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University of Ottawa to hold high-level debate on Canada’s future role in Afghanistan
OTTAWA, October 27, 2010 — The University of Ottawa invites you to a panel and roundtable discussion titled Afghanistan: The Millennium Issue. The debate is the first on the program at this year’s annual Canadian-Asian Studies Association (CASA) Conference hosted by the University of Ottawa and which will address a range of topics surrounding Canada’s role in Afghanistan in the coming years. His Excellency Jawed Ludin, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Canada, will be the keynote speaker for the event.
WHAT: Panel and roundtable discussion on Canada’s future role in Afghanistan
WHEN: October 28, 2010, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Senate Room (083), Tabaret Hall, 550, Cumberland Street
Canada has been committed to the mission in Afghanistan since 2002. After analyzing Afghanistan’s current governance, security, development and reintegration, experts will propose a set of new international policies. But will these recommendations be realistic? And will they even be necessary for the emergence of Afghanistan as a peaceful state? Opinions still differ.
Panelists include:
- Christopher Alexander, ex-ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan and former deputy special representative of the secretary-general at the UNAMA-Kabul
- Andrew Potter, journalist, Maclean’s Magazine
- Wahid Waissi, director, Afghanistan National Development Strategy (Poverty Reduction Strategy), Policy Unit of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Afghanistan
- Ernie Regehr, Project Ploughshares
