Since 1999, the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum (CPRF) has provided a monthly platform in Washington for highlighting innovative and constructive methods of conflict resolution. CPRF’s goals are to (1) provide information from a wide variety of perspectives; (2) explore possible solutions to complex conflicts; and (3) provide a secure venue for stakeholders from various disciplines to engage in cross-sector and multi-track problem-solving. The CPRF is co-sponsored by a consortium of organizations that specialize in conflict resolution and/or public policy formulation.
Governance in the Republic of the Sudan: Regional Conflicts after Southern Secession Speakers Rebecca Hamilton The Washington Post Jonathan Temin Sudan Program Director, United States Institute of Peace Moderator Steve Utterwulghe Vice President of Development, Search for Common Ground
War and conflict cause untold suffering. Women have often been disproportionately affected by violent conflict. However, violent conflict and the reconstruction that follows it may create rare opportunities for women to break down gender barriers and assume new roles in their societies. During World War II women flooded the workforce in the United States and the UK and the image of 'Rosie the Riveter' remains an important icon of the women's movement today. In Nepal, women have played roles as...
Former director of the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul COL John Agoglia will respond to new research on the impact of humanitarian, development and stabilization approaches in Afghanistan. Christian Dennys from the UK Defence Academy will present findings on what is and is not working to foster stabilization, reintegration and human security based on his 7 years of conducting quantitative and qualitative research in Afghanistan alongside Afghan colleagues. Peter Walker, Director of ...
CPRF- SAIS AND SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND
Guinea held its first ; democratic elections in late 2010.
Civil society has been touted as an important component to addressing many issues in the developing world, such as poverty, state fragility, post-conflict recovery, and authoritarianism. ; But what exactly
In response to the challenges and frustrations in Afghanistan and Iraq, top US military and political leaders call for strengthened civilian capacities and more effective civil-military cooperation. Civilian government, civilian contractors, civil society organizations (CSOs) and the civilian public are very different kinds of "civilians." The intense challenges of coordinating government civilians with military actors and the increasing use of civilian contractors confuses and overshadows the...
In response to the challenges and frustrations in Afghanistan and Iraq, top US military and political leaders call for strengthened civilian capacities and more effective civil-military cooperation. Civilian government, civilian contractors, civil society organizations (CSOs) and the civilian public are very different kinds of “civilians.” The intense challenges of coordinating government civilians with military actors and the increasing use of civilian contractors confuses and overshadows the...
Search for Common Ground and John Hopkins School of International Studies host a conflict resolution forum.
Search for Common Ground is educating the Congolese Army, battalion by battalion.