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September 9, 2021

Afghanistan: Conflict & Crisis - Special Webinar

Join us in this high-level panel discussion as we cover security & violence, ecological threats, Positive Peace and the future prospects of Afghanistan. The discussion will be grounded in IEP's data and analysis of the country going back 12 years.

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Webinar

Afghanistan: Conflict & Crisis – A Special Webinar

  • Hosted by

    Institute for Economics & Peace

  • Location

    Zoom

  • Date

    September 9, 2021

  • Time

    10:00 CET / 18:00 AEST

The recent fall of the government of President Ashraf Ghani and the second rise of the Taliban to power was stunning in its rapidity, but not surprising in its outcomes.

Underlying causes and drivers of conflict in Afghanistan

Many of the underlying causes and drivers of instability and conflict in Afghanistan have existed for a long time and have been well recorded in IEP indices and registers, and these causes and drivers had shown exacerbation recently, making instability and conflict more likely.

There is a long history of resource degradation leading to conflict and conflict further degrading the resources – a vicious cycle.

Our analysis is that these underlying causes and drivers of instability are likely to continue to frustrate efforts for peace and federalised governance in Afghanistan into the future with the Taliban likely to struggle with its own challenges to peace.

This webinar will be moderated by IEP's Lea Perekrests, Deputy Director of Operations, IEP Europe & MENA and will be joined by:

  • Steve Killelea A.M - IEP Founder & Executive Chairman (Full bio below)
  • Prof. Michael Semple - Expert on Afghanistan; Practitioner Chair, Queens University Belfast (Full bio below)
  • Major General Mike Smith A.O (Retired) - Chairperson Gallipoli Scholarship Fund, National President UNNA (Full bio below)

IEP has released an Afghanistan: Conflict & Crisis briefing that accompanies this webinar - it can be downloaded.

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SPEAKERS

Prof. Michael Semple

Prof. Michael Semple

Expert on Afghanistan & Practitioner Chair, Queens University Belfast
FULL BIO
Steve Killelea A.M

Steve Killelea A.M

Founder & Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace; businessman & philanthropist
FULL BIO
Major-General Mike Smith A.O

Major-General Mike Smith A.O

Chairperson Gallipoli Scholarship Fund, National President UNNA
FULL BIO
Lea Perekrests

Lea Perekrests

Deputy Director of Operations, IEP Europe & MENA
FULL BIO