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During a recent visit to Kabul, USIP President Jim Marshall discusses Afghanistan’s upcoming elections and their strategic importance for the U.S |
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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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U.S. Congressman Jim Marshall (2003-2011) became the fourth president of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on September 14, taking the oath of office and telling an audience at USIP's headquarters in Washington, D.C., that he and the Institute's staff are committed to the mission of "peace for the United States and for the world." |
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On June 29, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave the 5th annual Acheson Lecture at USIP. In his speech, Panetta outlined a bold plan to build the capacity of other countries and thereby reduce the strains on the U.S. when it comes to solving the world’s security problems. Following his remarks, he was presented with the Acheson Award. |
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On June 19, 2012 USIP convened prestigious media experts from Pakistan and U.S. to focus on the complex role that the new Pakistani media plays in shaping both domestic and international policies. Attendees heard first-hand accounts of how the media experts approach their work as well as how they perceive its importance in the dynamics of U.S.-Pakistan relations and other key issues of the day. |
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The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, explored the kinds of leadership that are most effective in societies undergoing upheaval and/or transition. Women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Samoa and Mexico offered compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in two sessions at USIP on June 5. These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of the annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, are leading change in their transitioning societies through civil society, political activities, and private business. |
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On May 21, USIP’s Center for Gender and Peacebuilding, in collaboration with Kate Spade New York and Women for Women International, hosted a panel discussion 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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The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examineed trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. |
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The United States Institute of Peace held a public event on trauma and its effects on rule of law in conflict-affected societies. This two-panel event examined trauma from the panelists' experiences in post-conflict zones, shared new and innovative approaches to building trauma resilience, and focused on Libya as a case study to examine the trauma phenomenon among the general population. |