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Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes invited to panel discussion by IISS & YPFP
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 30 October, 2007-- Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes was invited by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) to a panel discussion supported by NATO on: “Afghanistan – A Way Forward”. The panel took place at the House of Commons in London.
Moderated by Christopher Langton, IISS Senior Fellow for Conflict and Defence Diplomacy, the panel also included:
Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes attends Security Colloquium in Belgium
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 16-18 November, 2007 -- Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes was invited by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University (LISD) to a special colloquium, “State, Security and Economy in Afghanistan: Current Challenges, Possible Solutions”. This colloquium was part of a broader LISD research project on Afghanistan and the region, and the eighth in a series of LISD-sponsored conferences focusing on Afghanistan since October 2001.
Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes reports on Afghanistan at Paris Reception
PARIS, FRANCE, 29 October 2007 – The Center for Advanced Defense Studies Senior Fellow Cyrus Hodes delivered a brilliant speech focusing in on the importance of understanding Afghanistan and its significance in recognizing and comprehending other global and regional problems.
Mr. Hodes' expertise on Afghanistan results from a series of studies and missions since 1998, when he was in charge of the French emergency NGO Solidarités and its Kabul programs.
Senior Fellow Dr. Mathieu Guidère Speaks at Paris Kick-off
PARIS, FRANCE, 29 October 2007 – Senior Fellow of the Center for Advanced Defense Studies and professor at Université de Genève, Dr. Mathieu Guidère lead a discussion about one of the subjects that will be taught in the new joint Masters program between the Catholic Institute of Paris, the Paris-based Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (Strategic Research Foundation) and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in International Relations focused on "New Risks and Threats to International Security."
More specifically he spoke of the key points on the importance of political discourse analysis using linguistic techniques and informatics to better understand the changing political terrain and extremist groups.
CADS Board Member Lester Hyman Speaks in Paris
PARIS, FRANCE, 29 October 2007 – Mr. Lester Hyman, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies board member and a founding partner of the prominent Washington, D.C. law firm of Swidler & Berlin, spoke at the inaugural festivities for the official launch of the joint Masters degree program between the Catholic Institute of Paris, the Paris-based Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (Strategic Research Foundation) and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in International Relations focused on "New Risks and Threats to International Security."
