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Conference Examines Link Between Security and Women

Learn about a recent event exploring on the connection between women, peace and conflict, and how to make sustained progress tow

Watch videos, read summaries and more from a three-day conference on women, peace and conflict, featuring Adm. Michael Mullen.

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Can You Help Me Now?

USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb examines the connections between mobile phones, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan.

USIP's Sheldon Himelfarb examines the connections between mobile phones, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan.

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Debate Heats Up on New START Agreement

Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, recently discussed the new nucl

Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, recently discussed the new nuclear arms reduction treaty.

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Can Hip Hop Music Bring Peace?

Hip hop artists talk about how they use their music as a platform for peace and to improve cultural understanding.

Hip hop artists talk about how they use their music as a platform for peace and to improve cultural understanding.

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"The Iran Primer: Power, Politics and U.S. Policy"

The world’s top 50 experts on Iran provide context and analysis of the country’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, U.

The world’s top 50 experts on Iran provide context and analysis of the country’s politics, economy, military, foreign policy, U.S. relations, nuclear program and society.

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USIP New Headquarters to Open in September 2011

Building for Peace

USIP announced it will open its new building facing the National Mall in September 2011 to advance international peacebuilding.

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USIP Academy

Register now for fall and online courses offered by the USIP Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.

Register now for fall and online courses offered by the USIP Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.

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  • November 29, 2010   |   Course

    Resolving or mitigating international and intrastate conflicts requires mastery of the dynamics of mediation. Participants in the course take on the roles of mediators and conflict parties in simulations, as they learn what it takes to structure a successful mediation effort. The course provides a strategic overview of what a third party needs to do when deciding to get involved in a peacebuilding effort.

  • November 22, 2010   |   News Features

    On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, the fourth and fifth graders of Matsunaga Elementary School, located in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., treated nearly 1,000 guests to their tenth annual Veterans’ Day concert.

  • November 22, 2010   |   On the Issues

    Lex Rieffel, contributor to USIP’s International Network for Economics and Conflict and Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and Raymond Gilpin, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies, USIP discuss the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Myanmar/Burma.

  • November 22, 2010   |   Special Report

    In response to the recent surge in the number of American Muslims involved in terrorist activities, several agencies in the U.S. government have begun devising a comprehensive counterradicalization strategy. In doing so, they are following the lead of certain European countries that have invested significant human, financial, and political capital in counterradicalization programs.

  • November 19, 2010   |   Event

    This event discusses the impact of Climate Change on conflict and sustainable development.

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