Lessons from Peace

Description:

It has now been 23 years since the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement, perhaps the most lauded peace deal in modern political history. Meanwhile, five years ago, the seminal agreement to end the civil conflict in Colombia – the longest-running civil war in the Western hemisphere – was reached. Both conflicts seemed, to seasoned observers, utterly intractable. Both peace processes are marked by remarkable successes as well as enduring challenges. What can we learn from examining how peace has been won and implemented in these two cases?

9:00AM

Welcome and introduction of participants

Bonnie Weir

9:05-9:30AM

Keynote Address: Lessons from Peace in Colombia and Northern Ireland

Sergio Jaramillo

9:30-10:45AM

Panel 1: Negotiations

Presentation by Sergio Jaramillo

Comments by Jonathan Powell, Rory Montgomery, and Niall O’Dowd

Chaired by Emma Sky

11:00AM-12:15PM

Panel 2: Peace and Justice

Presentation by Eduardo Cifuentes

Comments by Pablo de Greiff and Martin Flaherty

Chaired by Richard English

12:15-12:30PM

Remarks: U.S. policy and peace in Colombia and Northern Ireland

Representative Brendan Boyle

2:00-3:15PM

Panel 3: Implementation

Presentation by Carlos Ruiz Massieu

Comments by Jessica Faieta, Fergal Mythen, and Avila Kilmurray

Chaired by Claire Hajaj

3:30-4:30PM

Panel 4: Practitioner Roundtable – Usable and distilled information for peace negotiations and implementation

Presentation by Claire Hajaj

Comments by Richard English and Emma Sky

Chaired by Jonathan Powell

4:30-5:30PM

Reception