DIIS seminar: Nye og gamle konflikter i Mellemøsten

TID: Fredag d. 13. september kl. 14.30-15.45

STED: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Store auditorium, Østbanegade 117, stuen, 2100 København, Østerbro.

Shortly after the Obama Administration made a strong push for Middle East Peace negotiations, the Syrian conflict entered a new phase of brutality, leading to calls for more robust international action.

TID: Fredag d. 13. september kl. 14.30-15.45

STED: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Store auditorium, Østbanegade 117, stuen, 2100 København, Østerbro.

Shortly after the Obama Administration made a strong push for Middle East Peace negotiations, the Syrian conflict entered a new phase of brutality, leading to calls for more robust international action.

What are the possibilities and challenges for international action in Syria, and how can Middle East peace negotiations move forward in an extremely unstable and conflict-ridden regional security environment?

Programme

14.30-14.35: Introduction, Helle Malmvig, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.35-15.10: New and Old Conflicts in a Changing Middle East, Daniel Levy, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, European Council of Foreign Relations

15.10-15.20: Comments, Helle Malmvig, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15.20-15.45: Q & A

Practical Information

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required and no later than Thursday, 12 September 2013 at 12.00 noon.

Read more and sign up here: http://en.diis.dk/home/seminars/2013/0913+helle+malmvig+i+um