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Instructor Willene Johnson discusses her Academy course on "Economics and Conflict." During this course, practitioners explore the analytical links between economic activity and conflict as well as the practical constraints and rewards of using economic instruments of conflict management.

Even though the mismanagement of natural resources lies at the heart of many enduring conflicts, the sustainable and equitable use of petroleum, mineral and agricultural resources could help prevent conflict and promote lasting peace.  This event examined the underpinnings of resource management in resource-rich, conflict-prone states and explored options for conflict-sensitive strategies that could break the cycle of violence and lay the foundation for sustainable economic development.

Members of the Congolese Diaspora outline recommendations on delinking mining from the war economy, strengthening the private sector, and fighting corruption. 

Panelists at this workshop discussed Congolese perspectives and recommendations to improve economic and political policies in the Congo with members of U.S. agencies, development organizations, think tanks, non-profits and other stakeholders.

Panelists at this workshop discussed Congolese perspectives and recommendations to improve economic and political policies in the Congo with members of U.S. agencies, development organizations, think tanks, non-profits and other stakeholders.

Panelists at this workshop discussed Congolese perspectives and recommendations to improve economic and political policies in the Congo with members of U.S. agencies, development organizations, think tanks, non-profits and other stakeholders.

USAID’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) in Iraq was designed as a non-lethal counterinsurgency program that aimed to reduce incentives for participating in violent conflict by utilizing job-creation programs and engaging the youth. This event considered the following questions and more:  Was the CSP effective as a counter-insurgency tool in Iraq?  Does the CSP foster local ownership and sustainability?

Nowhere is the media landscape changing more dramatically than in the news business. Newspapers and foreign news bureaus are dwindling, while other information sources are exploding with the rise of the internet, the citizen journalist, and social networking.  This panel discussed and considered recommendations designed to leverage the new news business for improved global conflict prevention.

Reports that Afghanistan is sitting on a “gold mine” of mineral deposits could foster competition for access and control, fuel new conflicts and make peace harder to forge, according to a panel of experts at a July 14 United States Institute of Peace symposium titled "High-Value Resource Contracts, Conflict and Peace in Afghanistan."

On August 6, 2010, USIP co-hosted an event in Karachi, Pakistan with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) on “Business and Investment Opportunities between Pakistan and the United States.”