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Friday, February 28, 2003

14.15

Introduction:

Recent Conflicts in the Greater Middle East and Diverging Transatlantic Perspectives

Prof. Dr. Helmut Hubel, University of Jena

14.30

I. The Crisis of the Arab/Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process

• A U.S. Perspective

  Scott B. Lasensky, Ph.D., Assistant Director, U.S./Middle East Project, Council on Foreign Relations, New York

• A German and European Perspective

  Dr. Markus Kaim, University of Jena

• Discussion

II. New Players and Conflicts in the Orient: The Caucasus and Central Asia

• A U.S. Perspective

  Zeyno Baran, Director for International Security and Energy, Nixon Center, Washington D.C.

• A German and European Perspective

  Jürgen Schmidt, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin

• Discussion

III. Inter- and Transnational Security Challenges

• Terrorism and Western Responses

  Prof. Robert Lieber, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

• Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

  Prof. Dr. Joachim Krause, University of Kiel

• The Precarious Nuclear Balance in South Asia

  Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, Director South Asia Program, Center for Security and International Studies, Washington D.C.

• Discussion

Reception

Welcome Note by Christiane Lieberknecht, President of the Thuringian Parliament

Key-Note Speech by Karsten Voigt, Member of the German Parliament and Coordinator for German-U.S. Cooperation, Berlin

Saturday, March 1, 2003

9.00

IV. The Iraq Crisis

• A U.S. Perspective

  Judith Kipper, Senior Fellow Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington D.C.

• A German Perspective

  Christoph Moosbauer, Former Member of the German Parliament, Munich

• A European Perspective

  Felix Neugart, Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich

• Discussion

V. Domestic Factors and Transatlantic Responses to Middle Eastern and Transnational Challenges

• A U.S. Perspective

  Gary L. Geipel, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Hudson Institute, Washington D.C.

• A German Perspective

  Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wilzewski, University of Kaiserslautern

• Discussion

Concluding Remarks

Prof. Dr. Helmut Hubel