What can the US learn from the world’s most resilient nations and how can that be used to strengthen resilience locally? Measures of peacefulness and resilience in the US have been deteriorating for over a decade but the country still weathers social and ecological storms better than most. However, increasing grievances, persistent inequities and rising extremism are eroding the country’s ability to deal with current and future threats. This session will outline IEP research on peacefulness in the US and present a tool that can help organizations to holistically explore challenges and opportunities for building peace at a local level.

With Michael Collins, Executive Director of The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in the Americas