The Center for the Study of American Democracy welcomes Hrach Gregorian, president and CEO of the Institute of World Affairs and the Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and practitioner-in-residence at American University's School of International Service.

One of the founding co-directors of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Gregorian, once a visiting assistant professor at Kenyon, has spent decades as both a practitioner and professor of conflict resolution. He is now director of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution M.A. Program at American University’s School of International Service and president and CEO of the Institute of World Affairs, a Washington-based think tank devoted to conflict resolution.

In the aftermath of the significant downsizing of the Department of State, USAID and other federal agencies focused on world politics, how can those who want to promote peace and conflict resolution contribute to lessening international strife? Join Gregorian for an exploration of this very timely theme.