Twenty-three years ago, the Bougainville Peace Agreement ended the deadliest conflict in the South Pacific since World War II after a decade of fighting. The hard-won peace in what is now the Autonomous Region of Bougainville — made up of Papua New Guinea’s easternmost islands — has been regarded as a rare success story among contemporary peace processes. However, Bougainville’s political future remains unresolved. On October 18, USIP hosted a conversation about the implementation of the Bougainville Peace Agreement and what the peace process’s uncertain future might mean for peace and security in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the broader region.
Gordon Peake, Ph.D., moderator
Senior Advisor, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace
James Tanis
Former President, Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Kevin Pullen
Former Strategic Adviser to the Chief Secretary, Government of Papua New Guinea; PhD Candidate, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
Camilla Pohle
Senior Program Specialist, Pacific Islands, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/sustaining-peace-bougainville
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