10 July 2008

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In This Issue:

Publications

Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa

June 2008 - By Eric Rosand, Jason Ipe, and Alistair Millar
The report, which is the culmination of a project funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides an analysis of issues and challenges relevant to the implementation of the UN Strategy in East Africa and an overview of the Strategy-related counterterrorism efforts of some of the key stakeholders in the subregion. It offers a series of recommendations aimed at states, the United Nations, and regional and subregional bodies on how to further the implementation of the Strategy in East Africa with a view to strengthening counterterrorism cooperation in this volatile subregion.

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Events

Briefing: The UN's Role in Fighting Terrorism - Where Does Its Comparative Advantage Lie?

8:45-10:00 am, 11 July 2008 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC

The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the United Nations Information Center are cosponsoring a breakfast briefing by Mike Smith, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive
Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate on "The UN's Role in Fighting Terrorism - Where Does Its Comparative Advantage Lie?" Center Director, Alistair Millar, will moderate the discussion.

Workshop: Enhancing Capacity Building for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy – Focusing Mainly on the Experiences of Southeast Asia

17-18 June 2008 | Tokyo, Japan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan Institute of International Affairs hosted the fourth workshop in the “International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation,” which is being co-sponsored by Turkey, Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, and Switzerland, and supported by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation.

Panel Discussion: Human Rights and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

12 June 2008 | Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC

Professor Robert K. Goldman of American University's Washington College of Law moderated a panel discussion on human rights and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy with Santiago Cantón of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Steve Crawshaw of Human Rights Watch, Ngonlardje Mbaidjol from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Eric Rosand from the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, and Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism. The discussion focused on the Center’s recent report, Human Rights and the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

Panel Discussion: Counterterrorism Capacity Building in East Africa

11 June 2008 | Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, DC

At a panel discussion organized by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the Henry L. Stimson Center, Center Director, Alistair Millar, and an expert from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Capacity Building Programme against Terrorism, Richard Barno, discussed the challenges of counterterrorism capacity building in East Africa and the Center's report, Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa.

Panel Discussion: Counterterrorism Capacity Building in Asia and Africa

10 June 2008 | International Peace Institute, New York, NY

The International Peace Institute, together with the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, organized an expert-level policy forum in which Center Director, Alistair Millar, and Senior Fellow, Eric Rosand, presented the findings and recommendations of the Center's report, Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa.

Briefing by the UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights

9 June 2008 | US Capitol Building, Room HC-7, Washington, DC

At a briefing organized by the Henry L. Stimson Center's Security for a New Century project and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Dr. Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur focusing on counterterrorism and human rights, presented a briefing on the need for US counterterrorism efforts to comply with its obligations under international law. The briefing was based on his 2007 fact-finding exercise and legal assessment of US law and practice in the fight against terrorism and subsequent visit to Guantanamo Bay.

Panel Discussion: UN Terrorist Designations and Sanctions: a Fair Process and Effective Regime?

5 June 2008 | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC

Thomas Sanderson, Deputy Director, Transnational Threats Project, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies led a panel discussion on the effectiveness and human rights implications of the UN's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions regime. Panelists were: Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team; Eric Rosand, Senior Fellow, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation; and Michael Jacobson, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute on Near East Policy.

Click here to read Senior Fellow Eric Rosand's remarks.

Workshop: The Role of the UN in Promoting and Strengthening the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

22-23 May 2008 | Antalya, Turkey

On 22 and 23 May 2008, the Republic of Turkey hosted the third workshop in the International Process on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, which is being co-sponsored by Turkey, Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, and Switzerland, and supported by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. That meeting, which included some 55 experts representing states, multilateral bodies, and civil society from around the world, focused on "The Role of the UN in Promoting and Strengthening the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy."

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Risks & Rewards of a Multilateral Counterterrorism Strategy: A New Report on Hard Choices in a Changing International Order

9 May 2008 | New America Foundation, Washington, DC

At an event co-sponsored by the New America Foundation and the Better World Campaign, Center Director, Alistair Millar and Senior Fellow, Eric Rosand, discussed and responded to questions regarding their new report commissioned by the Better World Campaign, Building Global Alliances in the Fight Against Terrorism.

Click here to see video of the event.

Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Western Hemisphere

31 March 2008 | New York, NY
The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations hosted a workshop on implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Western Hemisphere which brought together representatives from OAS member states, UN Secretariat officials, officials from the OAS Secretariat, and leading academic and other non-government experts on the region. Participants examined the nature of the terrorist threat confronting the Americas and the role of the United Nations, OAS, governments, civil society, and the private sector in addressing the threat.

Click here to read the discussion paper.
Click here to read the workshop summary.

Newsworthy

8 July 2008

"G8 Leaders' Statement on Counter-Terrorism," Hokkaido Toyako Summit

1 July 2008

"UN Council Allows More Details in Sanctions Cases," Reuters

10 June 2008

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Releases Global Survey on Implementation of Resolution 1373

4 June 2008

*Please note that the Washington, DC office of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation has moved to 1111 19th Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Our new fax number is +1.202.238.9604. Click here for the contact information of individual Center staff members.