Regional Voices
Events
Maritime Issues International Workshop
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Dubai, UAE
An invitation-only workshop on maritime issues with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Gulf Research Center in Dubai.
Cooperation or Conflict? Water Resource Challenges in Bangladesh and South Asia
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Stimson Center
Featuring Ambassador Waliur Rahman, Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs
Climate Change and Water International Workshop
Friday, September 5, 2008
Delhi, India
An invitation-only workshop on the impact of climate change on river systems with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi (TERI).
Natural Resources International Workshop
Monday, July 28, 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia
An invitation-only workshop on water, forests, and extractive industries with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta (CSIS).
Transnational Trends: Middle Eastern and Asian Views Book Launch
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Stimson Center
Launch event for the Regional Voices: Transnational Challenges project's first major publication.
Philippine Democracy and Islam
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Stimson Center
Featuring Ms. Amina Rasul-Bernardo, Lead Convener of the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy.
Islam and Politics International Workshop
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Islamabad, Pakistan
An invitation-only workshop on Islam and politics with experts from the project's focus regions, co-hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad.
Maritime Issues Consultation
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our upcoming meeting in Dubai we gathered a group of experts to discuss the following issues: economic ramifications of maritime activity, environmental trends and consequences, the key actors affected by maritime security, the interrelatedness of these three elements.
Climate Change and Water Consultation
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Delhi on global climate change, with a particular focus on transnational water resources, we gathered US-based experts to discuss how global climate change and related water issues are viewed from local, national, and regional perspectives within our regions of interest.
Natural Resources Consultation
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Jakarta on natural resources and the development-environment dilemma we gathered a group of US-based experts to examine the political economy of natural resources exploitation and the related transboundary and NTS impacts of three sectors: forestry, extractive industries, and water.
Islam and Politics Consultation
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
In preparation for our meeting in Islamabad we gathered US-based experts to discuss the issue of Islam and Politics in particular, religious perspectives on the state, secular political perspectives on religion and state, Islamism and political parties, the role of Muslim identity in economic and social mobilization, the relationship of Islam and national identity and attitudes to violence.
Misha Glenny on Global Crime
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Mr. Misha Glenny will discuss his latest book, McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld, which makes clear how organized crime feeds off the poverty of the developing world, how it exploits new technology in the forms of cybercrime and identity theft, and how both global crime and terror are fueled by an identical source: the triumphant material affluence of the West.