Washington DC Peace & Security Forum
The Washington DC Office of Peace and Security Affairs focuses on volatile areas of tension and conflict. Its forums bring together government officials, academics, diplomats, civil society representatives, and journalists to explores way in which stable and sustainable security can be established and lasting peace eventually achieved. For more information email
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, deputy director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs
Washington, D.C., USA—UPF’s Office of Peace and Security Affairs held its monthly forum in partnership with the Adade Institute on November 12, 2015.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, deputy director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs
Washington, D.C., USA—On November 4, 2015, UPF’s Office of Peace and Security Affairs in cooperation with The Commongrounds USA, held a forum at The Washington Times on “Peace and Security in South Asia.”
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, deputy director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs
Washington, D.C., USA—On July 14, the UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs held a forum on “The Role of Religion in Peace-Building.”
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, Office of Peace and Security Affairs-Washington, DC
Washington, D.C., United States - On the occasion of the upcoming 10th anniversary of Dr. Sun Myung Moon’s proposal for a Bering Strait crossing, the Washington, D.C. Office of Peace and Security Affairs organized a forum on March 25 to examine the genesis, history, and most significantly, the current status of this visionary proposal.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - A Dec. 17, 2014 forum evaluating the first three years of Kim Jong Un’s rule over North Korea concluded that it has been “surprisingly significant.”
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - The UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs held a forum on “Understanding the Global Threat of Ebola,” co-partnered with Seraphim Global.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - “The BRICS as a Counterbalance to the U.S.-Europe-Led International Geopolitical and Financial System” was the topic of the UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs forum Oct. 8, 2014.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - A UPF forum on “The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Return of the Caliphate?” held on Aug. 27, 2014, addressed political, economic and military issues, with an additional component—ideology.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - The UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, in partnership with SeraphimGLOBAL, held a forum on, “The Corruption Factor in the Destabilization and Violence of African Societies,” June 25, 2014 in Washington DC.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - The UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs in Washington held a forum on: “Despite Present Problems: Russia as a U.S. Partner for Stability and Peace in the World” on May 28, 2014.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA - In light of environmental concerns and the rich natural resources of the Arctic, UPF's Washington DC Office of Peace and Security Affairs hosted a forum on “The Coming Arctic Boom and Polar Foreign Policy” on April 30, 2014.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington, DC, USA
Washington DC, USA: A forum on “The Role of China as a Partner for Economic and Political Stability in Asia and the World,” March 26, 2014, was moderated by Ralph E. Winnie, Jr., Director of the Eurasia Center’s China Program.