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Past and Future of Post-Conflict Regimes Discussed by Policymakers and Scholars at Columbia

Sessions devoted specifically to Afghanistan and Africa are planned

Media contacts: Tanya Domi, 212-854-5579, td207@columbia.edu; Clare Oh, 212-854-5479, clare.oh@columbia.edu

WHAT:	Peace Through Reconstruction, a one-day conference at Columbia University, will feature panel discussions on the history of post-conflict restoration and renewal strategies for war-torn economies. Case studies will highlight regions of Africa and challenges faced by Afghanistan. Click here to view a complete program of speakers and discussions.

WHO:	Among those participating: Edmund S. Phelps, director, Columbia’s Center on Capitalism and Society; McVickar Professor of Political Economy; 2006 Nobel laureate in economics Jeffrey D. Sachs, director, Columbia’s Earth Institute Graciana del Castillo, senior research scholar Center on Capitalism and Society R. Glenn Hubbard, dean, Columbia Business School; former chairman, President’s Council of Economic Advisers John Negroponte, senior research fellow and lecturer, Yale University; former deputy secretary of state; former director of National Intelligence; five-time U.S. ambassador Richard Solomon, president, United States Institute of Peace Alvaro de Soto, associate fellow, Geneva Centre for Security Policy; former U.N. under secretary general

WHEN:	Friday, October 23, 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:	Teatro, Italian Academy Columbia University, Morningside Heights campus 1161 Amsterdam Avenue at West 118th Street, Manhattan Transit: 1 train to 116 Street/Columbia University

SPONSORS:	Columbia’s Center on Capitalism and Society and the Earth Institute

MEDIA:	Media must RSVP to Tanya Domi, 212-854-5579, td207@columbia.edu or Clare Oh, 212-854-5479, clare.oh@columbia.edu