Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Events
Family Planning in Fragile States: Overcoming Cultural and Financial Barriers
April 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
OB/GYNs from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Chad offer strategies to overcome the significant cultural and financial barriers facing family planning in fragile states.
Ambassador's Roundtable: The Obama Administration and Arab-Israeli Peace
April 12, 2010 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
Edward Gnehm, Former U.S. Ambassador to Jordan; Theodore Kattouf, Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria; Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Jacob Walles, Former Consul General in Jerusalem; Frank Wisner, Former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt; Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and Former Middle East Adviser, U.S. Department of State
Inter-Agency Consultation on Conflict Prevention in Niger
March 30, 2010 // 1:30pm — 4:30pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
An Inter-Agency Consultation on Niger, in light of recent developments and increasing indications of instability.
Peacebuilders Forum: Civil Society and the U.S. Government in Conflict-Affected Regions: Building Better Relationships
March 26, 2010 // 1:30pm — 5:00pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
This roundtable provides an opportunity for US government agencies to meet with civil society organizations engaged in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts in various regions of the world.
The Middle East Conflict and Challenges to European Security
March 09, 2010 // 9:00am — 10:30am
European Studies
His Excellency Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Religion and the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
March 08, 2010 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset and Former Israeli Minister of Education, Tel Aviv; Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Chair, University of Maryland; Edward Luttwak, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Is There Another Path to Peace? Civil Society Leaders on the Peace Process
March 04, 2010 // 9:30am — 10:30am
Middle East Program
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland; Lama Hourani, Women's Rights Activist; Molly Malekar, Former Director, Bat ShalomModeratorCarla Koppell, Director of The Institute for Inclusive Security
Moderating Extremism: Lebanese Leaders' Perspective
January 21, 2010 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
Elissar Douaihy, Training and Mobilization Coordinator, Women Empowerment: Peaceful Action for Security and Stability (WEPASS), Beirut; May Akl, Foreign Press Secretary for MP and Former Prime Minister Michel Aoun, Beirut; Dima Dabbous-Sensenig, Director, Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, Beirut; Claudia Chamoun Abi Nader, Professor, Military Academy, Fayadieh; Wafa Abed, President, Institute of Progressive Women Union, Beirut
Foreign Policy Challenges in 2010: The Developing World
January 15, 2010 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Wilson Center on the Hill
In the first session of a two part series, Wilson Center experts discuss policy challenges surrounding the developing world, including migration, development policy, climate change, and conflict resolution.
Pathways to Peace: Stories of Environment, Health, and Conflict
January 13, 2010 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Practitioners and experts highlight work that demonstrates the positive impact multi-dimensional development and peacebuilding programs can have on environmental conflict arenas.