Events
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
December 08, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Authors Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan discuss their new book, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict where they argue that nonviolent campaigns have been more successful than armed campaigns in achieving ultimate goals in political struggles, even when used against similar opponents and in the face of repression.
Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for a Global Security
November 14, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
"Worlds Apart: Bosnian Lessons for a Global Security" tells of a well-meaning foreign policy establishment often deaf to the voices of everyday people. Its focus is the Bosnian War when Ambassador Hunt served in Vienna and was intimately involved in American policy toward the Balkans.
Governance in the Republic of the Sudan: Regional Conflicts after Southern Secession
September 13, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Hosted by the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum, this event will feature experts on Sudan who will discuss issues surrounding regional conflicts that continue to develop within the north.
Civilian Response Corps: Experiences From the Field
May 10, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
On May 10, 2011, The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity hosted an event titled “Civilian Response Corps: Experiences from the Field.” The event included a panel of four members of the Civilian Response Corps (CRC), both active and standby, who shared their experiences on the ground in reconstruction and recovery in post-conflict regions of Afghanistan, Central African Republic and Sudan.
The Lord's Resistance Army: Implementing Policy to End an Enduring Problem
May 05, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Operating without any clear political agenda for nearly 25 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army may be one of the most enduring and perplexing militias in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Policy Forum presents, "The Lords of Resistance Army: Implementing Policy to End an Enduring Problem."
Union to Union: How are Europe and Africa Getting Along?
April 07, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
“My role as Managing Director is to try and bring together all of the diverse threads of Europe’s relationship with Africa in a way that we have not been able to before,” Dr. Nick Westcott said of his post in the European External Action Service (EEAS) at an event co-hosted by the Africa Program and Leadership Project on April 7, 2011.
U.S. Policy Toward Africa 2011: Implications of Current Events
April 05, 2011 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Steve McDonald, Consulting Director, Africa Program and the Projector on Leadership and Capacity, Woodrow Wilson Center; Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Jane Harman, Director, President, and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center
Human Security in the DRCSeeking Solutions from the Ground Up
March 24, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Human Security is an ongoing emergency situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Reports of rape and massacres of civilians are regularly coupled with reports of MONUSCO's ineffectiveness and the active participation of the national army in human rights violations. Moving beyond the grim descriptions of human rights abuses, what is the role of civil society in protection, fostering stability and building peace? What policy mechanisms are available in the short and long terms to address these critical issues at the national and international level?
Multi-Track Diplomacy in the 21st Century
February 11, 2011 // 1:00pm — 4:00pm
In celebration of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy’s (IMTD) 20th anniversary, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity co-hosted an event titled, “Multi-Track Diplomacy in the 21st Century” on Friday, February 11, 2011. The event included two panels that focused on the theoretical evolution and operationalization of multi-track diplomacy in the last twenty years.
A Forum on Africa and China: What's at Stake
February 04, 2011 // 8:30am — 12:45pm
On February 4, 2011 the Wilson Center’s Africa Program and Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity hosted an event entitled, “Africa & China: What’s at Stake: A Look at Development, Economic and Business Issues” in partnership with Africare and the Constituency for Africa.
