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SUMMARY:2020 Policy Forum - The Future of Peacekeeping in the Transition to a More Peaceful World: Why UN peace operations are critical and need to be expanded
DESCRIPTION:Given the impending American election and its potentially dramatic foreign policy implications\, we are now planning our Conclusions and Recommendations webinar for early to mid-November. Please stay tuned as it will be worth the wait!\nThere will be a Keynote speaker\, and five panels featuring\, altogether\, eleven speakers and five moderators. Following the Keynote Address\, during the period ending Thursday 7 October\, there will be four interlinked panels with the speakers and topics set out below. Since we have speakers on different continents\, there may still be some small adjustments to the times. There will then be a one- week pause to consider and reflect\, followed by a fifth panel on Conclusions and Recommendations. \nTicket options\nZoom links are distributed upon registration\, and one day\, as well as one hour\, before the start time. \n1) Full Conference Pass – suggested $30.00 (available by clicking on Select A Date\, and then on any Event date). Participants signing up for the full series will be invited to a sixth session to discuss conclusions and recommendations that will form the basis of policy actions following the webinar series. \n2) Individual Panel – suggested $10.00 (please review the full program below) \n3) Free – please register individually for each panel; there is no free Full Conference Pass option. \nOnline Registration \n\nConcept Note — The Group of 78 Virtual Policy Conference Webinar Series for 2020\nThe Future of Peacekeeping in the Transition to a More Peaceful World:\nWhy UN peace operations are critical and need to be expanded\nExcerpts from the G78 Webinar Series Concept Note \nUnited Nations Peacekeeping is central to conflict resolution\, international stabilization and longer-term efforts to build a sustainable peace. With the support of the international community it has the potential to become a key enabler of a long-overdue global shift towards a more cooperative security environment. \nQuestions we will address include: \n\n What are the strengths and limits of UN Peacekeeping?\n2. Can UN peacekeeping advance both rule of law and negotiated solutions to spoilers and groups designated as terrorists\, and can mandates retain mission impartiality?\n3. If UN peace operations cannot effectively address these challenges\, what else may be needed when they increasingly encounter difficulty\, as we have seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Mali\, Haiti and South Sudan?\n4. Can peacekeeping be adapted to respond more rapidly and effectively to crises before they escalate and become full-blown armed conflicts? \n\nThese conclusions are expected to help strengthen civil society’s understanding of these issues and to hone policy options for government decision makers. \nFor the full text of the Concept Note\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme Sept 24th – Oct 4th\, 2020\nThurs. Sept. 24\, 2020\, 7pm – 8pm EST\nKeynote Address: \nThis will be a broad overview of the political and conflict environment in which UN Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) play an important role. The value-added of UN peacekeeping with the peace process as the “centre of gravity” of the overall mission will be highlighted. \nJean-Marie Guehenno\, former USG for DPKO\, former head of International Crisis Group (Speaking from New York City) \n \n  \n Saturday Sept. 26\, 2020 11am – 12pm EST (5 – 6pm CEST)\nPANEL 1: Successes and Failures and Lessons Learned\nThe overall theme is the evolution of UN Peacekeeping and how that informs our approach to current challenges. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nLise Morjé Howard\, Prof of Government at Georgetown University\, author of Power in Peacekeeping and UN Peacekeeping in Civil wars (Speaking from Paris\, France) (confirmed)\nRichard Gowan\, UN Director\, International Crisis Group\, broad expertise and hands-on experience with UN. (Speaking from New York City.) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nMonday Sept. 28\, 2020\, 7 – 8pm EST \nPanel 2: CONTROVERSIES: Impartiality\, Consent\, Use of Force\nWhat UNPKOs cannot or should not do in the military dimension especially in relation to the use of force. UN Peacekeeping partnerships in Africa. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nJane Boulden\, Professor\, Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada\, with a particular focus on UN efforts to manage conflict. (Speaking from Kingston\, Ontario.) (confirmed)\nPaul Williams\, Professor and Assoc Director of the Security Policy Studies program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Co-editor of Oxford Handbook on UN Peacekeeping. (Speaking from Washington\, D.C.) