Where is Peace?

George A. Lopez, a vice president at the United States Institute of Peace, will deliver a free public lecture titled “With All the World’s Violence, Where is Peace?” at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 in Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101.

Lopez is an international expert on the problems of state violence, economic sanctions, and human rights violations. He has served as adviser to various agencies and governments regarding sanctions issues, ranging from assessing humanitarian impact to the design of targeted financial sanctions.

From 2010–11, Lopez served on the UN Panel of Experts for monitoring and implementing UN sanctions on North Korea. One of his most recent works, Sanctions and the Search for Security: Challenges to UN Action, explores the dilemmas faced by the United Nations Security Council.

Lopez has commented about war and peace issues in national and international media. In addition, he is widely known for his work in developing university peace studies in the United States.

He is a founding member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. At the United States Institute of Peace Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Lopez works to equip government officials and civil society organizations to be effective peacemakers.

The Peace and Conflict Studies Program is sponsoring Lopez’s visit. He will return next fall to team-teach the College’s pilot course, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies.