11 December 2008

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Improving Counterterrorism Cooperation in South Asia

13-14 November 2008 | International Peace Institute

On 13-14 November 2008, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the International Peace Institute (IPI) convened a workshop on improving counterterrorism cooperation and the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in South Asia. The workshop included over 40 representatives from the United Nations and governments in and outside South Asia, as well as researchers and other nongovernment experts from and on the region. The meeting, and the larger project of which it is a part, focused on deepening UN engagement with South Asia, improving the capacity of governments to combat terrorism, and improving counterterrorism cooperation in the region. The final project report will be released in early 2009.

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Click here to read the background paper.

Publications

The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Regional and Subregional Bodies: Strengthening a Critical Partnership

October 2008 | By Eric Rosand, Jason Ipe, and Alistair Millar

This report focuses on the role of regional cooperation in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy including a set of recommendations, aimed at strengthening existing and building new counterterrorism partnerships between the United Nations and regional and subregional bodies.

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Events

The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Regional and Subregional Bodies - Strengthening a Critical Partnership

16 December 2008 | German Mission to the United Nations, New York
The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation will present its latest report on the role of regional cooperation in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

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Radicalization/De-radicalization: Lessons for the Next U.S. President

4 December 2008 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC

In the third installment of a series of events on the presidential transition, Center Director, Alistair Millar, moderated a discussion on "Radicalization/De-radicalization: Lessons for the Next U.S. President" with Richard Barrett from the UN Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team, Frank J. Cilluffo from the Homeland Security Policy Institute of George Washington University, Daniel W. Sutherland from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Mona Yacoubian from United States Institute of Peace. They discussed successes and challenges in efforts by the United States and its partners to counter radicalization and highlighted key lessons learned for the next administration.

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Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Combating Terrorism

4-5 November 2008 | OSCE, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation Director, Alistair Millar, spoke at the 2008 OSCE Sub-Regional Central Asian Anti-Terrorism Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on "Civil Society and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges."

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Building States’ Capacity to Combat Terrorism: Lessons for the Next U.S. President

30 October 2008 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC

In the second installment in its series on the presidential transition, the Center hosted a discussion on building states' capacity to combat terrorism with Darcy Anderson from the U.S. Department of State, Celina D. Realuyo from the National Defense University, Carol Fuller from the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, and Christian Mahr from the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate. Center Director, Alistair Millar, moderated the event. The discussants highlighted key successes and challenges in U.S. and global counterterrorism capacity building efforts and lessons learned for the next administration.

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Seminar Series on Understanding Terrorism in Africa: Assessing Effective Counter-Terrorism Strategies and Measures

21-22 October 2008 | Institute for Security Studies, Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi

Center Senior Fellow, Eric Rosand, delivered remarks on “Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges.”

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International Efforts against Terrorist Financing: Lessons for the Next U.S. President

2 October 2008 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC

The Center hosted a discussion on international efforts to combat terrorist financing with Michael Jacobson from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Elizabeth Joyce from the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and Richard Lalonde from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Center Senior Fellow, Eric Rosand, moderated the event. The discussants identified some of the successes and challenges in international efforts to combat terrorist financing and offered recommendations for the next U.S. administration based on lessons learned since 2001.

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Newsworthy

9 December 2008

"Security Council, Expressing Deep Concern over Continuous Terrorist Attacks, Calls for Renewal of Global Solidarity against Threat Manifested after 9/11," UN News

9 December 2008

"Criticism of US heard at UN session on terrorism," Associated Press

9 December 2008

"India Wants Pakistani Group Added to U.N.’s Terrorism List," New York Times

27-28 November 2008

Center on Global Counterterrorism Director, Alistair Millar, interviewed by Associated Press Television and the BBC World Service regarding the terrorist attacks in Mumbai

Click here to see video of the AP Television interview.

20 November 2008

Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation Welcomes New Advisor: Former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Farooq Sobhan

Click here to see a complete list of advisors and for more information on Amb. Sobhan.

12 November 2008

"Outreach crucial to work of UN’s counter-terrorism bodies, Security Council told," UN News

9 October 2008

"Ban calls on [UN] Member States to uphold human rights while fighting terrorism," UN News

9 September 2008

Center Senior Fellow Eric Rosand quoted in: "Terror Attack Victims Speak at Forum," New York Times