USIP was pleased to host Dr. Abdullah for his first public event as chairman of the newly established High Council for National Reconciliation. Dr. Abdullah discussed preparations for negotiations with the Taliban, the key issues that need to be addressed, and what can be done to strengthen national unity and consensus on peace. His address was followed by a live question and answer session.

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/he-abdullah-abdullah-discusses-peace-talks-afghanistan

USIP was pleased to host Dr. Abdullah for his first public event as chairman of the newly established High Council for National Reconciliation. Dr. Abdullah discussed preparations for negotiations with the Taliban, the key issues that need to be addressed, and what can be done to strengthen national unity and consensus on peace. His address was followed by a live question and answer session.

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/he-abdullah-abdullah-discusses-peace-talks-afghanistan

USIP and experts from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka discussed states' responses to the coronavirus pandemic across the region and what countries can do to maintain and restore their economies, health systems, and citizens’ trust in elected officials.

Amb. Tariq Karim

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/covid-south-asia-regional-responses

USIP and experts from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka discussed states' responses to the coronavirus pandemic across the region and what countries can do to maintain and restore their economies, health systems, and citizens’ trust in elected officials.

Amb. Tariq Karim

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/covid-south-asia-regional-responses

USIP, representatives of the African Union Commission and the African Diplomatic Corps, and other experts discussed the African Union’s efforts to mobilize the fight against coronavirus while still alleviating threats to human security and international peace. 

Panelists discussed how COVID-19 is impacting the continent’s social and economic progress, how this year’s Africa Day theme of “Silencing the Guns, Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development” fits into the current reality, and how the U.S. and Africa can foster a genuine partnership to address shared priorities, concerns, and opportunities during a time of global solidarity.

Ambassador Johnnie Carson

H.E. Serge Mombouli

Ambassador Matthew Harrington

H.E. Nomaindiya Mfeketo

Ambassador Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga

H.E. Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai

Professor Landry Signé

Susan Stigant, moderator

https://www.usip.org/events/harnessing-coronavirus-peaceful-and-prosperous-africa

USIP, representatives of the African Union Commission and the African Diplomatic Corps, and other experts discussed the African Union’s efforts to mobilize the fight against coronavirus while still alleviating threats to human security and international peace. 

Panelists discussed how COVID-19 is impacting the continent’s social and economic progress, how this year’s Africa Day theme of “Silencing the Guns, Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development” fits into the current reality, and how the U.S. and Africa can foster a genuine partnership to address shared priorities, concerns, and opportunities during a time of global solidarity.

Ambassador Johnnie Carson

H.E. Serge Mombouli

Ambassador Matthew Harrington

H.E. Nomaindiya Mfeketo

Ambassador Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga

H.E. Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai

Professor Landry Signé

Susan Stigant, moderator

https://www.usip.org/events/harnessing-coronavirus-peaceful-and-prosperous-africa

On June 11, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the United States Institute of Peace hosted a conversation with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Afghanistan’s vision for peace and how to sustain progress towards stability and prosperity.

H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Frederick Kempe

Stephen Heintz

Stephen J. Hadley (moderating)

Nancy Lindborg

On June 11, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the United States Institute of Peace hosted a conversation with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Afghanistan’s vision for peace and how to sustain progress towards stability and prosperity.

H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Frederick Kempe

Stephen Heintz

Stephen J. Hadley (moderating)

Nancy Lindborg

USIP and authors of the recent RESOLVE Network Research Report, “Career Foreign Fighters: Expertise Transmission Across Insurgencies” hosted a virtual conversation to explain their findings and share insights on the unique challenges that career foreign fighters pose, what we know about their “career” trajectories, their impact in local conflicts, and the implications for current policy and programmatic challenges. They also highlighted recommendations for future efforts to address violent extremism and conflict and to prevent conflict careerists based on their pioneering study. 

Leanne Erdberg Steadman, introductory remarks

Chelsea Daymon

David Malet

Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn

Colin P. Clarke, moderator

USIP and authors of the recent RESOLVE Network Research Report, “Career Foreign Fighters: Expertise Transmission Across Insurgencies” hosted a virtual conversation to explain their findings and share insights on the unique challenges that career foreign fighters pose, what we know about their “career” trajectories, their impact in local conflicts, and the implications for current policy and programmatic challenges. They also highlighted recommendations for future efforts to address violent extremism and conflict and to prevent conflict careerists based on their pioneering study. 

Leanne Erdberg Steadman, introductory remarks

Chelsea Daymon

David Malet

Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn

Colin P. Clarke, moderator