Panel Discussions - Thursday, November 13, 2008
On November 13th-14th, the International Peace Institute (IPI) together with the Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCTC) convened a roundtable of counterterrorism practitioners and experts to discuss “Implementing the United Nations Global Counterterrorism Strategy in South Asia.”
Held in IPI’s Trygve Lie Center, the two-day workshop sought to identify ways in which the UN’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy could be better promoted and implemented by bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to explore the role of the Strategy and the challenges it faces. Among the forty-plus participants were representatives from South Asian governments, the UN, regional think tanks, and other civil society groups from, or working on, the region.
Building on past work by IPI and the CGCTC on this subject, the discussion and the resultant project report will contribute to improving the UN’s capacity to better understand and counter transnational security challenges, strengthening the response capacities of national, regional, and international actors, and enhancing counterterrorism cooperation in South Asia.
A cocktail reception following the discussions allowed for increased interaction among the conference participants, diplomats, experts, and the broader UN community in New York.
Welcoming Remarks
Building on past work by IPI and the CGCTC on this subject, the discussion and the resultant project report will contribute to improving the UN’s capacity to better understand and counter transnational security challenges, strengthening the response capacities of national, regional, and international actors, and enhancing counterterrorism cooperation in South Asia.
A cocktail reception following the discussions allowed for increased interaction among the conference participants, diplomats, experts, and the broader UN community in New York.
Welcoming Remarks
Edward Luck,
IPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies
Alistair Millar,
Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCTC)
Speakers and Moderators
Imtiaz Ahmed,
Department of International Relations, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Richard Barrett,
UN Security Council Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Analytical and Monitoring Team
Laila Bokhari,
Norwegian Defense Research Establishment
Eva Buzsa,
UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force; Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Suba Chandran,
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India
Christopher Coleman,
United Nations Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA)
Kishore Dash,
Thunderbird School of International Management
Sreeradha Datta,
Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis, India
Naureen Chowdhury Fink,
IPI Program Officer
Shirani de Fontgalland,
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom
Bushra Gohar,
Awami National Party, Member National Assembly, Pakistan
John Hirsch,
IPI Senior Adviser
Nigel Inkster,
International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK
Christian Mahr,
United Nations Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Eric Rosand,
CGCTC
Shambhu Ram Simkhada,
Peace and Conflict Management Committee, Government of Nepal
Farooq Sobhan,
Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Bangladesh
IPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies
Alistair Millar,
Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation (CGCTC)
Speakers and Moderators
Imtiaz Ahmed,
Department of International Relations, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Richard Barrett,
UN Security Council Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Analytical and Monitoring Team
Laila Bokhari,
Norwegian Defense Research Establishment
Eva Buzsa,
UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force; Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Suba Chandran,
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India
Christopher Coleman,
United Nations Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA)
Kishore Dash,
Thunderbird School of International Management
Sreeradha Datta,
Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis, India
Naureen Chowdhury Fink,
IPI Program Officer
Shirani de Fontgalland,
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom
Bushra Gohar,
Awami National Party, Member National Assembly, Pakistan
John Hirsch,
IPI Senior Adviser
Nigel Inkster,
International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK
Christian Mahr,
United Nations Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Eric Rosand,
CGCTC
Shambhu Ram Simkhada,
Peace and Conflict Management Committee, Government of Nepal
Farooq Sobhan,
Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Bangladesh
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