Events
The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation organizes frequent 
meetings, workshops, and public events. These events are designed to raise awareness of the threat of terrorism and as well as the important contributions that multilateral bodies make in the fight against terrorism and how those contributions may be improved.
Some Center events are open to the public while others are primarily off-the-record policy discussions. If you would like additional information about any of the below, please contact Jason Ipe via email at jipe@globalct.org or by telephone at 202.464.6008.
Center Co-Director briefs EU Council on counterterrorism strategies for East Africa |
AML/CFT Training for Ethiopian Officials |
Ian Cuthbertson Memorial Lecture: Debating Democracy and Terror 7 December 2011 | EastWest Institute's New York Center Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Senior Analyst at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, was a speaker at the annual Ian Cuthbertson Memorial Lecture hosted jointly by the World Policy Institute and the EastWest Institute on 7 December 2011. The lecture focused on the positive and negative aspects of democratic transitions on efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism. In response to discussions on the “Arab Spring,” Ms. Fink offered the case study of Bangladesh, a country that has struggled to consolidate democracy and find a role for religion and religious politics in social and public life, as an informative comparison…Read More |
Regional Working Group Meeting on Preventing Abuse of the Non-Profit Sector for the Purposes of Terrorist Financing The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation facilitated the organization of the second “Regional working group meeting on preventing abuse of the non-profit sector for the purposes of terrorist financing” in Auckland on 7-9 November 2011. The meeting, which focused on the Asia Pacific region, was the second regional workshop in a process that includes a series of meetings to discuss the risk of terrorist abuse of the non-profit sector and to share good practices and foster cooperation in responding to that risk in different regions around the world...Read More |
Closed door working lunch to consider the Security Council’s Approach to the Prevention of Terrorism and Violent Extremism Existing UN political missions in Central Asia (UNRCCA), West Africa (UNOWA), Somalia (UNPOS) and the new mission in Libya (UNSMIL) are all mandated to work with governments that are confronted by the specter of rising terrorist and/or violent extremist threats. Yet a recent study by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Center on International Cooperation at NYU finds that political missions’ approaches to these threats lack strategic coherence. To address these challenges, CGCC and the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations hosted a lunch for current and incoming members of the Security Council to discuss whether, how, and with what tools, the United Nations Security Council might address the question of terrorism prevention. Also among guests at the lunch were senior representatives of the UN Department of Political Affairs, the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)...Read More _________________________________________ |
Training Seminar on Advanced Interrogation Skills in Counter-Terrorism The Center and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development’s Security Sector Programme (ISSP) (previously ICPAT), co-hosted a 4-day interactive training seminar on human-rights compliant interrogation techniques. The seminar was held in Kampala, and included officials from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda, as well as South Sudan. Participants were drawn from the National Security Services, Police, National Counter Terrorism Centers and the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force. This seminar was the fourth in a series of meetings designed to strengthen a regional counter-terrorism law enforcement network in the IGAD region...Read More _________________________________________ |
Strengthening Regional Security Cooperation and Capacity in South Asia: What Role for Civil Society? On 17-18 October 2011, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the International Peace Institute hosted a meeting on "Strengthening Regional Security Cooperation and Capacity in South Asia: What Role for Civil Society?" The workshop brought together civil society representatives from across South Asia, experts on the region, and representative from the UN to discuss the potential for greater engagement by civil society in preventing and combating terrorism in South Asia. Participants considered how civil society contributes to countering terrorism and how interaction among civil society groups can help to build confidence and improve security cooperation among states in the region...Read More _________________________________________ |
Violent Radicalization in East Africa: Civil Society and State Perspectives _________________________________________ |
