Since 1966 – International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts – Italian Pugwash Group

Detailed Program

Monday 10 February 2003

9:00 – 9:20   Opening
Carlo Schaerf 
Opening Remarks

9:20 – 10:50   Session 1  Chair: Carlo Schaerf
Roots of Terrorism
Catherine Mcardle Kelleher, Research Professor, Strategic Research Us Naval College, Newport RI

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: Giancarlo Tenaglia
The West Inconsistent Responses To Terrorism
David Carlton, University of Warwick, UK

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: Ruth Adams
The Civil And Human Rights Implications Of Anti-Terrorism Initiatives
David Sobel, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington DC

Tuesday 11 February 2003

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: Paolo Calzini
Terrorism and the American Frontier
Robert Fernea, Anthropology And Middle Eastern Studies, University Of   Texas, Austin, USA

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: Francesco Calogero
Terror and the War on Terror
George Lopez, Joan B. Kroc Institute For International Peace Studies, University Of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: Venance Journé
Terrorism In The Balkan Region
Nadia Arbatova, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow, Russia

Wednesday 12 February 2003

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair:  Elisabeth Fernea
The Religious Dimensions of Al-Qaeda’s Ideology
Elena Pavlova

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: George Lopez
Round Table
Understanding and Responding to Terrorism
M. De AndreisV. Journe’, C. Kelleher, I. Qadi

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair:  George Lopez
Round Table Continues

21:15 – 22:30   Student Pugwash Italy Workshop
“War in Iraq: Youth Response And Responsibility”
Luca Bogdanic and Magdalena Kropiwnicka

Thursday 13 February 2003

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: David Carlton
WMD and Terrorism
Jason Pate, CBW Nonproliferation Program, Monterey Institute, USA

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: Mieke Massink
Nuclear Terrorism
Bremer Morten Maerli, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: Giancarlo Tenaglia
Nuclear Terrorism: The Risk of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU)
Francesco Calogero, Department of Physics, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

21:15 – 22:30   Session 4  Chair: Christine Lindhard
New Technologies for Sub-State Conflict Control
Steve Wright, Omega Foundation, Manchester, UK

Friday 14 February 2003

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair:  Robert Fernea
Terrorism in North Africa
George Joffe’, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: Paul M. Ingram
The Political Demography of the Arab World at the Beginning of the 21st Century: the Socio-Economic Implications
Onn Winckler, Department of Middle Eastern History, University of Haifa, Israel

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: George Lopez
Discussion on Potential Contributions from International and Professional Organisations to the Middle East

Saturday 15 February 2003

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: Magdalena Kropiwnicka
Terrorism and Gender
Elisabeth Fernea, English and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin, USA

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: Diego Latella
Fighting WMD Terrorism: from Conventional Response to Nuclear Strikes?
Martin Butcher, Security Programs for Physicians for Social Responsibility, UK

18:00 – 18:15   Short Break

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: Sandra Ionno Butcher
Round Table
Thoughts On Leaving
Antonella Attardo, Paul M. Ingram, Oleg Piletsky