Difference between revisions of "International Terrorism Conference 2008"
m (fmt tweak: html --> wiki) |
m (fmt tweak: html --> wiki) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
:Principal, [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | :Principal, [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ||
:SPEAKERS: | :SPEAKERS: | ||
| − | *'''[[David Veness|Sir David Veness]]''' | + | *:'''[[David Veness|Sir David Veness]]''' |
::Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations | ::Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations | ||
| − | *'''[[George Robertson|Lord George Robertson]]''' | + | *:'''[[George Robertson|Lord George Robertson]]''' |
::Former Secretary-General of NATO | ::Former Secretary-General of NATO | ||
| − | *'''[[Raphael Perl|Dr. Raphael Perl]]''' | + | *:'''[[Raphael Perl|Dr. Raphael Perl]]''' |
::Head, Action Against Terrorism Unit, OSCE | ::Head, Action Against Terrorism Unit, OSCE | ||
| − | *'''[[George Gijs de Vries]]''' | + | *:'''[[George Gijs de Vries]]''' |
::Clingendael Institute, The Hague; former EU CT Coorindator | ::Clingendael Institute, The Hague; former EU CT Coorindator | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
::Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign & Commonwealth Office | ::Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign & Commonwealth Office | ||
:SPEAKERS: | :SPEAKERS: | ||
| − | *'''[[Michael Boyle|Dr. Michael Boyle]]''' | + | *:'''[[Michael Boyle|Dr. Michael Boyle]]''' |
::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ||
::''Terrorism, Civil War and Resistance in Iraq'' | ::''Terrorism, Civil War and Resistance in Iraq'' | ||
| − | *'''[[Abdel Bari Atwan]]''' | + | *:'''[[Abdel Bari Atwan]]''' |
::Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi | ::Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi | ||
| − | *'''[[Max Taylor|Professor Max Taylor]]''' | + | *:'''[[Max Taylor|Professor Max Taylor]]''' |
::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ||
::''Somalia and the Horn of Africa'' | ::''Somalia and the Horn of Africa'' | ||
| − | *'''[[Lianne Kennedy-Boudali]]''' | + | *:'''[[Lianne Kennedy-Boudali]]''' |
::[[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]], Washington D.C. | ::[[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]], Washington D.C. | ||
::''Maghreb and North Africa''</p><p> | ::''Maghreb and North Africa''</p><p> | ||
| Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
:'''Senior Whitehall Official''' | :'''Senior Whitehall Official''' | ||
:''UK Perspectives'' | :''UK Perspectives'' | ||
| − | *'''[[Ekaterina Stepanova]]''' | + | *:'''[[Ekaterina Stepanova]]''' |
:[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] (SIPRI) | :[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] (SIPRI) | ||
:''Caucasus and Central Asia'' | :''Caucasus and Central Asia'' | ||
| − | *'''[[Gregory Berry]]''' | + | *:'''[[Gregory Berry]]''' |
::Political Minister Counselor, United States Embassy, London</p> | ::Political Minister Counselor, United States Embassy, London</p> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| Line 72: | Line 72: | ||
:SPEAKERS: | :SPEAKERS: | ||
*[[Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure|CPNI]] Speaker | *[[Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure|CPNI]] Speaker | ||
| − | *'''[[Stephen Phipson]]''' | + | *:'''[[Stephen Phipson]]''' |
::Group Managing Director, [[Smiths Detection]] | ::Group Managing Director, [[Smiths Detection]] | ||
| − | *'''[[Chris Phillips|DCI Chris Phillips]]''' | + | *:'''[[Chris Phillips|DCI Chris Phillips]]''' |
::Dead of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)</p> | ::Dead of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)</p> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
:[[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | :[[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ||
:SPEAKERS: | :SPEAKERS: | ||
| − | *'''Professor [[Marco Lombardi]]''' | + | *:'''Professor [[Marco Lombardi]]''' |
::Director, ITSTIME, Catholic University of Milan | ::Director, ITSTIME, Catholic University of Milan | ||
::''Al Qaeda’s Metrics of Global JIhad'' | ::''Al Qaeda’s Metrics of Global JIhad'' | ||
| − | *'''[[Abdel Bari Atwan]]''' | + | *:'''[[Abdel Bari Atwan]]''' |
::Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi | ::Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi | ||
| − | *'''Professor [[Alex Schmid|Alex P. Schmid]]''' | + | *:'''Professor [[Alex Schmid|Alex P. Schmid]]''' |
::Director, [[CSTPV]] | ::Director, [[CSTPV]] | ||
::''US Government Metrics of the Global War on Terror''</p> | ::''US Government Metrics of the Global War on Terror''</p> | ||
| Line 99: | Line 99: | ||
::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ::[[CSTPV]], [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]] | ||
:SPEAKERS: | :SPEAKERS: | ||
| − | *'''[[Fernando Reinares|Professor Fernando Reinares]]''' | + | *:'''[[Fernando Reinares|Professor Fernando Reinares]]''' |
::[[Elcano Institute]], Madrid | ::[[Elcano Institute]], Madrid | ||
| − | *'''[[Theo Bot]]''' | + | *:'''[[Theo Bot]]''' |
::Deputy National Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Formerly, Deputy Director, AIVD, Netherlands | ::Deputy National Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Formerly, Deputy Director, AIVD, Netherlands | ||
| − | *'''[[Tore Bjorgo|Professor Tore Bjorgo]]''' | + | *:'''[[Tore Bjorgo|Professor Tore Bjorgo]]''' |
::Police University College, Oslo, Norway</p> | ::Police University College, Oslo, Norway</p> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
| Line 111: | Line 111: | ||
