Upcoming Events
Security Challenges and Response Strategies: Maghreb and the Sahel Region
Magrebi officials, US, and international experts will assess the security situation in North Africa and the Sahel region, and will debate the response strategies adopted at national, regional and international levels.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20045 |
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Co-Sponsors: |
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- The Maghreb Center
- The International Center for Terrorism Studies,(Potomac Institute for Policy Studies)
- The Inter-University Center for Legal Studies (International Law Institute)
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| PROGRAM |
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| 9:00 AM |
Opening Remarks: |
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- Nejib Ayachi, President, Maghreb Center
- Michael Swetnam, President and CEO, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
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Co-Chair: |
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- Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies
- Professor Edgar H. Brenner, Co-Director, Inter-University Center for Legal Studies
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| 9:10-10:30 AM: |
Threat Assessments: Propaganda, Terrorism, and Insurgency |
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- Ambassador Amine Kherbi, Embassy of Algeria
- General Azzaoui Abdel Jabber, Kingdom of Morocco
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| 10:30-10:45 AM: |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 AM-
12:15 PM: |
Response Strategies: National, Regional, and Global
- Brigadier General Michael D. Jones
Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Middle East,
U.S. Army
- Professor Lawrence R. Velte
Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies,
National Defense University
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| 12:15-1:00 PM: |
- Ambassador Javier Ruperez
Executive Director of the Counter Terrorism Executive
Directorate, United Nations
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*RSVP is required at administration@maghrebcenter.org
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