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12 Oct 2021

A Conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghan Foreign Minister

On the 11th of October, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) hosted a public conversation between H.E. Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, and Professor Sultan Barakat, the Founding Director of CHS. The critical timing of the event comes at a moment of gridlock in communication between Afghanistan and the rest of the world – a reality which has potentially devastating humanitarian consequences...

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29 Sep 2021

Experts Discuss the Future of Afghanistan under Taliban Rule at the 13th Session of the HAS Track II Dialogue Series

During the 13th session of the Track II dialogue series, hosted by HAS, CIC at NYU and the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies on 28 September, participants from Afghanistan, the region, and around the world discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan...

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21 Sep 2021

Humanitarian Principles Here and Now Exhibition Kicks Off at the Fire Station Museum

Throughout much of human history, war and conflict were not subject to the law, with the notion of ‘all is fair in war’ taking precedence. During this period, prohibited acts or protected parties did not exist. Since its declaration, International Humanitarian Law's (IHL) principle and aim is to retain a measure of humanity in the midst of conflict, emphasizing...

15 Sep 2021

CHS joins forces with the ICRC and the Swiss Embassy in Qatar to Deliver a Symposium on IHL

Given the current conflict dynamics taking place in our region and the everlasting necessity of IHL and adherence to humanitarian principles by humanitarian organisations, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS), the Embassy of Switzerland in Qatar and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised a symposium...

26 Aug 2021

The 12th Session of the HAS Track II Dialogue Series takes place as the situation in Afghanistan develops

During the twelfth session of the Track II dialogue series organised by the HAS and CIC at NYU, former diplomats, former government & United Nations officials and Afghanistan experts from Qatar, Central Asia, Pakistan, Iran, China, Russia, the European Union, Japan, India and the United States discussed the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and stressed that steps must be taken now before it's too late...

25 Aug 2021

CHS and PRIO publish a joint-report on 'Conflict Trends in the Arab World'

A major report analysing conflict trends in the Arab world from 1946 to 2019, written by researchers from the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) was released on Wednesday 25 August 2021, during a conference led by the authors and attended by researchers, experts and diplomats...

6 Jul 2021

Can artificial intelligence enhance diplomacy s quest for a better world

Academics and diplomats at the Toledo Workshop recently discussed the possibilities of linking technology to diplomacy. A critical declaration that "A New European Initiative for Technology Diplomacy and Artificial Intelligence in Conflict Prevention and Mediation" was signed by expert participants including...

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