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nSaturday Oct.3rd 2020\, 4 – 5pm EST\nPanel 3: FUTURE Options for UN Peace Operations\n Revisiting UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)\, primacy of peace process\, operationalizing prevention of conflict. \nModerator: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of the Rideau Institute (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nVictoria K. Holt\, Vice President of the Stimson Centre\, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security (U.S. Dept of State) (speaking from Washington) (confirmed)\nPeter Langille\, Author and lead expert on UN Emergency Peace Service and “sustainable common security”. (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\n\n \n  \nMonday Oct.5th 2020\, 7-8:30pm EST \nPanel 4: Contributions by CANADA to UN Peace Operations\nWhat might Canada do in terms of advocacy\, funding\, institution building\, training\, technology\, to strengthen UN peace operations and contribute to a global shift toward sustainable peace and common security? \nModerator: \n\nJane Boulden\, Fellow at the Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy and a Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada (confirmed)\n\nSpeakers: \n\nPeggy Mason\, President of Rideau Institute\, former Amb for Disarmament to the UN\, former peacekeeping trainer (1995-2014)\, (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\nStephen Baranyi\, Univ of Ottawa Assoc Prof in International Development and Global Studies\, researching peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected states (Speaking from Ottawa) (confirmed)\nWalter Dorn\, RMC and Canadian Forces College professor\, author\, and a leading Canadian expert on UN peacekeeping including new technologies (Speaking from Toronto) (confirmed)\n\n \n\nPanel 5: Conclusions and Recommendations \nFollowing the Thanksgiving long weekend (10-12 October 2020)\, there will be a one-week pause to consider and reflect\, followed by a fifth panel on overall conclusions and policy recommendations. (This session is only available to Full Conference Pass holders.) \nGiven the impending American election and its potentially dramatic foreign policy implications\, we are now planning our Conclusions and Recommendations webinar for early to mid-November. Please stay tuned as it will be worth the wait!
URL:https://group78.org/event/2020-virtual-conference-the-future-of-peacekeeping-in-the-transition-to-a-more-peaceful-world-why-un-peace-operations-are-critical-and-need-to-be-expanded/
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SUMMARY:October 27\, 2020\, Webinar - Getting to the bottom of the crisis in Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:Featuring: Ruby Dagher\nOctober 27\, 2020 – 1:00-2:00 p.m. (EDT\, GMT-4)\nOnline Registration\nTickets:\n$10.00 – Suggested\nor Free \nEvent Pdf\n  \nOutline \n  \nThis webinar will attempt to pull back the analysis of the current crisis and delve into questions related to the legitimacy of the Lebanese state\, the role of the Lebanese leaders throughout history\, the current unprecedented levels of the leaders’ selfishness and ignorance\, and the resulting outcomes. This analysis is crucial not only for understanding Lebanon’s trajectory but also for assessing potential future governance options for Lebanon. \n  \nBiography \n  \nRuby Dagher has studied and taught at both Carleton and Ottawa Universities and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies\, University of Ottawa. Ms. Dagher has worked and consulted with the Canadian International Development Agency\, the Caribbean Development Bank\, the University of Central Asia\, and Global Affairs Canada. She has a doctorate in Public Policy and Administration Development from Carleton University and is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. She is trilingual in English\, French and Arabic. \nMs. Dagher has written widely in books\, journals and newspapers\, has presented in many media broadcasts and has organized and moderated many conferences\, workshops and panels. Among her academic and personal interests are international development and its many dimensions\, Middle East politics\, conflict\, social movements and power relations. \n  \n  \n\nIf you would like to contribute to support our ongoing activities any contribution $20.00 or over will be provided with a charitable tax receipt.  Thank you for your support and participation.
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