Jul 12, 2010The Thompson Reuters Foundation, The Stanley Foundation and Gerda Henkel Stiftung hosted a three day event in New York (17th till the 19th May) titled Reporting on Terrorism and Security. Journalists from over 20 countries were invited to participate in the event including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, and Somalia. Amongst the experts and
Jun 15, 2010 Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Director at the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies attended a conference on the ‘The Role of Entrepreneurship in Developing Markets’ organized by Babson Middle East Alumni Club in conjunction with Babson College. The conference was held in the United Arab Emirates on 24th April, 2010. Mr. Karzai presented his
Jun 15, 2010 Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), participated in a two-day Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks (COSATT) Regional Conference on Countering Terrorism: Building a Common SAARC Agenda. This conference was jointly organized by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and
Jun 14, 2010 Saifullah Ahmadzai, Senior Research Analyst, and Abdulhadi Hairan, Research Analyst at the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) participated in the Regional Network of Strategic Studies Center (RNSSC) working group meeting from 20th to 23rd April, 2010 in Rabat, Morocco. RNSSC focuses on expanding strategic interaction among institutions in the region through
Mar 31, 2010 On Monday, March 29, 2010 the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) hosted Major General Michael Flynn, Chief CJ2, and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), with the additional appointment as the CJ2 US Forces- Afghanistan. General Flynn along with his delegation met CAPS researchers and analysts to discuss ways in which
Mar 31, 2010 On Sunday, March 28, 2010 Trans Atlantic Opinion Leaders delegation (TOLA) was hosted by the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies to discuss and share local perspectives on the issues related to security and politics in Afghanistan. TOLA is a group of leading international academics and opinion leaders who considered influential in
Mar 11, 2010 Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, Senior Research Analyst at Center for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), participated in the Second Annual ASSET (Association for Security Sector Education and Training) General Meeting held in Manila, Philippines from 1-5 March 2010. It was a joint initiative between, The Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS
Mar 11, 2010 Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies in addition to two Senior Research Analysts, Mr. Abdulhadi Hairan and Mr. Abdul Halim Achakzai and a Research Fellow, Miss. Mariam Safi attended the Regional Network of Strategic Studies Centres Working Group Meetings, in Kathmandu, Nepal on Feb. 24-26, 2010.
Mar 07, 2010 Three Senior Research Analysts from Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS); Mr. Saifullah Ahmadzai, Mr. Abdul Halim Achakzai and Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Karimi, attended a two week intensive training course at the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) in Singapore from February 1st to February 12th, 2010.
Mar 07, 2010The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) hosted a two-day Conference (January 18thand 19th) titled, International Guarantees for the Stabilization of Afghanistan in Istanbul, Turkey. Regional and international experts Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, China, Russia participated in the event. From CAPS, Mr. Hekmat Karzai, the Director of CAPS participated in the conference
