Some Lessons for Planners and Practitioners
December 16, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Ensuring Security in an Unpredictable World: The Urgent Need for National Security Reform
December 12, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Terror In Mumbai: Where Do We Go From Here?
December 11, 2008 | A public event co-sponsored with the Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Asia Society, Bridging Nations, East-West Center in Washington, Indian American Forum for Political Education, The Elliott School of International Affairs and the American Jewish Committee

Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers: A Panel Discussion on the Report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force
December 11, 2008 | A public event co-sponsored with American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
 [Audio Available]

Europe, the United States, and the Middle East: New Avenues for Cooperation?
December 10, 2008 | Public event co-sponsored with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Bertelsmann Foundation

Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, Official Spokesman for the Government of Iraq
December 9, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Legal Reform in Haiti
December 9, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Iran’s Long Reach: Iran as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World
December 8, 2008 | Book discussion co-sponsored with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Toward the End of Poverty in Haiti
December 4, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Beyond Humanitarianism in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 19, 2008 | Public Event

Security Sector Reform Missions: Planning and Evaluation
November 19, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Apology in Reconciliation Processes
November 17, 2008 | Public Event and Film Screening
 [Audio Available]

Abrahamic Alternatives to War
November 12, 2008 | Public Event

Securing Afghanistan: Challenge for the Next Administration
November 6, 2008 | Public event sponsored by the Future of Afghanistan Project of the United States Institute of Peace
 [Audio Available]

Whither Peace Operations? A panel discussion of a new book from Georgetown University Press
November 6, 2008 | Public event and book launch sponsored by the Grant and Fellowship Program of the United States Institute of Peace

The U.S. Treasury Approach to State-Building Assistance
October 29, 2008 | Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace
 [Audio Available]

Haiti After the Storms: Weather and Conflict
October 28, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Financial Turmoil and Fragile States
October 27, 2008 | Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace
 [Audio Available]

DRC Outreach: Engaging and Empowering Victims to Participate in International Justice
October 24, 2008 | Book Launch

Book Launch and Panel Discussion on Pursuing Just Peace
October 21, 2008 | Book Launch

Mining, Conflict and Peace in the DRC
October 17, 2008 | Public event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace

The Battle Against Extremism in Pakistan: A Discussion with Former Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao
October 17, 2008 | Public event sponsored by the Pakistan Working Group of the United States Institute of Peace
 [Audio Available]

Why Gender Issues are Important in Security Sector Reform
October 15, 2008 | Public Event

Truth and Reconciliation in Colombia: The Work of the National Reconciliation Commission
October 15, 2008 | Public Event

A Road Map from Conflict to Peace: A Discussion on the Army’s New Doctrine for Stability Operations and the Implications for Foreign Policy
October 7, 2008 | A public event co-sponsored with The International Security Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and The US Army Combined Arms Center (CAC)

Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav on the "New" Nepal
October 6, 2008 | Public Event

Iraqi Recommendations to the Incoming Administration
October 3, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

The Future of Governance in Afghanistan: A Roundtable Discussion with Jelani Popal
October 3, 2008 | A public event sponsored by the Future of Afghanistan Project.
 [Audio Available]

Russia and the West
September 26, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Policy Forum on Children and Armed Conflict: Child Soldiers as Combatants, Victims, and Survivors
September 17, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Gustavo Moncayo and Consuelo González de Perdomo
September 16, 2008 | Public Event

Security and Democracy in Pakistan: Back to the Future?
September 10, 2008 | A public event co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
 [Audio Available]

Antiquities in Iraq: Cultural Heritage and Iraq's Future
September 8, 2008 | Public Event

Red Flags, Green Flags: How Big Business Can Help Promote Peace in Conflict Zones
August 21, 2008 | Public Event

Roundtable on Economic Stabilization and Peace in Zimbabwe
August 12, 2008 | Public Event

Iraqi Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani
July 30, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Thwarting Afghanistan's Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach to Peace and Reconciliation
July 29, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

The Future of the U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
July 25, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

Israel's Airstrike on Syria's Nuclear Reactor: Preventive War and the Nonproliferation Regime
July 14, 2008 | Public Event
 [Audio Available]

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