:CHAIR: '''[[David Omand|Sir David Omand GCB]]''' | :CHAIR: '''[[David Omand|Sir David Omand GCB]]''' | ||
:Vice President, [[RUSI]]</p><p>PANELISTS: | :Vice President, [[RUSI]]</p><p>PANELISTS: | ||
| − | *'''[[Alan West|Admiral The Lord West of Spithead]]''' | + | *:'''[[Alan West|Admiral The Lord West of Spithead]]''' |
::Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counterterrorism | ::Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counterterrorism | ||
| − | *'''[[David Veness|Sir David Veness]]''' | + | *:'''[[David Veness|Sir David Veness]]''' |
::Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations | ::Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations | ||
| − | *'''[[Frank Gardner]]''' | + | *:'''[[Frank Gardner]]''' |
::Security Correspondent, [[terrorexpertise:BBC|BBC]] | ::Security Correspondent, [[terrorexpertise:BBC|BBC]] | ||
| − | *'''[[M.J. Gohel]]''' | + | *:'''[[M.J. Gohel]]''' |
::CEO [[Asia-Pacific Foundation]]</p> | ::CEO [[Asia-Pacific Foundation]]</p> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 16 October 2008
The International Terrorism Conference 2008 was a policy conference held on 2-3 October 2008 by the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence in cooperation with the Royal United Services Institute. The conference was called, "Countering 'Jihadist' Terrorism: Regional and Country Perspectives". It was sponsored by the security technology company Smiths Detection. The conference was held over two days with the first day focued on approaches to counterterrorism, and the second on "the important role of the private sector, both as a contributor to CT efforts and, together with the public sector, as a potential target to be protected."[1]
Speakers including numerous experts from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence as well as senior figures from the policy world including the Prime Minister's Secuirty Advisor Lord West of Spithead, The Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety, Tony McNulty and an unnamed "Senior Whitehall Official". [2] The BBC's Frank Gardner also spoke.
The Programme
International Terrorism Conference 2008
Thursday 2nd October
- 0830-0900 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
- 0900-0905 ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS
- 0920-1115 SESSION ONE: Multilateral perspectives
- CHAIR: Dr Brian Lang
- Principal, University of St. Andrews
- SPEAKERS:
- Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations
- Former Secretary-General of NATO
- Head, Action Against Terrorism Unit, OSCE
- Clingendael Institute, The Hague; former EU CT Coorindator
1115 - 1145 MORNING TEA & COFFEE
- 0920-1115 SESSION TWO: Hotspots of 'Jihadist' terrorism
- CHAIR: Simon Manley
- Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- SPEAKERS:
- CSTPV, University of St. Andrews
- Terrorism, Civil War and Resistance in Iraq
- Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi
- CSTPV, University of St. Andrews
- Somalia and the Horn of Africa
- RAND, Washington D.C.
- Maghreb and North Africa
1330 - 1430 LUNCH
- 1430 - 1630 SESSION THREE: Country and regional perspectives
- CHAIR: Professor Michael Clarke
- Director, RUSI
- SPEAKERS:
- Senior Whitehall Official
- UK Perspectives
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Caucasus and Central Asia
- Political Minister Counselor, United States Embassy, London
1630 - 1700 AFTERNOON TEA AND COFFEE
- 1430 - 1630 SESSION FOUR: Where do we stand?
- CHAIR: Stephen Phipson
- Group Managing Director, Smiths Detection
- KEYNOTE: Rt. Hon. Tony McNulty MP
- Minister of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety
1815 EVENING RECEPTION
Friday 3rd October
0900 – 0930 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
- 0930 – 1100 SESSION FIVE: Protection against terrorism: The role of public-private partnerships
- CHAIR: Stephen Cummings
- Director, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI)
- SPEAKERS:
- CPNI Speaker
- Group Managing Director, Smiths Detection
- Dead of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)
1100 – 1130 MORNING TEA & COFFEE
- 1130 - 1230 SESSION SIX: Measuring success and failure in terrorism and counter terrorism
- CHAIR: Professor Ali Watson
- Head of the School of International Relations
- University of St. Andrews
- SPEAKERS:
- Professor Marco Lombardi
- Director, ITSTIME, Catholic University of Milan
- Al Qaeda’s Metrics of Global JIhad
- Editor in Chief, Al-Quds al-Arabi
- Professor Alex P. Schmid
- Director, CSTPV
- US Government Metrics of the Global War on Terror
1230 - 1330 LUNCH
- 1330 – 1500 SESSION SEVEN: Preventing terrorism: Counter-radicalisation straegies
- CHAIR: Robert Lambert
- SPEAKERS:
- Elcano Institute, Madrid
- Deputy National Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Formerly, Deputy Director, AIVD, Netherlands
- Police University College, Oslo, Norway
1500 - 15030 AFTERNOON TEA AND COFFEE
- 1530 – 1700 PANEL DISCUSSION: Countering ‘Jihadist’ terrorism: Re-thinking strategy
- CHAIR: Sir David Omand GCB
- Vice President, RUSI
PANELISTS:
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counterterrorism
- Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, United Nations
- Security Correspondent, BBC
1700 – 1715 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
- Professor Louise Richardson
- Executive Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advances Study, Harvard University, incoming Principal, University of St. Andrews
Notes
- ↑ RUSI, International Terrorism Conference 2008 (accessed 16 October 2008)
- ↑ Programme (PDF) for the International Terrorism Conference 2008
