Date: Monday, May 7, 2012, 12:30pm-2:00pm

Place: SIPRI North America, 1111 19th St. NW, 12th floor, Washington DC 20036

Decline of Armed Conflict: Will It Continue? from Stimson Center on Vimeo.

There is a prevalent public perception that the world has become a more violent place. However, many leading experts agree that there has been a decline of violence and war since 1989. To expand upon these findings and explore their future implications, SIPRI North America convened a roundtable discussion with two leading experts in the peace and conflict field.

The following key questions were discussed by a panel of experts:

• What are the reasons behind the decline of armed conflict? And will the decline of armed conflict continue?
• What do we know about the nature and patterns of armed conflict?
• Should the definitions of armed conflict be adjusted?
• How does the Arab Spring fit into the paradigm of declining conflict?
• What role did and should the international community play in mitigating armed conflict?

Welcome: Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Executive Director, SIPRI North America

Speakers:

• Dr. Sissela Bok, Board Member, SIPRI North America and Senior Visiting Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (Moderator)
• Dr. Joshua S. Goldstein, Professor at the School of International Service, American University
• Dr. Peter Wallensteen, Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University

If you have any questions, please contact Masha Keller at sipri-na@sipri.org