Civil Society Side Event on the Occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and the Establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee On 28 September 2011, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation organized a civil society side event on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) and the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. The event was held in the Chamber of the UN Economic and Social Council at UN Headquarters in New York on the margins of a special meeting of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee. It provided an important opportunity to foster a better understanding of the diversity of ways in which civil society can contribute to UN counterterrorism efforts and how the UN and member states can engage with and help empower civil society to advance shared objectives...Read More _________________________________________ |
Briefing US Congressional Staff on the Challenges and Opportunities for Counterterrorism Cooperation in South Asia and the Horn of Africa _________________________________________ |
Community Engagement to Counter Terrorism _________________________________________ |
Open Source Analysis and Information Sharing in Counter Terrorism _________________________________________ |
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Fourth Regional Workshop for Police Officers, Prosecutors and Judges of South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism
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Lessons Learned from Investigating Terrorism IncidentsRegional Working Group Meeting on Preventing Abuse of the Non-Profit Sector for the Purposes of Terrorist Financing _________________________________________ |
Preventing Radicalization and Promoting the Rule of Law: Perspectives from the Netherlands and the United States _________________________________________ |
The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation presents: The Terrorist Who Came Home _________________________________________ |
Conference on Use of the Internet to Counter the Appeal of Extremist Violence _________________________________________ |
Expert Working Group Meeting on Preventing Abuse of the Non-Profit Sector for the Purposes of Terrorist Financing Click here to read the organizers' key observations. _________________________________________ |
Improving the Criminal Justice Response to Terrorism: A Practical View from Counterterrorism Prosecutors and US and UN Counterterrorism Experts
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Confronted with an increasing concern over homegrown terrorism and focus on prevention, strengthening the criminal justice response to terrorism has become an increasing priority. The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation hosted a luncheon event with: Javier Zaragoza Aguado, Chief Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Spain; Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin, Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate, United Nations; Todd Hinnen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and Alistair Millar, Director, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation [Moderator]. The discussants offered practical ideas and insights on how to deal with this relatively new field of jurisprudence. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime presented its latest tool to strengthen the legal regime against terrorism, its Regional Workshop for Police and Prosecutors in South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation collaborated with the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate to organize a regional workshop for police officers, prosecutors, and counterterrorism focal points from South Asia at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in November 2010. A first regional workshop was held in Dhaka in November 2009 and a second workshop held in Colombo Sri Lanka in June 2010 brought together law enforcement officials to share experiences, lessons learned, and best practices in handling cases relating to terrorism and other serious transnational crime. This the third workshop in the series was an exceptional session held outside the South Asia region, designed to better acquaint participants with JCLEC in Indonesia. JCLEC provides a useful model for law enforcement cooperation in a region that faces several shared security challenges. Building on previous workshops in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the sessions in Indonesia focused on topics including: countering the financing of terrorism; community policing; new payment technologies; and investigations using cell phone records and communications. Click here to read the organizers' observations. _________________________________________ |
National Training Seminar: IGAD Mutual Legal Assistance & Extradition Conventions _________________________________________ |
Retreat on UN Counterterrorism On 29 and 30 July 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation convened key stakeholders to discuss the current progress and future direction of UN counterterrorism. This Retreat, supported by the Governments of Switzerland and Denmark, the Greentree Foundation and the Connect U.S. Foundation, provided an opportunity for discussion amongst a small group of senior policy-makers from within the United Nations Secretariat and agencies, UN Security Council and General Assembly.
