The Fund for Peace Event
July 13, 2012
9.00 am - 11.30 am
Washington, D.C.

The Fund for Peace will be launching this year’s Failed States Index (FSI) this Friday in Washington, D.C.

We regret that the event is now full, and that we are unable to accept new registrations. We also regret that, due to space limitations, we will be unable to accept walk-in registrations on the day. Please be advised that video of the event will be available at www.fundforpeace.org following the event.

About The Failed States Index

The FSI is a leading index that annually highlights current trends in social, economic and political pressures that affect all states, but can strain some beyond their capacity to cope. Apart from the impact on their people, fragile and failed states present the international community with a variety of challenges. In today's world, with its globalized economy, information systems and security challenges, pressures on one fragile state can have serious repercussions not only for that state and its people, but also for its neighbors and other states halfway across the globe.

Linking robust social science with modern technology, the FSI is unique in its integration of quantitative data with data produced using content-analysis software to process information from millions of publicly available documents. The result is an empirically-based, comprehensive ranking of the pressures experienced by 177 nations. The FSI is used by policy makers, civil society, academics, journalists and businesses around the world.

Agenda:

09:00 Registration and Coffee

09:30 Keynote Address
Presented by Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University's School of Public Policy and former Director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, General Michael Hayden, on the challenges that fragile and failed states pose for the international community.

10:00 Highlights of the Failed States Index 2012
Presented by J.J. Messner, Co-Director of The Failed States Index.

10:20 Innovative Technology and its Role in Conflict Assessment and Prevention
An expert discussion on the use of cutting-edge technology to aid in understanding and preventing conflict.
- Joseph Bermudez, Senior Analyst, DigitalGlobe Analysis Center
- Spike Stephenson, Senior Advisor: Stabilization and Reconstruction, Creative Associates
- Krista Hendry, Executive Director, The Fund for Peace

11:00 Questions and Answers
There will be adequate opportunity for questions and comment with the expert panel and with Co-Directors of The Failed States Index, Nate Haken and J.J. Messner.

Event Details

Friday, July 13, 2012
9:00am - 11.30am

The University Club
1135 16th St NW
Washington, D.C.

RSVP

Please note that this event is now full.
You may place your name on our waitlist at failedstatesindex2012.eventbrite.com.
Waitlisted guests will be contacted when and if space becomes available.

Media Contact

All media enquiries should be directed to Mr. J. J. Messner at jmessner@fundforpeace.org.