Center for International Conflict Resolution
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Counterinsurgency
in Colombia
"How to end current wars? How to resolve today's conflicts involving
insurgencies that are at the same time local and transnational? These
are some of the pressing questions that the field of conflict
resolution and peace building is facing in Colombia, Afghanistan, Iraq
and Somalia. With my camera, I had a unique access to counter-insurgency
efforts in Colombia; the photos demonstrate some of the dilemmas and
tensions emerging between counterinsurgency and peace building
efforts."
Aldo Civico, Director of SIPA's Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR), has been conducting fieldwork on the
counterinsurgency strategy of the Colombia government. These photos were taken in the region of Meta, southeast of
Bogotá.
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Rebuilding America:
Infrastructure Investment and its Link to Effective Policy and Economic
Recovery
A panel discussion exploring America's investment in infrastructure. Nov 17, 9 a.m., Intl Affairs Building, Room 1501. More
Globalization After the Great Crisis of
2008-2009: Continuity or Fundamental Change?
Kemal Dervis, who previously served as head of the UN Development Programme,
minister of economic affairs of Turkey and vice president of The World Bank,
will deliver the George W. Ball Lecture. Nov 19, 6:30 p.m., Intl Affairs Building, Room 1501. More
African Diplomatic Forum
Two panels featuring African diplomats and experts on African
affairs:
"Political and Economic Development and the Question of Transfers of
Power: The Cases of Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda" and "Military Rule, Human Rights
Abuses and Elections: Guinea's Quest for a Peaceful Transition"
Nov 20, 1 - 6 p.m., Greene Hall, Room 106.
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Iran After the Election
Leading Iranian scholars and analysts discuss the impact of the recent
elections, Iran's relationship with the international community and the
theocratic foundations of the Islamic Republic. Dec 5, 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., Intl Affairs Building, Altschul Auditorium. More |
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Faculty
Stuart Gottlieb published Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Conflicting Perspectives on Causes, Contexts, and Responses. Professor Gottlieb has edited original essays addressing urgent questions surrounding terrorism, such as nuclear weapons, poverty, suicide tactics, Islam, democracy and civil liberties.
David Stark's paper "Social Times of Network Spaces" won the 2009 W. Richard Scott (best paper) Award
from the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American
Sociological Association. The paper, co-authored with Balazs Vedres, was
published in the American Journal of
Sociology. Professor Stark previously received the Richard R. Nelson Prize
for outstanding contribution to the study of organizations and technology, for "Tools of the Trade: Socio-Technologies of Arbitrage," co-authored
with Daniel Beunza and published in Industrial
and Corporate Change.
Richard Robb published "Nietzsche and the Economics of Becoming" in Capitalism and Society. His objective is to show how Nietzsche's theory
of overcoming can explain a great deal of observable behavior and solve
important problems in economics.
Austin Long writes in Foreign Policy "...after
numerous personal discussions and debates over the past few weeks with everyone
from U.S. military officers to some of the most prominent scholars of
counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, I am firmly convinced that a shift to a 'small footprint' counter-terrorism mission is not only possible but will best
serve U.S. national security."
Gary Sick blogs in the Daily Beast on the 15-year prison sentence of
Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbaksh, and Iran's accusations against Professor Sick in the case. "The charges are false, deliberately false. They consist of a
series of political fabrications devoid of even the flimsiest effort to verify
the truth."
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Columbia Approves New SIPA Dual
Degree In Brazil: SIPA is taking giant steps toward expanding its network of global partners by establishing a new dual degree in Brazil and developing additional exchange
opportunities around the globe. Columbia's University Senate has
approved SIPA's establishment of a dual degree in São Paulo, Brazil with the
Fundação Getulio Vargas Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (FGV).
SIPA and FGV plan to enroll the
first class in the fall of 2010. More
George Soros on Open Society: SIPA students participated in a lecture series and global video-conference, featuring businessman and philanthropist George Soros. The lecture was hosted by Central European University from Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Soros addressed the concept of open society, and SIPA students in New York City posed questions via video-conference. The series was sponsored by the Financial Times, where the lectures are available for viewing.
Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland and 2008 Nobel laureate, addresses peacemaking in the Post-Cold War world. Ahtisaari's visit was part of the Center for International Conflict Resolution's "Conversations with Alvaro de Soto" series. Topics include Mr. Ahtisaari's role in the Namibian peace process, the negotiation over the Aceh peace process in Indonesia, and his work mediating the Kosovo conflict. Watch the video.
Bernard Kouchner, French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, addresses "Europe's Power in the 21st Century: Overcoming the Challenges of Globalization and Geopolitics." Kouchner is
co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without
Borders, and Doctors of the World. Watch his address and the Q-and-A.
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Alumni
 Bill de Blasio (MIA '87) was elected New York City public advocate in the 2009 general election, with 77 percent of the vote. De Blasio previously served as a New York City councilman, worked in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and managed Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2000 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Read more from the New York Observer: "De Blasio's Task: Make the Public Advocate Mean Something."
Diego Andres Molano Aponte (MPA '00) was appointed High
Commissioner and Director of the Presidential Agency for Social Action and
International Cooperation (ACCION SOCIAL) in Colombia. Molano Aponte was
previously the Coordinator of MIDAS, a USAID program. Molano Aponte is a recipient of SIPA's Harvey Picker Prize for Public
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In the News
Saeed Shafqat on militant attacks in Pakistan, World Focus
James Rubin writes on uniting America's allies, New York Times
Glenn Denning writes "You Can't Eat Potential," The Huffington Post
Joseph Stiglitz on the economy and deflation, USA Today
Stephen Sestanovich on President Obama and Europe, The Guardian
Guillermo Calvo on Brazil's stocks and securities tax, Latin Business Chronicle
Jeffrey Sachs writes on coal and climate change, The Capital Times
Steven Cohen on the 2009 NYC mayoral election, New York Times
Ester Fuchs on the 2009 NYC mayoral election, Christian Science Monitor
Richard Betts on balance in nuclear missions, Stars and Stripes
Lincoln Mitchell on Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Time
Stuart Gottlieb on U.S. strategy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, New York Times
Joseph Stiglitz on the economy and nationalizing banks, Bloomberg
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