Good morning, everyone. Hi. Welcome. My name name is leeann. United States Institute of peace. I am delighted to welcome you here today. We were founded by members of congress who were also veterans of world war two. Returning from the battlefield convinced that the u. S. Needed greater capacities to reach peace as we wage war. It was a bipartisan effort. In 1984, president reagan signed into law the united States Institute of peace. An independentrt nonpartisan National Institute charge with owthe mission of preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict abroad. We fulfill that mission by linking training and analysis, research and policy by working with local partners on the ground and conflicts around the world. We have offices in iraq and afghanistan, pakistan, nigeria just to name a few. They continue to pose obstacles. A Global Consortium of researchers and research organizations. Committed to more rigor and more understanding. Our work and research that the rise and evolu
It was a bipartisan effort, drawn broad support from both parties. , president reagan signed into law United States institutes of peace, a Bipartisan Institute charged with the mission of preventing violent conflict abroad. We fulfill that mission by linking training and analysis, research and policy, and by working with local partners on the ground in conflict zones around the world. We have offices in iraq and afghanistan, tunisia, just to name a few and when it comes to violent extremism, we know that significant knowledge gaps still exist and they continue to pose obstacles. We are proud to host the resolve network which stands for researching solution to violent extremism. It is a Global Consortium of researchers and research organizations, committed to more understanding of violent extremism in the sources of resilience. We have seen through our work and through research that the rise, spread, and evolution of violent extremism is one of the most challenging issues we face today,
It was a bipartisan effort, drawn broad support from both parties. , president reagan signed into law United States institutes of peace, a Bipartisan Institute charged with the mission of preventing violent conflict abroad. We fulfill that mission by linking training and analysis, research and policy, and by working with local partners on the ground in conflict zones around the world. We have offices in iraq and afghanistan, tunisia, just to name a few and when it comes to violent extremism, we know that significant knowledge gaps still exist and they continue to pose obstacles. We are proud to host the resolve network which stands for researching solution to violent extremism. It is a Global Consortium of researchers and research organizations, committed to more understanding of violent extremism in the sources of resilience. We have seen through our work and through research that the rise, spread, and evolution of violent extremism is one of the most challenging issues we face today,
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Memory is a miraculous creation it lets us learn from the past and find pods into the future but its not a perfect storage device where the truth is concerned memories can be like quicksand false memories and distorted memories and exaggerated memories are going to simply put memory isnt really that for storing information. Memory isnt always a private matter often there are contradictory memories of one and the same event then its argued out in court which version of the story is correct. I want jordan as my witness testimony its importance of court cases. But a bad faulty memory in court can land innocent people behind bars i know how often. And how common it is for people to have these kinds of errors in their memory a memory is needed in the witness box your memory will also be tested and tricked during this film how susceptible are our memories to manipulation what does that mean for trials and how can we spot when our recall is just plain wrong. Thank you thank. One of the twenti