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Lectures and Open Panel Discussions
May 7, 2012
IFI's UN in the Arab World program and the department of Political Studies and Public Administration at AUB, "Pacifying Lebanon: Towards a Research Agenda on Global Peace Governance" with Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, visiting scholar at Columbia University.
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April 20, 2012
IFI's UN in the Arab World and Palestinian Camps programs jointly invite you to a lecture and open discussion, "UNRWA's long-term humanitarianism: The politics of living in a Palestinian refugee camp", with Ilana Feldman, Associate Professor, Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University.
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"Revolution and International Law: Can the UNDP be a Site of Reimagining the Future?" with Michael Fakhri, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon School of Law. AudioDecember 20, 2011
"Was There Any Progress at the United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in Durban?", with Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, Professor of the Academic Chair of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AI Nahayan and Director of the Environmental Management Programme, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, Habib Maalouf, President of the Lebanese Environment Party and environmental columnist for the As-Safir Lebanese daily, and Vahakn Kabakian, Head of the Lebanese delegation negotiating in Durban and climate change advisor to the office of the Minister of Environment. December 16, 2011
Co-sponsoered with Al-Akhbar Research Unit, "The Politics of International Justice", with John Cerone, Director of the New England School of Law′s Center for International Law and Policy. December 14, 2011
A panel discussion with distinguished speakers from AUB and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), "What is the Role of Humanitarian Organizations in Shaping Global Politics? Exploring the Perception and Impact of MSF in Countries of Intervention". Watch VideoNovember 30, 2011
With the RAPP program's Human Rights Project, "The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: International Justice or International Intervention?" with Nidal Jurdi, Political Studies and Public Administration department, AUB, and Omar Nashabe, columnist and founder of the Research Unit at Al-Akhbar newspaper. Watch VideoJanuary 18, 2011
"Supervising a Temporary Truce, Working for a Permanent Peace: UNTSO's Ongoing Mission in the Middle East", with Major General Robert Mood, Head of Mission and Chief of Staff at United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)Video ||| Audio
December 20, 2010
Co-organzed with IFI's Climate Change program"Assessing the Cancun Climate Change Summit: Views from Within", a panel discussion with Karim Makdisi, Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB, and Associate Director, Issam Fares Institute, Sara El Choufi, Climate Change Program Coordinator, Issam Fares Institute, Vahakn Kabakian, Project Manager, Second National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Lebanese Ministry of Environment, and Habib Maalouf, President of the Lebanese Environment Party, and Environmental Columnist for As Safir Lebanese newspaperVideo ||| Audio
October 11, 2010
"Is it Wrong or Illegal? Situating the Gaza Blockade between International Law and the UN Response", with Noura Erakat, Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law, Georgetown UniversityVideo ||| Audio ||| IFI Working Paper ||| Lecture presentation
June 7, 2010
"The Goldstone Report", with Goldstone Panel members: Hina Jilani, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Desmond Travers, Former Officer of the Irish Army
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April 1, 2010
"Understanding the International Criminal Court (ICC): Mandate, Scope and Relevance for the Arab Region", with Fadi El Abdallah, Associate Legal Outreach Officer at the International Criminal CourtVideo ||| Audio
February 22, 2010
Closed Panel Discussion with Senior Norwegian Delegation. A group of experts from the Middle East and Norway convened to discuss the prominent issues concerning the Middle East. Event summary ||| Agenda
12 Janunary, 2010
"Negotiating the UN Convention Against Corruption : Lessons and Norms Pertaining to the Arab World", with Muhyieddeen Touq, Commissioner General for Human Rights in Jordan, and Former Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Video ||| Audio ||| Lecture presentation
December 23, 2009
"Assessing the Copenhagen Summit: Views from within", an informal panel discussion with Lebanese participants at the Copenhagen COP15 Climate Change summit with Karim Makdisi, IFI Associate Director, and Assistant Professor of International Relations in the department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB, Nadim Farajalla, IFI Faculty Research Director for the Climate Change program, and Associate Professor of Water Resources, AUB, Samar Malek, Head of the Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon, Naji Kodeih, Policy Advisor, IndyAct - The League of Independent Activists, and Habib Maalouf, Head of the Lebanese Environment Party, and Columnist for As-Safir Lebanese newspaper
September 30, 2009
"Debating the UN Security Council: The United Kingdom's Role, Experiences, and Interests", with Nick Hopton, Deputy Director and Head of International Organizations Department, British Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeVideo ||| Audio
May 15, 2009
"An Irish Soldier's experience of Peacekeeping in Lebanon 1991-2007", with Donncha Cuttriss, Former Irish soldier in UNIFIL I and IIVideo ||| Audio
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