{"id":6222,"date":"2011-10-22T10:52:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-22T08:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhkrf.se\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2011-10-22T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-22T08:52:53","slug":"global-security-through-a-bosnian-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhkrf.se\/en\/2011\/10\/22\/global-security-through-a-bosnian-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Security: Through a Bosnian Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Swanee Hunt (Photo: Stephanie Mitchell\/Harvard News Office)<\/p><\/div>\n

Part III of the Women & War Series<\/em><\/p>\n

What can we learn about global security nearly two decades after the hugely destructive violence of the Bosnian War? <\/p>\n

Despite the end of the armed conflict in 1995, Bosnia is still described as a country in \u201ca perpetual state of crisis.\u201d Few easy answers exist on how to bridge the political divide, which is wider today than it was before the war.<\/p>\n

USIP<\/a>, in collaboration with the Institute for Inclusive Security<\/a>, USAID<\/a>, and Vital Voices<\/a>, will host a discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt and USAID\u2019s Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg on lessons emerging from the Bosnia conflict with a particular focus on the best ways to ensure a direct role for women in peace-building efforts worldwide. <\/p>\n

Date: October 25, 2011; 3:00 pm \u2013 5:30 pm<\/p>\n

Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20037<\/p>\n

\"Swanee<\/a>In her new book \u201cWorlds Apart : Bosnian Lessons for Global Security,\u201d Ambassador Swanee Hunt draws from 17 years of work in the Balkans, particularly the gap between citizens living out the war and \u2018the internationals\u2019 deciding whether and\/or how to intervene. From these stories, Hunt draws six lessons applicable to conflicts throughout the world.<\/p>\n

In addition, film producer Abigail Disney and film director Pamela Hogan will present their PBS documentary, \u201cI Came to Testify,\u201d<\/a> that describes how a group of 16 women from Bosnia, victims of the war\u2019s systematic rapes, broke through political and societal silence by stepping onto the witness stand at an international tribunal. A panel discussion will follow.<\/p>\n

Speakers Include:<\/p>\n

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