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IGAD/ICPAT Regional Training of Trainers: Mutual Assistance & Extradition Under the Recently Adopted IGAD Conventions On 15-17 June 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT) with the support of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a training seminar in Addis Ababa on extradition and mutual legal assistance. Participants in the training workshop included law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and judges from Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia. The meeting was facilitated by resource persons from the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, ICPAT, Peters and Peters LLP, and Amicus Legal Consultants Ltd. It is part of a series of training workshops designed to raise awareness of the recently adopted IGAD Conventions on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition and to foster the cross border contacts and technical knowledge of the conventions necessary for their effective use. _________________________________________ |
Regional Workshop for Police Officers and Prosecutors in South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism Click here to read the organizers observations. _________________________________________ |
On 8-10 June 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation co-convened police and prosecutors from across South Asia in Colombo to discuss efforts to strengthen counterterrorism in the region. The three-day workshop provided an unconventional forum for senior-level police officers and prosecutors to consider specific issues that arise in counterterrorism cases. Participants in the workshop also considered steps to strengthen international cooperation in investigations and prosecution, including the possibility of developing a joint regional training mechanism. The workshop was hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, in association with the United Nations Seminar on European Union Support for the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Human Rights Click here to read the seminar summary. Click here to see the agenda. _________________________________________ |
ISESCO and Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation Co-Host Conference on Improving Counterterrorism Cooperation in North Africa Click here to read the workshop summary and recommendations. Click here to read the press release. _________________________________________ |
On 24-25 May 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and theLunchtime Policy Forum - Countering Terrorism and Other Transnational Threats: Towards a Rule of Law Based Approach? 6 April 2010 | Church Center for the United Nations, New York _________________________________________ |
IGAD/ICPAT Regional Training of Trainers: Mutual Assistance & Extradition Under the Recently Adopted IGAD Conventions 23-25 March 2010 | The InterContinenal Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
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On 23-25 March 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Workshop on Building Capacity in the Area of Counterterrorism in West Africa in the Framework of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy 16-17 February 2010 | The Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
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On 16-17 February 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Counterterrorism and Human Rights: Opportunities to Improve U.S. and UN Policy 5 February 2010 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY On 5 February 2010, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and Human Rights First co-sponsored a meeting at Akin Gump in New York on “Counterterrorism and Human Rights: Opportunities to Improve U.S. and UN Policy.” This meeting was the first in a series of workshops and briefings that the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation is holding over the next year on the issue. The primary objective of this project is to encourage the United States to take the lead in getting the UN Security Council to reestablish credibility internationally on human rights issues, in particular by correcting the lack of attention to human rights in the work of its counterterrorism-related subsidiary bodies and by promoting more cooperation between those bodies (and the broader political/security machinery in New York) and the UN human rights machinery in Geneva. Click here to read the background paper. _________________________________________ |
Workshop on Raising Awareness of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Among Civil Society in Southeast Asia 18-19 November 2009 | The Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia Click here to read the meeting summary. Click here to read the background paper. Press Coverage: “Civil Societies Discuss Ways to Combat Terrorism in Southeast Asia,” Sujadi Siswo, Channel NewsAsia, 20 November 2009 (Link to Video) "Gov't Told to Give Space to Civil Society in Combating Terrorism," Jakarta Post, 18 November 2009 "The UN and Civil Society's Role in Countering Terrorism," Abdul Wahid Maktub and Alistair Millar, Jakarta Post, 18 November 2009 "War Against Terror in Southeast Asia," Rommel Banlaoi, Jakarta Post, 18 November 2009 _________________________________________ |
Luncheon Discussion on Building Capacity in the Area of Counterterrorism in West Africa 13 November 2009 | Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, New York, NY On 13 November 2009, the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation hosted a meeting on “Building Capacity in the Area of Counterterrorism in West Africa in the Framework of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.” The luncheon included speakers from the Economic Community of West African States Commission in Abuja and the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate who provided updates on their re spective efforts to promote counterterrorism cooperation and capacity building in West Africa. Click here for more information. _________________________________________ |
Building Stronger Partnerships to Prevent Terrorism 8 October 2009 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC On 8 October 2009, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, with support from the Ford Foundation, hosted a conference in Washington, DC on “Building Stronger Partnerships to Prevent Terrorism." The goal was to focus attention on cooperative non-military counterterrorism efforts and steps the United States can take to strengthen those efforts. Participants in the full-day event included current senior U.S. and foreign government officials, senior representatives from the United Nations and regional organizations, academic and other non-governmental experts, and distinguished members of the Center’s international advisory council. The conference highlighted the comparative advantages of multilateral bodies in general and specifically as they relate to efforts to strengthen cooperation in two priority regions for U.S. counterterrorism efforts, South Asia and the Horn of Africa. The conference elicited concrete recommendations aimed at enhancing U.S. multilateral counterterrorism engagement, as well as making these international and regional actors more effective. Click here for more information, including meeting summary.
