Civil Wars, Intrastate Violence, and International Responses

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Shorenstein APARC’s U.S.-Asia Security Initiative (USASI), and the School for International Studies at Peking University co-hosted the security workshop “Civil Wars, Intrastate Violence, and International Responses.”

Held in Beijing, on October 22-23, the workshop brought together thirty-five U.S. and international experts to gain a wider perspective on intrastate violence and consider the possibilities for, and limits of, intervention. The workshop is the latest activity of the Academy project on Civil Wars, Violence, and International Responses, chaired by Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and by Stephen Krasner.