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

Detailed Program

Sunday 11 January 2004

Participants Arrival

Monday 12 January 2004

Introductions And General Topics
Carlo Schaerf, (IT): Introduction to Isodarco and the Course

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: C. Schaerf
General Introduction to the Course and the Problems of Definitions
Steve Miller, (Us)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: D. Carlton
Nuclear Terrorism: The Risk of Highly Enriched Uranium
Francesco Calogero, (IT)

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: A. Arbatov
The Implications of 9/11 and the Subsequent War on Terrorism for us Foreign Policy
Andrew Winner, (US)

20:00 – 21:00   Dinner

Evening Party

Tuesday 13 January 2004

The Middle East

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: N. Arbatova
Human Development and Economy in the Middle East
Amos Nadan, (Israel)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: F. Calogero
Security And Violence In The Middle East
Gabriel Baramki, (Palestine)

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: G. Harigel
Bin Laden News: The Public Face Of Al-Qaeda
Elena Pavlova, (Singapore)

20:00 – 21:00   Dinner

21:15 – 22:45   Session 4  Chair: S. Butcher
Demarcating The Edge Between Violence And Terrorism
Special Seminar: William Nassar, (Palestine)

Wednesday 14 January 2004

WMD and Terrorism

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: V. Journe’
Military Responses To WMD Terrorism
Martin Butcher, (US)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: P. Canonne
A Brief History of Bioterrorism and its New Salience Since the 11 September 2001 Attacks
Judith Reppy, (US)

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: M. Massink
The Impact of Homeland Security on the Scientific Community
Paul Guinnessy, (US)

20:00 – 21:00   Dinner

Thursday 15 January 2004

General Topics

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: A. C. Winner
Palestinian Uprisings in Historical Perspective, 1936-2002: The Socioeconomic Dimension
Amos Nadan
, (Israel)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: J. Porten
British Policy Toward Northern Ireland Since 1970: How Consistent?
David Carlton, (UK)

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: S. Wright
The World is Watching: Do the Media Aid Terrorists?
Steve Goldstein, (US)

20:00 – 21:00   Dinner

21:15 – 22:45   Session 4  Chair: P. Guinnessy
Terrorism And International Law
Antonella Attardo, (IT)

Friday 16 January 2004

The fight against terrorism at home and civil liberties

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: E. Pavlova
The implications of 9/11 and the homeland security issue
Steve Miller, (US)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: J. Reppy
The backside of the fight against international terrorism
Alexei Arbatov, (Russia)

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Chair: M. De Andreis
First Round Table
Is the global coalition against terrorism winning the war or losing it?
E. Pavlova, A. C. Winner, G. Baramki

20:00 – 21:00   Dinner

Evening Party

Saturday 17 January 2004

General Topics

9:00 – 10:30   Session 1  Chair: S. Goldstein
The Future of the antiterrorist coalition after Iraq
Nadia Arbatova, (Russia)

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

16:00 – 16:30   High Tea

16:30 – 18:00   Session 2  Chair: C. Schaerf
Second Round Table
Where Do We Go From Here?
C. Kelleher, A. Arbatov

18:15 – 19:45   Session 3  Continuation of the Round Table

Sunday 18 January 2004

Participants Departure