Waterloo, Canada – February 3 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation’s Senior Fellow Mark Sedra will discuss findings from his recently published book, The Future of Security Sector Reform, at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies’ panel discussion: Moving the Security Sector Reform (SSR) Agenda Forward.
This event, part of CSIS’ Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation (C3) program, comes at a vital moment in the SSR debate as civil-military relations are being tested in regions including the Middle East, as well as Northern and Eastern Africa.
The event will take place from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, February 4 at CSIS, Washington, D.C. Opening remarks will be made by C3 Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Robert D. Lamb, and CIGI Senior Fellow Mark Sedra, available for interview before and after the event, will be joined by Nicole Ball and Johanna Mendelson Forman.
Members of the media are encouraged to attend by registering with [email protected].
Event:
Centre for Strategic and International Studies’ C3 Program Panel Discussion – “Moving the Security Sector Reform (SSR) Agenda Forward”
Date:
Friday, February 4, 2011
Time:
10-11 a.m.
Location:
Fourth Floor Conference Room, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
1800 K. St. NW, Washington, D.C. 2006
Biography of CIGI Senior Fellow: Mark Sedra
Mark Sedra is a Senior Fellow at CIGI and also teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. His current research focuses on the topic of post-conflict state building with an emphasis on security issues. He has conducted research on a number of countries and regions, including Northern Ireland, Sudan, the Middle East, and the Balkans; however, the bulk of his research in recent years has centered on Afghanistan. Mark was formerly a Research Associate at the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), a German-based independent think tank specializing in peace and security issues, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He also served as the 2004-2005 Cadieux Léger Fellow in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Mr. Sedra has served as a consultant to numerous organizations and governments on international security issues, including the United Nations, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the British Department for International Development.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kevin Dias, Communications Specialist, CIGI
Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 238, Email: [email protected]
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, nonpartisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM (Research In Motion), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org.
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