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Workshop on Building Capacity in the Area of Counterterrorism in West Africa in the Framework of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy 17 September 2009 | Danish Permanent Representation to the EU, Brussels, Belgium On 17 September 2009, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark organized a workshop on “Building Capacity in the Area of Counterterrorism in West Africa in the Framework of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.” The meeting included representatives from the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States Commission as well as other relevant regional and subregional organizations. It s erved as a preparatory meeting to build support for the larger, follow-on workshop, which will be convened in West Africa in early 2010 and will include representatives from ECOWAS member states, external partner governments, and nongovernmental experts. The participants at the workshop in Brussels discussed counterterrorism and broader related capacity-building efforts in West Africa and focused in particular on the possibility of developing a subregional strategy on counterterrorism and a mechanism for facilitating improved subregional counterterrorism cooperation and capacity building. Click here to read the background paper. Click here to read the meeting summary. _________________________________________ |
Workshop on Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in North Africa 15-16 September 2009 | Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Netherlands On 15-16 September 2009, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation with the support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a workshop in The Hague as part of a project on “Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in North Africa.” This meeting included representatives from the United Nations and relevant regional and subregional organizations and researchers and other nongovernmental experts from North Africa and Europe. It was the precursor to a larger, follow-on meeting the Center plans on organizing in North Africa in early 2010 to which government representatives from the sub region and partner countries will be invited. The September workshop considered the threats and vulnerabilities to terrorism in North Africa as well as national, subregional, regional, and international efforts to address them. The participants discussed the UN Strategy in a subregional context, considering the potential opportunities it offers for, among other things, enhancing counterterrorism cooperation and capacity building in the subregion and its overall preparedness to combat terrorism, as well as for stimulating more coherent and effective engagement by the United Nations and other external partners (e.g., the European Union and the United States) in the subregion on issues related to terrorism and counterterrorism. Click here to read the background paper. Click here to read the meeting summary. _________________________________________ |
Workshop on UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Awareness Raising in Africa: Building an African Civil Society Network to Support the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy 24-25 June 2009 | Mandela Rhodes Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa On 24-25 June 2009, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the Institute for Security Studies, with the support of the governments of Germany and The Netherlands, hosted a workshop in Cape Town titled: Building an African Civil Society Network to Support the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Participants included representatives from civil society organizations from across Africa working on an array of issues related to implementation of the UN’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, as well as from the United Nations and the governments of Germany and South Africa. Participants agreed that the UN Strategy provides civil society a useful entry point to engage on counterterrorism-related issues and a unique opportunity to push for a recalibration of counterterrorism efforts to better reflect African perspectives and priorities. The meeting also provided the basis for the formulation of a network of civil society groups working on Strategy-related issues to help improve their contributions and facilitate interaction with the United Nations on the issue. Click here to read the background paper. Click here for the meeting recommendations. Click here to read the meeting summary. _________________________________________ |
The Role of Regional Organizations in Countering Terrorism: Lessons for the New U.S. Administration 12 June 2009 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC The Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation hosted a discussion on the role of regional organizations in countering terrorism with Raphael Perl, Head of the Action Against Terrorism Unit, Organization for Security and Co‐operation in Europe and Pablo Martinez, Deputy Secretary and Programs Coordinator, Inter‐American Committee Against Terrorism, Organization of American States. Center Co‐Director Alistair Millar moderated the discussion. Click here to read the meeting summary.
