Publication

About 150 leading policymakers, scholars, diplomats, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders participated in a conference entitled "Preventing Violent Conflict: Principles, Policies and Practice," organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention on July 1, 2010. This Peace Brief summarizes the presentations from each panel discussion. The central focus was on the unique challenges and opportunities associated with preventing the initial onset of large-scale violence, i.e. primary prevention.