On June 13, USIP hosted a discussion on the challenges of U.S.-China crisis management. The conversation explored the assumptions that the United States and China hold about one other that could turn a crisis into a conflict, considered how to mitigate this possibility, and discussed previous efforts to negotiate improved communications with Beijing.

Chad Sbragia 
Research Analyst, Institute for Defense Analyses

Devin Ellis 
Senior Faculty Specialist, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland

Michael D. Swaine 
Senior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Carla Freeman, moderator
Senior Expert, China, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/us-china-crisis-communications-dire-straits

As the Russian government continues to wage its unprovoked war against Ukraine, the conflict has had profound impacts on Russian civil society. On June 7, USIP and New York University's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia co-hosted a discussion on the impact of the war in Ukraine on Russian civil society both at home and in exile abroad.

Yevgenia Albats
Distinguished Journalist in Residence, Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University

Timothy M. Frye
Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Columbia University

Angela Stent
Senior Advisor, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

Joshua Tucker, moderator
Professor of Politics, Director of the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/impact-war-ukraine-russian-civil-society

The U.S. government has identified Papua New Guinea as a priority partner country under the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. On June 7, USIP hosted a conversation with Dr. Melissa Demian on how fragility is experienced, perceived and overcome in Morobe Province, with a focus on its capital, Lae. The discussion considered how Dr. Demian’s research on fragility issues and community efforts can support the durability of life in the city of Lae.

Dr. Gordon Peake, moderator 
Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace

Dr. Melissa Demian 
Senior Lecturer, University of St. Andrews

Zuabe Tinning
Program Manager, Papua New Guinea, U.S. Institute of Peace

Ruth Kissam
Senior Advisor, Papua New Guinea, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/everyday-fragility-and-stability-papua-new-guinea

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has long been championed as a pathway for designing and implementing polices that improve women’s inclusion in all facets of peacebuilding. On June 6, USIP hosted international attendees of the 2023 WPS Focal Points Network for a discussion on how WPS can be applied to diverse policy initiatives and how partnership with civil society can enhance adaptability, inclusivity and effective implementation of this framework for democratic change.

Anne Witkowsky
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State

Jamille Bigio
Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Office of the Administrator, USAID

Rachel Firth
Managing Director, Global Office Consulting

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Founder and CEO, International Civil Society Action Network

Sebastian Osorio
Chilean Women, Peace and Security Focal Point

Robinah Rubimbwa
Founder and National Coordinator, Coalition for Action on 1325

Kathleen Kuehnast, moderator 
Director, Women, Peace and Security, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/women-peace-and-security-agenda-critical-partnerships-civil-society

On June 1, USIP hosted a conversation with experts who have been at the forefront of regional efforts to reform Latin American security forces.

Keith Mines, introductory remarks
Director, Latin America Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

Dr. Gino Costa
Former Peruvian Congressman and Minister of the Interior 

Dr. Hugo Frühling
Professor of Government, University of Chile

Dr. Ignacio Cano
Regional Security Expert and Author

Angie Fernández
Researcher, Equitas Colombia

Arturo Matute, moderator 
Senior Citizen Security Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/policing-human-rights-and-social-protest-latin-america

On May 31, USIP hosted a conversation with experts and members of local Latin American and Caribbean diaspora communities as they reflected on their relationship with home and the way that their work — and the work of their communities — has or has not been a productive voice for development and democracy.

Keith Mines, introductory remarks
Director, Latin America Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

Sandra Duval (Haiti)
Educator, KonekPlus

Amparo Marroquín (El Salvador)
Dean of Social Science and Humanities, University of Central America

Rosalia Miller (Nicaragua)
President, Nicaragua Freedom Coalition

Hernando Viveros Cabezas (Colombia)
Commissioner, Commission on Latino Community Development

José Luis Sanz, moderator
Editor, El Faro in English

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/role-and-influence-latin-american-diasporas-hemisphere

On May 17, USIP hosted a conversation on emerging research about the risks of unrest on the long road toward a more peaceful and just transition to sustainable economies in fragile contexts. Experts shared and discussed which approaches can more effectively manage these shocks that may disrupt labor markets in transitioning societies and what states can do to support their workers.

Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Director, Priority Action Programme for Just Transitions, International Labor Organization

Sonia Mistry
Climate and Labor Justice Global Lead, Solidarity Center

Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer
Lead Economist, Jobs Group, World Bank

Liva Stokenberga
Advisor, Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
 
Tegan Blaine, moderator
Director for Climate, Environment and Conflict, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/preventing-social-unrest-economic-transitions

On May 9, USIP hosted a conversation with the president of the Cote d’Ivoire National Assembly, His Excellency Adama Bictogo, on the role of parliamentarians in peacebuilding in Cote d’Ivoire and opportunities for partnerships with the international community as the country continues to strive for sustainable peace.

Joseph Sany, moderator 
Vice President, Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace  

H.E. Adama Bictogo
President of the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-cote-divoire-national-assembly-president-adama-bictogo

Since 2019, USIP — in partnership with USAID — has convened a working group to study how elite capture in security sectors contributes to violence. Using case studies from Afghanistan, Mexico, Uganda and Ukraine, the working group’s newly released final report, “Elite Capture and Corruption of Security Sectors,” distills the phenomenon of elite capture and examines how U.S. assistance affects the dynamics, rationales and tactics of elite manipulation. On May 5, USIP hosted a conversation with the working group’s co-chairs as they presented findings from the final report.

Lise Grande, welcoming remarks, moderator
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace 

Robert Jenkins, opening remarks
Assistant to the Administrator, USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention & Stabilization

Ambassador Karl Eikenberry 
Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Former Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (retired)

Ambassador Dawn Liberi 
Former U.S. Ambassador to Burundi

Ambassador Anne Patterson 
Former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador and Pakistan; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Ambassador William Taylor 
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; Vice President, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/how-strengthen-security-sector-assistance

On May 3, USIP, in partnership with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, kickstarted PeaceCon 2023 by bringing together senior officials, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners from around the world to explore this year’s theme, “Beyond Fragile Ground: New Peacebuilding Architectures for Today and the Future,” as well as discuss new strategic approaches and peacebuilding frameworks to manage conflict and prevent violence.

3 D's: Diplomacy, Development, & Defense in the U.S. Government

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/peacecon-2023-beyond-fragile-ground