The Responsibility to Protect – The Capacity to Prevent and the Capacity to Intervene
The Africa Program and the Conflict Prevention Project of the Woodrow Wilson Center join with the Committee on Conscience of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in inviting you to participate in the second part of a two-part series on "Fulfilling a Responsibility to Protect:What Will It Take To End the ‘Age of Genocide'?" On the evening of May 4, at 7:00 p.m., Pulitzer Prize winning author, Samantha Power, will be delivering a keynote address at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Then, on the afternoon of May 5, the Wilson Center will host two panels featuring leading analysts and representatives of key international institutions.
Overview
Panel One: Capacity to Prevent
David Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York and Co-chair, Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Maria McLaughlin , Head, Conflict Prevention Unit, European Commission
Danilo Türk, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations
Mark Schneider, Senior Vice-President and Special Advisor on Latin America, International Crisis Group
Howard Wolpe, Director, WWICS Africa Program (moderator)
Panel two: Capacity to Intervene
Gunther Altenburg, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO
Patrick Mazimhaka, Vice Chair, Africa Union Commission
Victoria K. Holt, Senior Associate, Henry L. Stimson Center
William Ferroggiaro, Consultant to the National Security Archive (and former Director of its Freedom of Information Project
Pauline Baker, Director, Fund for Peace (moderator)
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Africa Program
The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations. Read more
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