On Wednesday 14 February the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the Senlis Council, will be hosting a symposium on "A Cohesive Strategy for the Future of Afghanistan: Reconciling Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Narcotics and Reconstruction Efforts". An on-the-record press conference will run from 9.45-10.45am beforehand, and the main off-the-record event will start at 11am.
The symposium will seek to make recommendations on how to reconcile the counter-insurgency, counter-narcotics and reconstruction strands of the effort in Afghanistan.
General David Richards, former Commander of NATO-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and current Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), will address the symposium.
Other speakers include:
Mr Peter Bergen, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Professor Ali Jalali, Distinguished NESA Professor, National Defense University
Dr David Kilcullen, Chief Strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, US State Department
Ms Elizabeth Kvitashvili, Director, Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID
Ms Gulalai Momand, Deputy Country Manager for Afghanistan, The Senlis Council
Mr Larry Sampler, Senior Fellow, Institute for Defence Analyses
The discussion panels will be chaired by:
The agenda is located in the related documents section below.
This event is open to members of the IISS only.
If you would like to attend, please register with Raffaello Pantucci via
email or tel. 020 7395 9128. When responding please specify which parts of the symposium you plan on attending.
Events are held at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX.
