The Stimson Center and the The North Africa Initiative (NAI) of The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies’ Foreign Policy Institute are honored to co-host the Honorable Anne Witkowsky, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization at the U.S. State Department and the Honorable Ambassador Richard Norland, United States Special Envoy for Libya, for a conversation on the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability, the innovative strategy for fostering peace, stability, and prosperity in states struggling with instability.
We will delve into the 10-year plans for implementing this ground-breaking strategy based on the bipartisan Global Fragility Act and its implications for North Africa. In this innovative approach, the U.S. will engage key stakeholders and play a pivotal role by targeting drivers of conflict and instability while promoting sustainable development as a cornerstone through expanded partnerships. We will learn how the U.S. plans to collaborate with regional partners and through multilateral initiatives as part of a more coordinated, cost-effective, and sustained U.S. engagement in the world’s hotspots.
Featured Speakers
Anne Witkowsky, Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Ambassador Richard Norland, United States Special Envoy for Libya
Discussant
Andrew Hyde, Director and Senior Fellow of the Multilateral Financial Diplomacy and Powering Peace programs, The Stimson Center
Moderator
Hafed Al Ghwell, Senior Fellow and Executive Director, North Africa Initiative at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute (FPI)