The process of postwar reconciliation between the United States, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is one of the most remarkable stories of the 21st century. On October 11 and 12, USIP hosted a two-part event bringing together diplomats, advocates and authors to draw lessons from U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia that could apply to conflicts elsewhere in the world.

October 12: The Future of U.S. Relations with Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/dialogue-war-legacies-and-peace-vietnam-laos-and-cambodia

The process of postwar reconciliation between the United States, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is one of the most remarkable stories of the 21st century. On October 11 and 12, USIP hosted a two-part event bringing together diplomats, advocates and authors to draw lessons from U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia that could apply to conflicts elsewhere in the world.

October 11: Healing the Wounds of War

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/dialogue-war-legacies-and-peace-vietnam-laos-and-cambodia

Pakistan’s unprecedented flood disaster is a wake-up call for governments and international institutions on the need to build a worldwide response to the disproportionate burden of climate change on nations of the Global South — a challenge that Pakistan’s foreign minister underscored to U.S. officials and foreign policy analysts at a September 28 USIP luncheon.

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

Derek Chollet
Counselor of the Department of State, opening remarks

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs

Daniel Feldman
Ambassador, moderator

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/09/pakistan-presses-us-lead-global-response-climate-disasters

A recent USIP Special Report surveys the contemporary dynamics, drivers and manifestations of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. on September 29, USIP hosted an event with the report's authors to discuss its recommendations and implications.

Geoffrey Macdonald
Senior Advisor for Asia and Bangladesh, International Republican Institute

Mubashar Hasan
Adjunct Fellow, University of Western Sydney Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative

Daniel Markey, moderator
Senior Advisor, South Asia, USIP

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/persistent-challenge-extremism-bangladesh

On September 28, USIP and the RESOLVE Network hosted a virtual conversation examining the complex interactions between armed groups, civilians, state actors and international security — as well as how members disengage from community-based armed groups and reconcile with their local communities.

Alastair Reed, opening remarks 
Executive Director, RESOLVE Network

Kamina Diallo
Gender Mainstreaming Specialist and PhD Candidate at Sciences Po Paris (CERI)

Lauren Van Metre  
Director, Peace, Climate and Democratic Resilience, National Democratic Institute

Mary Beth Altier 
Clinical Associate Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/exiting-violence-disengagement-and-reconciliation-community-based-armed-groups

The Freely Associated States (FAS) — comprised of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau — have exceptionally close relationships with the United States under the Compacts of Free Association. However, in the last decade, and especially the last five years, strategic competition between China and the United States has increased, and Beijing’s increasing engagement with the FAS is threatening U.S. interests both locally and in the broader Pacific region. On September 20, USIP hosted a look at the final report from the USIP Senior Study Group on China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States.

Philip Davidson
Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Co-Chair, USIP Senior Study Group 

Robert Underwood
Former Delegate from Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives; Co-Chair, USIP Senior Study Group 

Ambassador Joseph Yun
Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations, U.S. Department of State

Jennifer Staats, moderator
Director, East and Southeast Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/chinas-influence-freely-associated-states

More than seven months into Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have established a clear pattern of targeting civilians and civilian spaces. On September 20, USIP hosted a discussion of Russia’s crimes in Ukraine and whether they amount to genocide.

Lise Grande, opening remarks
President and CEO, United States Institute of Peace 

Azeem Ibrahim
Director of Special Initiatives, New Lines Institute

Andriy Kostin
Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Ambassador Clint Williamson
Senior Director for International Justice, Georgetown Center for National Security; Lead Advisor, Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group

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

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/russias-actions-ukraine-and-crime-genocide

The Western Hemisphere faces mounting challenges as it confronts persistently high levels of poverty, rising violence, massive flows of migrants, and some of the worst COVID aftermaths in the world. On September 19, USIP hosted an in-person discussion of U.S. policy in the hemisphere with National Security Council Senior Director Juan Gonzalez.

Juan Gonzalez
Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, U.S. National Security Council

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

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/there-path-greater-unity-western-hemisphere

Amid a series of global shocks and overlapping crises — from climate change and COVID-19 to rising inflation and crippling debt — fragile and conflict-affected states are under unprecedented strain. On September 27, USIP hosted a conversation with U.N. Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner on how countries affected by conflict have been impacted by recent global shocks — as well as how the international community, including the United Nations, will need to reimagine development in the context of crisis to prevent further instability and economic disruption.

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

Achim Steiner
Administrator, U.N. Development Program

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/reimagining-crisis-response-how-save-lives-and-livelihoods

Long considered vulnerable to climate change, Pakistan is in the middle of a severe climate-induced disaster. Horrific flooding has left one-third of the country underwater, killing more than 1,200 people and impacting 33 million more. On Sept. 8, USIP hosted a Twitter Space discussion on the causes and impact of these catastrophic floods on Pakistan’s already fragile political and economic situation.

Asfandyar Mir
Senior Expert, United States Institute of Peace
@asfandyarmir

Arifa Noor
Journalist & Anchor, Dawn
@arifanoor72

Jumaina Siddiqui
Senior Program Officer, South Asia, United States Institute of Peace
@jumainasiddiqui

Tamanna Salikuddin, moderator
Director, South Asia Programs, United States Institute of Peace
@tsalikuddin

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/twitter-space-pakistan-under-water-under-siege