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Lecture: Pakistan's Transition to Democracy—Militancy and Future Relations With the United States
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Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501, Amsterdam Avenue and 118th Street
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| Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact JoAnn Crawford at jac12@columbia.edu. |
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The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) presents a lecture entitled "Pakistan's Transition to Democracy: Militancy and Future Relations with the United States," with Saeed Shafqat, professor and director of the Centre for Public Policy and Governance at the Forman Christian University in Lahore, Pakistan and adjunct professor of International and Public Affairs at SIPA.
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event is co-sponsored by Columbia University's South Asia Institute and Middle East Institute.
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November 5
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Rethink Afghanistan—A Panel of Columbia Afghanistan Veterans
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Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501, Amsterdam Avenue and 118th Street
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Join members of the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University and professor Austin Long for a screening of the documentary “Rethink Afghanistan” followed by a panel discussion of the film with student veterans who have served in Afghanistan.
The event is sponsored by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University.
This event is open to current CU students, faculty, staff and affiliated scholars only.
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November 6
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Afghanistan and the West After Eight Years—Which War Are We Fighting?
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Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Knox Hall, Room 207, 606 West 122nd Street
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The Middle East Institute (MEI) presents a talk entitled, "Afghanistan and the West after Eight Years: Which War Are We Fighting?" with Dr. Reinhard Erös.
Dr. Reinhard Erös was Colonel in the Medical Corps of the German Army and lectured on Intercultural Competence and national and international military academics. For the last twenty years, he has been operating on a personal basis on behalf of Afghanistan. In 1998, he and his wife founded "German Aid for Afghan Children." Since then, they have built sixteen schools in the remote mountain areas of Tora Bora. His latest book: Under Taliban, Warloards and Drug Barons will be available in English. |
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Global Mayors Forum: Urban Policy, Global Challenges—A Conversation With Syed Mustafa Kamal
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Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, School of International and Public Affairs, International Affairs Building, Room 1501, Amsterdam Avenue and 118th Street
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| Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact JoAnn Crawford at jac12@columbia.edu. |
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The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) presents the SIPA Global Mayor's Forum entitled "Urban Policy, Global Challenges: A Conversation with Syed Mustafa Kamal, mayor of Karachi, Pakistan."
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event is co-sponsored by Columbia University's South Asia Association and SIPA's Urban Policy Concentration.
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| November 11 |
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Strategy Serving Tactics—Iraq, Afghanistan and the New Way of American Warfare
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Time: 12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1302, Amsterdam Avenue and 118th Street
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| Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Heather Gilmartin by sending email to hcg2108@columbia.edu. |
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The Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) presents, “Strategy Serving Tactics: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the New Way of American Warfare,” with Colonels David Gray and Gian Gentile.
Two serving Army Colonels will talk about their recent combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide their assessment of the problems with the current American approach to Afghanistan.
This event is free and open to the public.
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| November 12 |
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Japan and the United States in Afghanistan—A Dialogue
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Time: 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Faculty House, President's Room, 400 West 117th Street
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| Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Caroline Hasegawa by sending email to cb2469@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-6916. |
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The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) presents a special lecture entitled, “Japan and the United States in Afghanistan: A Dialogue,” with Sadako Ogata, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency and Japan’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan; and M. Ishaq Nadiri, Jay Gould Professor of Economics, New York University.
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