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At the Twenty Years After Madrid conference on November 2, 2011, the below former diplomats and experts participated in Panel IV, titled "U.S. Diplomacy Since Madrid." The panelists discussed the effectiveness of U.S. diplomacy since the Madrid Conference. Topics included the question of whether the conditions are "ripe" for progress and whether that is necessary; the expectations Arab countries have of both the United States and Israel and how the Arab Spring will impact these expectations; and the current dynamics of the relationship between the United States and Israel. |
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This panel, composed of veteran Middle East diplomats and negotiators discussed the major contributions of Madrid to Arab-Israeli peacemaking; highlighted lessons to be learned from the model of direct face-to-face negotiations reinforced by a multilateral track; and proposed structures and avenues for future negotiations. |
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An audio recording of the opening remarks and The Hon. James A. Baker III's keynote address at Twenty Years After Madrid. |
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The United States Institute of Peace has been operating in and training others to work in post-conflict conditions for decades. USIP and the Peace Corps partnered to commemorate the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary with this panel discussion on post-conflict environments and the requirements for preparing and protecting volunteers who serve in them. This event took place on October 27, 2011. |
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The Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom and the Religion and Peacemaking program at the U.S. Institute of Peace are pleased to announce the Washington premier of "An African Answer." |
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At a time when people in the Middle East and North Africa are calling for democracy and human rights, the United Nations Security Council, inspired by the Responsibility to Protect principle, approved Resolution 1973 to protect Libya's civilian population against escalating violence. Subsequent actions by NATO and allied Arab country forces have helped bring about the fall of the Qaddafi regime and recognition of the revolutionary National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate government. The efforts to establish justice, security, and the rule of the law in Libya offers lessons for other Middle Eastern and North African countries seeking democratic rule. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) hosted an event to assess the effort to establish democratic rule in Libya, the role of the U.N. resolution in that effort, and the importance of the transition and resolution to democracy efforts throughout the region. |
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On September 23, President Mahmoud Abbas submitted an application to the U.N. Secretary-General for Palestine's admission as a full state member of the United Nations. What is needed to move the peace process forward? Is the diplomatic track in sync with the Palestinian state-building effort? What are the options for U.S. policy? On October 7, 2011, the United States Institute of Peace hosted a distinguished panel of discussants to explore these questions. |
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On October 12, 2011, a panel of distinguished experts discussed the sources of conflict in Haiti and the challenges facing its security institutions. |
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USIP welcomes Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, on September 29 to discuss President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts to consolidate recent economic progress and improve the quality of life for all Nigerians. |