Nov 02, 2008 The former minister of communications and current special advisor to President Hamid Karzai, Mr. Masoom Stanekzai, visited CAPS on Thursday 9 October 2008. Minister Stanekzai, who recently served as a fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (www.usip.org) shared his views on the current political and security concerns of Afghanistan and the
Oct 04, 2008On Monday, September the 27th, Ambassador Fernando Gentilini, NATO Senior Civilian Representative and his political advisor Megan Minnion, visited CAPS to meet with the director and staff of CAPS. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss various topics including NATO’s mission in Afghanistan, the upcoming Afghan elections and security challenges. Since this was Ambassador
Sep 22, 2008 Hekmat Karzai the director of CAPS attended the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (Princeton University) Afghanistan Review Conference from September 4thtill the 7th of 2008. The event was the eighth in the LISD project on Afghanistan and the region and focused on the evolution and fostering of key sectors: security; law and order; elections;
Saturday, August 2, 2008 Mr. Nathaniel C. Fick and Mr. Vikram Singh from the Center for a New American Security joined CAPS for a briefing on Afghanistan and the region. Mr. Fick and Mr. Singh are in Afghanistan to conduct an assessment which will be released prior to the upcoming US elections. Mr. Fick and
Jul 14, 2008The United States Special Operations Command hosted the International Special Operations Week on May 18th till the 23rd in Tampa, Florida. Special Forces from over 90 countries were invited to participate in the week long event. Some of the leading experts from around the world made their presentations including Dr. David Kilcullen (Australia,
Jun 04, 2008Mr. Prakhar Sharma (Head of Research), Mr. Halimullah Kousary (Jebsen Fellow), Mr. Kamran Sartor (Research Analyst) and Mr. Saifullah Ahmadzai (Research Analyst) participated in Regional Network of Strategic Studies Center (RNSSC) conference on 19-22 May 2008, in Istanbul, Turkey. The RNSSC is intended to expand the strategic interaction among institutions throughout the region in response
May 26, 2008The Foundation for Regional Policy of Uzbekistan (FRP) and the Center for Political Studies (CPS), Uzbekistan with support from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), USAID and Institute for New Democracies (IND) organized the international conference “Problems of ensuring security and sustainable development in Central Asia” in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from
May 26, 2008The Foundation for Regional Policy of Uzbekistan (FRP) and the Center for Political Studies (CPS), Uzbekistan with support from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), USAID and Institute for New Democracies (IND) organized the international conference “Problems of ensuring security and sustainable development in Central Asia” in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from29
May 26, 2008 The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in cooperation with the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University (INSS-NDU) and the Rockefeller Foundation hosted a conference titled “New approaches to international security: reassessing the U.S. role in the world”. The conference was held in the Bellagio, Italy from April 28 till
Apr 15, 2008 The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, US National Defense University, Washington, DC, and the Institute of Strategic Studies, Research and Analyses, National Defense College, Pakistan, hosted a Counter Terrorism working group meeting in Athens, Greece from 10-11 April, 2008. The event was part of the Regional Network of Strategic