Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
The Wilson Center and Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Transitional Justice in Colombia’s Peace Process
May 23, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
A conference to explore diverse perspectives and the political scenario in which they debate and define the legal framework for an eventual demobilization and reincorporation of the guerrillas after the Peace Accords in Colombia. more
Business of Civil War: New Forms of Life in the Debris of the Democratic Republic of Congo
May 22, 2013 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
This event has been organized in order to discuss a new book authored by Patience Kabamba, Assistant Professor of International Studies at Marymount Manhattan College. In this work, Kabamba discusses the enterprises of the Nande trust networks and consequently aims to challenge the assumption that a “weak state” is synonymous with a “failed” society. more
Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (Report Launch)
May 16, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Amid the growing number of reports warning that climate change threatens security, one potentially dangerous – but counterintuitive – dimension has been largely ignored. Could efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and lower our vulnerability to climate change inadvertently exacerbate existing conflicts? more
Japan's Disaster Relier Diplomacy: Fostering Military Cooperation in Asia
May 15, 2013Japan scholar Hideshi Futori's paper on Japan's disaster relief diplomacy was published by the East-West Center. The full article can be accessed via: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/japan%E2%80%99s-disaster-relief-diplomacy-fostering-military-cooperation-in-asia
Rediscovering the Umma
May 10, 2013Ina Merdjanova, former Southeast Europe policy scholar, releases her latest monograph Rediscovering the Umma. Merdjanova adopts a historical perspective in exploring the transforming Muslim identities on the Balkans in a political environment influenced by domestic, as well as international factors. Merdjanova examines the changing and evolving role of women both in the public and private spheres in Muslim communities throughout Southeast Europe,and challenges preconceived notions of Islam.
Latin American Program in the News: Peace with FARC possibly within reach
May 06, 2013Director Cynthia J. Arson remarks upon the encouraging prospects of a negotiated peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC while addressing the concerns that lay ahead.
Latin American Program in the News: Obama begins bilateral meeting with Peña Nieto
May 06, 2013Associate Eric L. Olson comments on concerns shared by U.S. officials regarding the new Mexican government, which seems less inclined to provide the same level of deep cooperation with U.S. law enforcement officers in cracking down on bi-national arms trafficking. This was also published in NorthJersey and in Tico Times.
Transitional Justice in Colombia’s Peace Process
May 23, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
A conference to explore diverse perspectives and the political scenario in which they debate and define the legal framework for an eventual demobilization and reincorporation of the guerrillas after the Peace Accords in Colombia.
Business of Civil War: New Forms of Life in the Debris of the Democratic Republic of Congo
May 22, 2013 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
This event has been organized in order to discuss a new book authored by Patience Kabamba, Assistant Professor of International Studies at Marymount Manhattan College. In this work, Kabamba discusses the enterprises of the Nande trust networks and consequently aims to challenge the assumption that a “weak state” is synonymous with a “failed” society.
Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (Report Launch)
May 16, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Amid the growing number of reports warning that climate change threatens security, one potentially dangerous – but counterintuitive – dimension has been largely ignored. Could efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and lower our vulnerability to climate change inadvertently exacerbate existing conflicts?
Wilson Forum - Allies at Odds: Obama, Netanyahu, and The State of U.S.- Israeli Relations
On an all new episode of Wilson Forum the state of the U.S. – Israeli relations and the current relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu is discussed.
Podcast with Peace-Maker and ex-US Congressman Howard Wolpe
An interview podcast conducted by Victor Dlamini, for Book Southern Africa.Hear the Podcast.
Building a Global Community of Peacemakers - The Conflict Transformation Collaborative - Documentary
This short documentary features participants in the Conflict Transformation Collaborative, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2006. The Leadership Project's director, Howard Wolpe, is a featured member of the Collaborative. This documentary was produced and generously contributed by SPECTRUM MEDIA.Special thanks to Jamil Simon, SPECTRUM MEDIA President and Founder.
Ahmet Yukleyen
Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Croft Institute for International Studies, The University of Mississippi
Ahmet Yükleyen is a Wilson Center fellow, a non-residential Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace and the Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Mississippi. He studied international relations at Bilkent University and completed his MA d...
Alan Goulty
Former Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia
Alan Goulty retired in 2008 after 40 years service in the British Diplomatic Service, including postings as Ambassador to Tunisia (2004-8) and Sudan (1995-9), and as the UK Special Representative for Sudan (2002-4) and Darfur (2005-6), when he led the UK team in the Naivasha and Abuja peace tal...