URU, Alm.del - 2012-13 - Bilag 239: Invitation til DIIS-seminar "New and Old Conflicts in a Changing Middle East" den 13. september 2013

New and Old Conflicts in a Changing Middle EastFriday, 13 September 2013, 14.30-15.45Danish Institute for International StudiesMain AuditoriumØstbanegade 117, ground floor, 2100 Copenhagen ØBackgroundShortly after the Obama Administration made a strong push for Middle East Peace negotiations,the Syrian conflict entered a new phase of brutality, leading to calls for more robust internationalaction. What are the possibilities and challenges for international action in Syria, and how canMiddle East peace negotiations move forward in an extremely unstable and conflict-riddenregional security environment?SpeakerDaniel Levyis the Middle East and North Africa Programme Director at the European Council onForeign Relations, London, and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and the CenturyFoundation. Furthermore, he is the founding editor of Middle East Channel, and a regular mediacommentator.Daniel Levy has been a Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and to Justice MinisterYossi Beilin during the Barak Government. In addition to this, Levy was an Israeli official for theIsrael/Palestine talks at Taba under Barak and at Oslo B under Itzhak Rabin as well as being a leaddrafter of the model peace agreement (“Geneva Initiative”). A senior policy advisor to the U.S.Middle East Project, Levy is also a founder of J Street and serves on the boards of the New IsraelFund, Molad and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.ProgrammeMore details about the seminar are available on ourwebsite.Practical InformationThe seminar will be held inEnglish.Participation isfree of charge,butregistration is required.Please use ouronline registration formno later thanThursday, 12 September 2013 at 12.00 noon.Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.Sincerely,Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)The Conference SectionØstbanegade 117

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