The Human Rights Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) invites you to a public launch event of the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI). The Global Peace Index is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness, ranking 163 countries and territories according to their level of relative peacefulness. Created by the InstituteContinueContinue reading “Global Peace Index 2019 Launch, CSIS, Washington, DC, 6/20/19”
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Honoring Sacrifice in War with Commitment to Peace At Memorial Day, an Iraq veteran remembers soldiers lost—and the peace they won, USIP, 5/22/19
For Memorial Day 2019, I’m reposting this blog from USIP. In it Retired U.S. Army Colonel John Laganelli discusses his experiences in Iraq, building peace, and the sacrifices of way. Go here to read the blog.
Managing Forced Displacement in Africa, USIP, 5/23/19
Panelists for the event This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) for a program on “Management Forced Displacement in Africa: How Collective Efforts Can More Effectively Address the Surge of Refugees and Displaced Persons.” The event was live streamed (and archived) here. The event was tied to theContinueContinue reading “Managing Forced Displacement in Africa, USIP, 5/23/19”
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