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Countering Terrorism in South Asia: Building Capacities and Strengthening Multilateral Engagement 20 May 2009 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC The event focused on the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation/International Peace Institute report, Countering Terrorism in South Asia: Strengthening Multilateral Engagement (May 2009), which explores ways to build counterterrorism capacities and strengthen counterterrorism cooperation in South Asia, with a particular focus on the role that the United Nations can play in that regard. Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, delivered the keynote address. He was joined by Mike Smith, the Executive Director of the UN Security Council’s Counter‐Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate and two of the report's co‐authors, Eric Rosand, Co‐Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, and Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Senior Program Officer at the International Peace Institute. The discussion was moderated by Center Co‐Director Alistair Millar. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. Click here for the report. _________________________________________ |
18 February 2009 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC The fourth installment of a series of events on the presidential transition discussed the topic "Enhancing Cooperation to Prevent WMD Terrorism: Lessons for the New U.S. President" with Richard Cupitt from the United Nations Security Council’s 1540 Committee, O'Neil Hamilton, a Visiting Fellow from the Henry L. Stimson Center, and Andrew Semmel, a former official in the U.S. State Department. The Center’s director, Alistair Millar, moderated the meeting. The discussants considered successes and challenges in U.S. and global efforts to prevent WMD terrorism and highlighted key lessons to learn for the new administration. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. _________________________________________ |
Enhancing Cooperation to Prevent WMD Terrorism: Lessons for the New U.S. PresidentThe 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 Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations hosted a discussion on regional cooperation and the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy including Mike Smith, Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED); Carol Fuller, Secretary of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE); and Eric Rosand, Senior Fellow at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. The meeting was organized to allow representatives from UN member states, the UN secretariat and nongovernmental organizations to discuss the recommendations from the Center’s report, The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Regional and Subregional Bodies: Strengthening a Critical Partnership. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. _________________________________________ |
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. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. _________________________________________ |
13-14 November 2008 | International Peace Institute, New York Click here to read the workshop summary. _________________________________________ |
Implementing the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy in South AsiaPartnership 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." Click here to read his remarks. _________________________________________ |
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. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. _________________________________________ |
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.” Click here to read his remarks. _________________________________________ |
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. Click here to read a summary of the discussion. _________________________________________ |
The UN’s Counterterrorism Efforts 11 September 2008 | UN Association of the USA Council of Organizations Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida Taliban Sanctions Committee Monitoring Team, and Eric Rosand, Senior Fellow with the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, briefed the UNA-USA’s Council of Organizations on the UN’s counterterrorism efforts. During the briefing Rosand and Barrett discussed the UN’s counterterrorism efforts pre- and post-September 11, and shared recently published recommendations for strengthening the UN counterterrorism program. _________________________________________ |
Counterterrorism and the International Community: Waxing Fatigue, Waning Commitment? 5 September 2008 | The Century Foundation Terrorism officials from dozens of countries came to the United Nations in New York for a two-day meeting of the General Assembly ( 4-5 September 2008) to review their governments' implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted in 2006. The meeting provided an opportunity for The Century Foundation and the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation to organize a luncheon roundtable to allow candid discussion among those officials, UN representatives, U.S. representatives, and terrorism experts on "Counterterrorism and the International Community: Waxing Fatigue, Waning Commitment?" on Friday, September 5. Click here for video of the event. _________________________________________ |
Civil Society Organizations and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges 3 September 2008 | Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations As the culmination of a project co-sponsored by the governments of Germany and Sweden, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation presented a newly published report on the role of civil society organizations in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Based on input received from civil society groups from all over the world, including those who participated in a workshop convened in New York in July 2008, the report presents a set of recommendations, aimed at a variety of stakeholders, including member states, UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force members, and civil society. Click here to read the report. _________________________________________ |
Raising Awareness and Exploring the Role of Civil Society in Contributing to Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy 21-22 July 2008 | International Peace Institute, New York, NY On 21-22 July 2008, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation convened a workshop focused on exploring the role that civil society can play in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The meeting, held at the International Peace Institute in New York, included representatives from civil society groups from around the world and from the governments of Sweden and Germany, the project sponsors, as well as experts from different parts of the UN system. Click here to read a summary. _________________________________________ |
| International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Concludes, Issues Proposals for Improving UN Counter-Terrorism Efforts
The International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, which was co-sponsored by the governments of Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Turkey, in cooperation with the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, concluded on 24 July 2008 with the issuance of the process' final document, which enumerates a series of proposals for strengthening the UN counterterrorism program and implementation of the UN's 2006 Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. _________________________________________ |
