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.

The event brought together senior policymakers, academics, governmental representatives, and representatives of the public and private sectors, key institutions and non-governmental organizations active in Afghanistan and the region. Those attending included H.S.H Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein and Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.

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