I am speaking tomorrow about the evolution of democracy in the Balkans (2 pm) at the AID Democracy and Governance conference at George Washington University, but I am not sure that really ranks among the week’s peace picks. Here is a still immodest list of the week’s best, which includes two other events at which I’ll be participating:
1. Syria Under Growing International Pressure
A CENTER ON THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE AND SABAN CENTER FOR MIDDLE EAST POLICY EVENT
Turkey, the Arab League, the United Nations and the European Union (EU) have escalated pressure on Damascus in an effort to isolate and punish the Syrian regime for its continuing repression of protesters. With the death toll now exceeding 4,000 civilians, Turkey and the Arab League recently joined the U.S. and the EU in imposing wide-ranging sanctions against Syria—a coordinated, international move considered inconceivable just six months ago.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Saul/Zilkha Rooms
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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Contact: Brookings Office of Communications
Email: events@brookings.edu
Phone: 202.797.6105
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2. Kosovo’s President: What does She Represent?
A discussion with
Her Excellency
Atifete Jahjaga
President of Kosovo
Moderated by
Daniel Serwer,
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
Visiting Scholar, Conflict Management Program , SAIS
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Kenney Auditorium
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Co-sponsored by the Center for Transaltantic Relations and
Conflict Management Program, SAIS
3. Incomplete Security Sector Reform in Serbia: Lessons for Democratic Transition
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
2:00– 3:30 pm
Room 500
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
with
Jelena Milić
Director, Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies,
Belgrade, Serbia
Comments by
Daniel Serwer
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
Vedran Džihić
Moderator
Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
Jelena Milić, director of the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies, will give an insight into the problems of the security reform in Serbia since the time of the Milosevic regime and democratic changes in 2000 until today. She will discuss the importance of transitional justice for security sector reforms as well as the consequences of current gaps and problems in the reform for Serbia. As the security sector reform is critical for the successs of all post-conflict and democratization efforts the event will outline possible “lessons learned” for democratic transition of regions like North Africa. Finally, Jelena Milić will elaborate on the implications of the recent European Council’s decision on Serbian EU-candidacy bid.
4. Proactive Deterrence: The Challenge of Escalation Control on the Korean Peninsula
Washington, DC 20008
After the attacks last year by North Korea on the Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island, the difficult debates continue over the best way South Korea should respond to these types of strikes by North Korea and on ways to deter them in the future. Fears arise that miscalculating the response to North Korean aggression could quickly escalate into war.
And even though South Korea and the U.S., along with other allies, would likely be able to defend South Korea and eventually reunify the Korean peninsula through force, the outbreak of war will likely have huge human, economic, and developmental costs for South Korea. Thus, proper deterrence mechanisms and response procedures are needed.
Please join KEI for a luncheon discussion with Abraham Denmark, Senior Advisor, CNA. Mr. Denmark will discuss his Academic Paper Series report on some of the issues involved with preemptive self-defense and proactive deterrence by South Korea. He will also present some possible policies for South Korea and the United States that could mitigate the potential for accidental escalation while sustaining deterrence over North Korea. We hope you will join us for this interesting event.
A light meal will be served.
To RSVP for this event, please click here.
5. Combating Botnets: Strengthening Cybersecurity Through Stakeholder Coordination
Friday, December 16, 2011
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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Chief of the Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Deputy Cybersecurity Coordinator, National Security Staff
The White House
Director, Global Coordination
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