2012 GPI Launch: How Can Global Peace Metrics Inform Foreign Policy?

Please join us for the results of the sixth annual Global Peace Index and inaugural Positive Peace Index:

A Panel Discussion With

Amb. William Garvelink, Senior Adviser, U.S. Leadership in Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Moderator)

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University (Opening Remarks)

Lawrence Wilkerson, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy, William and Mary College

Josh Rogin, Staff Writer, Foreign Policy

Emily Cadei, Foreign Policy Reporter, Congressional Quarterly

Michael Shank, U.S. Vice President, Institute for Economics and Peace (GPI Results Presentation)

In a world often described by crisis and conflict, which countries are the most peaceful? How do we measure peace and its economic value? How can peace metrics inform U.S. foreign policy?

The Global Peace Index (GPI) is the first-ever analysis to methodically rank countries on their peacefulness and identify potential determinants of peace. Comprised of a range of indicators measuring the absence of violence in society, the GPI takes into consideration both internal and external factors, and measures 99% of the world's population.

For the first time, this year's report includes a Positive Peace Index (PPI), highlighting the key institutional factors associated with creating peaceful and resilient societies. The PPI ranks countries by their institutional capacity to move away from violence and towards peace.

The GPI is produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), guided by an international panel of independent experts and supported by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which collates the data and calculates the rankings in conjunction with the IEP.

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