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DIIS-seminar: Samarbejde med den arabiske verden i krise
TID: Mandag den 1. december kl. 08.45-15.30
STED: Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads 2 G, 1448 København K
TILMELDING: Senest 26. november kl. 12.00 på https://conferencemanager.events/EngagingwithanArabWorldinCrisis/sign%2Dup.html
TID: Mandag den 1. december kl. 08.45-15.30
STED: Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads 2 G, 1448 København K
TILMELDING: Senest 26. november kl. 12.00 på https://conferencemanager.events/EngagingwithanArabWorldinCrisis/sign%2Dup.html
Deltagelser er gratis. Seminaret afholdes på engelsk og live-streames på www.diis.dk
Engaging with an Arab World in Crisis
When the Arab Revolts broke out in late 2010 and early 2011, observers and policy-makers cheered the arrival of an opportunity, however fragile and uncertain, for generating political change in a region that for decades had hosted the world’s most enduring authoritarian regimes.
Almost four years later, the opportunity for political transition seems to have narrowed.
With a few but important exceptions such as Tunisia, authoritarian regime practices have been restored, regional competition has increased, contentious politics have been militarized, and in some cases the political arenas have disintegrated.
These recent developments not only present decision-makers in the Arab region with an unprecedented political and social crisis.
They also force international actors to reconsider their policy preferences and alliance-buildings, and may prompt immediate security concerns to trump the long-term political development goals that were identified in the early days of the “Arab Spring”.
To take stock of the recent developments in the Arab Region, and to discuss how Denmark and its partners may best engage with the region in the future, the Danish Institute for International Studies organizes an international conference in Copenhagen on December 1st, 2014.
The conference is organized in collaboration with JMW Consulting and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Speakers
Martin Lidegaard, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, President, International Crisis Group
Steven Heydemann, Vice President, United States Institute for Peace
Lina Khatib, Director, Carnegie Middle East Center
Hazem Kandil, Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Ellen Lust, Professor, Yale University
Mohammed Hafez, Chairman, Naval Postgraduate School
Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Senior Reseacher, DIIS
Helle Malmvig, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Sune Haugbølle, Associate Professor, Roskilde University
Jakob Wichmann, Partner, JMW
Programme
08.45-09.00
Arrival and coffee
Session One: International Actors
09.00-09.10
Welcome
Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Senior Researcher, DIIS
09.10-09.25
Denmark in Arab Politics
Martin Lidegaard, Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs
09.25-09.40
Q&A with the Minister
09.40-10.10
Keynote Speech: Engaging with an Arab World in Crisis
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, President, International Crisis Group
10.10-10.30
Q&A with Keynote Speaker
10.30-11.00
Coffee Break
Session Two: States and Regimes
Chair: Helle Malmvig, Senior Researcher, DIIS
11.00-11.30
Challenges to the Arab State Order
Steven Heydemann, Vice President, United States Institute for Peace
11.30-12.00
Proxy-warfare and Competition in the Arab World
Lina Khatib, Director, Carnegie Middle East Center
12.00-12.30
Arab Security Agencies in Political Decision-making
Hazem Kandil, Lecturer, University of Cambridge
12.30-13.00
Q&A with Panelists
13.00-13.45
Sandwich Lunch
Session Three: Movements and Publics
Chair: Sune Haugbølle, Associate Professor, Roskilde University
13.45-14.15
Polarization and Participation in the Arab World
Ellen Lust, Professor, Yale University
14.15-14.45
The Road to the Islamic State: How Exclusion and Repression Breeds Violent Extremism
Mohammed Hafez, Chairman, Naval Postgraduate School
14.45-15.15
Q&A with Panelists
15.15-15.30
Closing Remarks
Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Jakob Wichmann, Partner, JMW