USIP looked at creative solutions for responding to the confluence of coronavirus and conflict. USIP President and CEO Nancy Lindborg shared lessons from her experience responding to Ebola in West Africa and discussed why COVID-19 is a unique challenge to conflict-affected regions. This was followed by a panel discussion with experts from around the world on how security sectors are responding to coronavirus, how local communities are making their voices heard, and what practical interventions we can take now to stem unnecessary suffering later.
On November 8, USIP and the Institute of Current World Affairs (ICWA) hosted a presentation of journalist Aron Ouzilevski’s research on how anti-war Russian...
On October 27, International Religious Freedom Day, USIP hosted a conversation with Rashad Hussain, the U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom, on...
On February 21, USIP hosted a discussion featuring perspectives from regional experts and former government officials on practical options to respond to a rapidly...