Latest Episodes

The Beginning of an End to Afghanistan’s Conflict?
USIP hosted a discussion with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. Since his appointment in September 2018, Special Representative Khalilzad has brokered...

COVID-19 and Cease-fires: What Have We Learned?
USIP had a timely discussion on the strategies needed to pursue effective cease-fires in conflict zones. Drawing from recent reports, including the recent USIP...

Ecological Threats to Peace
USIP and the Institute for Economics and Peace joined together for a look at the inaugural Ecological Threat Register, as experts explore the nexus...

India’s Foreign Policy Outlook: An Inflection Point?
USIP hosted one of India’s foremost diplomats and scholars, former Foreign Secretary and former Ambassador to both China and the United States Nirupama Rao,...

Toward Never Again: U.S. Leadership in Atrocity Prevention
USIP and the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations discussed institutionalizing “never again,” and interagency efforts to prevent, mitigate, and respond to...

A New Direction for U.S. Policy on North Korea
USIP convened experts to discuss what Washington has done right and wrong on North Korea and what new strategies and options the next administration...