Feb 10, 2008 Three Research Analysts from CAPS, Halim Kousary (Jebsen Fellow), Kamran Sartor and Hamayoun Rahimi attended a two-week intensive training program at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) in Singapore, from January 14 through January 25, 2008. The ICPVTR is a research centre within the S. Rajaratnam School of International
Feb 10, 2008 On January 16th, 2008, the Director CAPS, Mr. Hekmat Karzai, attended the second annual Jagran Forum in New Delhi, India. The topic of the forum this year was “Democracy and Conflict Resolution in Asia”. The Jagran Foundation, set up by the publishers of India’s most widely read newspaper, the Hindi daily, “Dainik Jagran” with 32 editions
Feb 10, 2008 On December 13th, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) hosted the Security and Defence forum, a group of Canadian academics at the Centre. The trip was sponsored by NATO as a part of the Afghanistan familiarization visit. Mr. Hekmat Karzai, the Director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS)
Nov 21, 2007 Mr. Halimullah Kousary Jebsen Fellow and Mr. Kamran Sartor Research Analyst participated in Regional Network of Strategic Studies Center (RNSSC) on 9-12 November 2007 in Amman, Jordan. The RNSSC is intended to expand the strategic interaction among institutions throughout the region in response to regional suggestions for more avenues of dialogue and cooperation
Nov 21, 2007 The Sixth Bi-annual Symposium of the Council for Asian Terrorism Research (CATR) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 5-7 November 2007. The theme for the meeting was: Understanding the Role of the Media in Facilitating the Spread of Radical Ideologies. The meeting brought together a selected group of influential academic, government, military, and
Nov 21, 2007 On the invitation of Professor Joachim Krause, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Kiel, Germany, Mr. Hekmat Karzai Director of CAPS visited Germany on October 24th and 25th. Mr. Karzai held various meetings at the Federal Chancellery with senior officials, met with members of the German Parliament and engaged with academics from
Oct 26, 2007On the invitation of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), the Director of CAPS Mr. Hekmat Karzai visited the Hague, Netherlands on the 15th and 16th of October and participated in a critical debate about the developments in Afghanistan and the role of the international community. Related Article: Hekmat Karzai speaks in The Hague
Oct 06, 2007 2 October 2007 - The Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) hosted a team of Canadian journalist for a traditional Iftar. The six members team of journalist came from various parts of Canada: Louise Plante of Le Nouvelliste, Louis Tremblay of Le Quotidien, Lindsey Wiebe of Winnipeg Free Press, Michael Den Tandt of The Sun
Oct 04, 2007 On 30 September 2007, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) conducted a one day training session for key staff of Combined Security Transition Command- Afghanistan (CSTC-A) in Kabul at Camp Eggers. The course was attended by Major General Robert W. Cone commanding general of CSTC-A, his six one star generals
Oct 03, 2007 17 – 23 September 2007 – The Second NATO-Afghan Student Forum was held at the Sant’Anna School of Pisa - Italy from 17 to 20 September. This initiative was co-organized by the School Sant’Anna and NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division. The event involved a wide range of university students from Afghanistan, Central Asia
