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USIP and the Asia Society hosted an engaging discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the democratic transition in Burma/Myanmar, the challenges that lay ahead, and the potential of a promising future. |
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As the world marks the first year of South Sudan’s independence, the new state has made important progress on some fronts but still faces daunting challenges ahead, including continuing instability, security sector reform, budget shortfalls and corruption. In this event, Ambassador Princeton Lyman, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, and Ambassador Dhanojak Obongo, Charge’ D’Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan, reflected on the year since independence and discussed South Sudan’s road ahead, including how the international community can be of greatest assistance. |
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On May 22 USIP hosted a special screening of “Saving Face,” followed by a conversation with filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on the documentary, and more broadly on the state of Pakistan’s women and how acid attack violence presents an opportunity for a greater role for women in addressing Pakistan’s challenges. |
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On May 18, USIP hosted a debate among eminent South Asia experts on Pakistani and Indian interests and strategies toward Afghanistan. The participants focused on how Islamabad and New Delhi are viewing developments in Afghanistan, the state of the Pakistan-India relationship, the impact of Pakistan-U.S. tensions on regional strategic outlooks, and how political changes within Pakistan and India may affect their strategies. |
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USIP’s Center for Gender and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Kate Spade New York and Women for Women International, convened experts to explore the impact of private business and civil society partnerships on women's empowerment in the post-conflict contexts of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda. |
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On May 9, USIP convened a panel examining the challenge of countering violent extremism (CVE) in the Pakistani context. The event featured clips from a forthcoming documentary on the Sabaoon project and a talk by the project’s director, Dr. Feriha Peracha, as part of a broader discussion on CVE approaches in Pakistan which included experts on the psychology of extremism as well as on U.S. efforts at CVE. |
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Jay Solomon, foreign affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, and Daniel Brumberg, USIP’s senior adviser in the Center for Conflict Management, examined two of the most significant challenges for the Middle East, Iran and Syria, and the ramifications their interplay has for U.S. regional strategy. This event took place on March 21.
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USIP’s chief peace economist Raymond Gilpin talks to Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman about the economic, political and social transformations underway in Africa – and how to strengthen the strategic partnerships between African nations and the United States. |
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Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) and Peace Brigades International (PBI), two of the leaders in unarmed civilian protection, present how peacekeeping works without guns, what lessons are being learned, and how this practice can now be brought to scale. |
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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) brought together a diverse group of speakers to discuss mediation experiences and lessons from Latin America. |