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Seminar at Tarrytown Estate Addresses International Responses to Armed Conflict and State Fragility

May 28, 2008

IPI’s annual New York Seminar, this year entitled “Improving the International Response to Armed Conflict and State Fragility,” took place at the Tarrytown Estate on May 5th – 8th. Focusing on prevention, mediation, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding, the event attracted around sixty invited guests who took part in a series of panel discussions featuring experts from the academic, UN, and NGO communities geared toward examining, analyzing, and improving the response of the international community to weak and failing states. Over the course of the three-day event, keynote speeches were made by Ali Jalali, professor at the National Defense University and former Afghan Foreign Minister, and Margaret Vogt, Deputy Director, Africa 1 Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs.

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IPI Receives Highest Possible Rating from Charity Navigator

May 22, 2008

The International Peace Institute (IPI) is proud to announce that Charity Navigator, the largest non-profit evaluator in the United States, has awarded IPI a 4-star rating for “its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances.”

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Ambassadors from Africa, Asia, and Latin America Offer Regional Perspectives on the Responsibility to Protect

May 16, 2008

On May 12, the International Peace Institute held a lunchtime policy discussion of the basis, scope, and prospects for the responsibility to protect, as seen from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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“Leaving Terrorism Behind” Brings Together Academics, UN Member States, and NGOs in New York City

May 13, 2008

IPI, in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, convened a conference on “Leaving Terrorism Behind: Individual and Collective Disengagement from Violent Extremism,” on April 22nd. The event presented research to be included in a volume of that name, edited by Tore Bjørgo and John Horgan, examining disengagement and de-radicalization programs in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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