Policy Forums

The Great Lakes Policy Forum
In January 1995, Search for Common Ground, Refugees International, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the African-American Institute inaugurated the Burundi Policy Forum. Originally designed to focus on issues surrounding Burundi, the forum quickly incorporated regional themes and changed its name to the Great Lakes Policy Forum. Additionally, the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins joined on as a co-sponsor in 1998.

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Conflict Prevention & Resolution Forum
The Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum (CPRF) sponsors launched this forum in 1999 as a platform for exploring innovative and constructive methods of conflict prevention and resolution in the international arena. Rather than a typical Washington debating or briefing session, this forum seeks not only to inform its attendees about various perspectives in a conflict, but also to contribute to viable solutions to complex conflicts by providing a secure venue for stakeholders from various disciplines to engage with each other in cross-sector, or multi-track, problem-solving.

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European Forum on Great Lakes
[Forum European sur les Grands Lacs]
The European Forum on the Great Lakes serves as a facilitator for information exchange, debate, concertation and dialogue between differing parties with a common interest in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Based out of Brussels, the Forum provides a structured meeting place for these interactions to occur.

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