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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
The Center for Development Research (ZEF), the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), and the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) are jointly organizing a seminar series on Risk and Uncertainty for Sustainable Development in Bonn.
They cordially invite to the next lecture on 2 November 2016:
Book presentation \
A Rock Between Hard Places: Afghanistan as an Arena of Regional Insecurity
Speaker: Dr. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Chair: Professor Dr. Eva Youkhana, Director ZEFa
Discussant: Dr. Katja Mielke, Senior Researcher at BICC
Abstract of lecture
In their 2016 book, A Rock Between Hard Places: Afghanistan as an Arena of Regional Insecurity (London/New York: Hurst/Oxford University Press), Kristian Berg Harpviken and Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh challenge the conventional analysis which places Afghanistan at the centre—the so-called heart—of a large pan-Asian region whose fate is predicated on Afghan stability. Rather, they argue, it makes analytically far more sense to situate Afghanistan on the margins of three regional security complexes—those of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf—each characterized by deep security rivalries, which, in turn, informs their engagement in Afghanistan. A basic premise for their claims is that the basic composition of regions, and the amity/enmity between states, is remarkably constant.
Yet, in each of the three regions surrounding Afghanistan, there is rapid change. Simultaneously, we also see change in the involvement of the global powers, with US influence seemingly waning, Chinese interest on the rise and considerable uncertainty over Russia’s future engagement. How does all of this manifest itself in Afghanistan, where the internal struggle between the Taliban and an increasingly fragile government alliance continues to intensify?
Time and place:
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
17:30–19:00 hrs
at ZEF, Walter-Flex-Straße 3, 53113 Bonn (ground floor; conference room to the right)
Information on participating / attending:
Please register at pr@bicc.de.
Date:
11/02/2016 17:30 - 11/02/2016 19:00
Registration deadline:
10/31/2016
Event venue:
ZEF (Center for Development Research)
Walter-Flex-Straße 3 (ground floor; conference room to the right)
53113 Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
10/24/2016
Sender/author:
Susanne Heinke
Department:
Public Relations
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event55771
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