Event Summary

On February 27 USIP will host Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro for a public event. Mr. Shapiro will discuss U.S. programs to build global peacekeeping capacity, and the way these efforts help advance U.S. national security.

Event Description

Webcast: This event will be webcast live beginning at 1:00pm EST on February 27, 2012 at www.usip.org/webcast.

With more than 100 active conflicts around the world, international peacekeeping operations play a central role in reducing violence and ensuring stability. As the number of peacekeeping operations grows, together with the size of their mandates, so does the importance of U.S. involvement in this critical conflict management tool. But how central should multilateral peacekeeping be to U.S. foreign policyin times of fiscal austerity? 

With a key role in U.S. national security, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) bolsters peacekeeping missions worldwide through its on-the-ground training programs and by training local populations to resolve conflicts themselves before they turn deadly. To discuss U.S. support for international peacekeeping operations, USIP hosts Assistant Secretary of State for Poltical-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro for a public event on February 27. Mr. Shapiro will discuss U.S. programs to build global peacekeeping capacity, and the way these efforts help advance U.S. national security.

Speakers

• Mr. Andrew Shapiro
  Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs 
• Dr. Abiodun Williams, Moderator
  Senior Vice President, Center for Conflict Management, U.S. Institute of Peace