Events at USIP The U.S. Institute of Peace

On April 28, USIP launched a new report featuring essays from leading American and Chinese security experts on the challenges and opportunities associated with strengthening U.S.-China strategic stability. This event featured a discussion with six of the report’s authors regarding the perception gaps and drivers of U.S.-China conflict in the nuclear, missile, space, cyber, and emerging technologies realms. The authors offered recommendations on steps the United States and China can take in the near term to enhance strategic stability.
Speakers
Lise Grande, welcoming remarksPresident and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Patricia Kim, moderator Senior Policy Analyst, China, U.S. Institute of Peace
Jinghua LyuNortheast Asia Program Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Bruce MacDonaldAdjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University
Haotian QiAssistant Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University
Brad RobertsDirector, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Tong Zhao Senior Fellow, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/enhancing-us-china-strategic-stability-era-strategic-competition

Please join USIP for a discussion on the growing stress faced by urban centers in South Asia due to climate change. Experts will discuss how megacities are contributing to environmental degradation and societal conflict, as well as address what policies might best combat these challenges and reflect on President Biden’s latest climate change summit.
Panelists
Aditya BahadurPrincipal Researcher, Human Settlements Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (India)
Sara HayatEnvironmental Lawyer and Asia Foundation Fellow (Pakistan)
Huraera JabeenConsultant, World Bank (Bangladesh)
Jumaina Siddiqui, moderatorSenior Program Officer, South Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace
 
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/climate-challenges-south-asias-megacities

On April 23, 2021, USIP hosted a discussion on what the recent thaw between India and Pakistan reveals about each country’s strategic thinking, the region’s overarching security concerns, and opportunities for the United States to encourage confidence building and crisis management even if peace remains elusive.
Speakers
Madiha AfzalRubenstein Fellow, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution
Tanvi MadanSenior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Shuja NawazDistinguished Fellow, South Asia, Atlantic Council
Ashley TellisTata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Tamanna Salikuddin, moderatorDirector, South Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/quiet-line-control-progress-india-pakistan-relations

On April 21, 2021, USIP hosted a discussion with leading experts on the immediate implications of President Biden's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all remaining military forces from Afghanistan before September 11, 2021. The panel also examined what the future of the Afghan conflict and peace process might look like as U.S. troops begin a final withdrawal from the country.
Speakers
Haseeb HumayoonPartner, QARA Consulting, LLC 
Laurel MillerProgram Director, Asia, International Crisis Group 
Dipali MukhopadhyaySenior Expert on Afghanistan Peace Processes, U.S. Institute of Peace
Nader NaderyAfghan Government Negotiation Team Member; Chairman of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission 
Muqaddesa YourishCountry Director, Lapis Communications 
Scott Worden, moderatorDirector, Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/afghanistans-next-chapter-what-happens-us-troops-leave

Featuring new USIP research on the crucial role of inclusive dialogue and negotiation processes, this event looked at the characteristics of peace processes that most successfully foster citizen trust in a renewed social compact and long-term sustainable democratization. The discussion also provided key insights and recommendations for activists and external peacebuilding actors working to ensure successful dialogue and foster democratic outcomes — as well as how to apply those insights and recommendations in on-the-ground cases. 
Speakers
Zied BoussenTunisian Activist and Researcher
Veronique DudouetSenior Research Advisor, Berghof Foundation
Zahra HayderSudanese Activist and Organizer
Roman-Gabriel OlarAssistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan PinckneySenior Researcher, Nonviolent Action, U.S. Institute of Peace 
Lise Grande, moderatorPresident and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

On April 13, USIP and the Wilson Center hosted a timely discussion with experts on the linkages between climate and fragility, and how a more integrated approach to climate and fragility policies and responses can simultaneously strengthen resilience outcomes and minimize threats to peace and prosperity.
 
Speakers
Joe Hewitt, introductory remarksVice President, Policy, Learning, and Strategy, U.S. Institute of Peace
Cynthia Brady, moderatorGlobal Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Dina EspositoVice President of Technical Leadership, Mercy Corps
Alice HillDavid M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign RelationsFormer Senior Director, Resilience Policy, National Security Council
Liz HumeActing President and CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding
Erin SikorskyDeputy Director, The Center for Climate and Security Former Deputy Director, Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence Council
 
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/nexus-climate-change-fragility-and-peacebuilding