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