Briefing: The UN's Role in Fighting Terrorism - Where Does Its Comparative Advantage Lie? 11 July 2008 | Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Washington, DC On 11 July 2008, the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the United Nations Information Center cosponsored a breakfast briefing by Mike Smith, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive _________________________________________ |
Workshop on "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 On 17 and 18 June 2008 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 was co-sponsored by Turkey, Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, and Switzerland, and supported by the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation. The aim of the fourth workshop was to allow for reflections on the earlier workshops and an opportunity to focus sustained attention on capacity building, which the UN Strategy recognizes as a “core element of the global counter-terrorism effort.” Although not intended to reach any definitive conclusions, the two-day event allowed some 40 experts representing states, multilateral bodies, and civil society to engage in a frank discussion of the role of states, regional bodies and mechanisms, and the UN in enhancing Strategy-related capacity building, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. The workshop provided an excellent opportunity not only to reflect on the performance of these actors in assessing vulnerabilities and delivering and facilitating Strategy-related capacity building assistance in both the traditional and non-traditional counter-terrorism areas, but to consider ways in which the overall effort could be strengthened. _________________________________________ |
Panel Discussion: Human Rights and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy - Hopes and Challenges 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. Click here for more information. _________________________________________ |
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 Richard Barno with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Capacity Building Programme against Terrorism 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. Click here to read 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 Senior Fellow, Eric Rosand, presented the findings and recommendations of the Center's report, Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa. Click here for more information on the discussion. Click here to read the Center's report, Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa. _________________________________________ |
Hill Briefing by Dr. Martin Scheinin, UN Special Rapporteur Focusing on Counterterrorism and Human Rights 9 June 2008 | US Capitol Building, Room HC-7 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 U.S. counterterrorism efforts to comply with its obligations under international law. The briefing was based on his 2007 fact-finding exercise and legal assessment of U.S. law and practice in the fight against terrorism and subsequent visit to Guantanamo Bay. Click here to read a summary. _________________________________________ |
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 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" 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." Click here to read more. _________________________________________ |
Risks & Rewards of a Multilateral Counterterrorism Strategy: 9 May 2008 | New America Foundation This event was co-sponsored by the New America Foundation and the Better World Campaign, the advocacy arm of the United Nations Foundation. Click here to see a video of the event. _________________________________________ |
Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Western Hemisphere 31 March 2008 | New York, NY
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Workshop on "UN Engagement with Regional, Sub-Regional and Functional Bodies and Civil Society in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy” 17-18 March 2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia The government of Slovakia hosted the second meeting of the International Process on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation on 17-18 March 2008 in Bratislava. That workshop dealt with the "UN Engagement with Regional, Sub-Regional and Functional Bodies and Civil Society in Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." Click here to read more. _________________________________________ |
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Implementing the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy in East Africa (IGAD Region) Counterterrorism & Human Rights Discussion Panel
"The long-term success of the United Nations’ global counter-terrorism strategy depends upon the protection of human rights, said experts at [the] panel discussion..." Read more. _________________________________________ |
"How the UN Can Help Stop Terrorism" The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas hosted Center Senior Fellow Eric Rosand who spoke about the role of the UN in combating terrorism. Click here to read the article from the Daily Texan. _________________________________________ |
Workshop on "Institutional Challenges in Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" 21-21 January 2008 | Zurich, Switzerland The Government of Switzerland hosted the first meeting of its expert-led "International Process on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation" on 21-22 January 2008 in Zurich. That workshop dealt with the "Institutional Challenges in Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." Click here to read more. _________________________________________ |
Workshop on "Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in East Africa" 14-15 January 2008 | Copenhagen, Denmark
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Workshop on Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Terrorism: Implementing Pillar I of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy 5 December 2007 | New York, NY The Center and the International Peace Academy organized a workshop hosted by the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN on "Conditions Conducive to the Spread of Terrorism: Implementing Pillar I of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" on 5 December 2007. It brought together representatives of some 25 UN Member States, UN Secretariat officials, and leading academic and other nongovernmental experts to discuss how the UN can best address conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism identified in the September 2006 UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, how these efforts can be strengthened, and how member states can contribute to a fuller implementation of this part of the Strategy. Click here to read the workshop summary. _________________________________________ |
Center Presents Recommendations for Addressing Youth Radicalization 30 November 2007 | New York, NY The Center presented recommendations for addressing youth radicalization and implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy at a lunch including 100 UN officials and diplomats hosted by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN. Those recommendations are based on meetings convened on 11-12 July in Rome with the Istituto Affari Internazionali. Click here to read more. |