the norwegian Atlantic Committee’s
43rd annual leangkollen conference
4th and 5 th February 2008
Oslo, Norway
“CHALLENGES NATO FACES IN AND OUT OF AREA”
Monday 4th February
10.00 Opening session at The Norwegian Nobel Institute (Henrik Ibsens gate 51).
Kjell Engebretsen, Chairman of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee
Words of Welcome
10.05-10.35 Erik Solheim, The Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development
The Security Implications of Climate Change
10.45-11.15 Hekmat Karzai , Director Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies, Afghanistan
Afghanistan in a regional perspective
11.30-12.00 Kim Traavik, The Norwegian Ambassador to NATO
NATO towards the Bucharest summit
Q&A
12.15 Bus transfer to Leangkollen Conference Centre in Asker
(Bleikeråsen 215, 1370 Asker)
12.45-13.45 Lunch
14.00-14.33R. Admiral Chris Parry, Director General, Development, Concepts and Doctrine, MOD UK
Defence Aspects of Climate Change
14.30-15.00 Comments to the discussion on the security implications of climate change
· Bjørn Tore Godal, Energy Adviser MFA (chair)
· Halvard Buhaug, Senior Researcher, PRIO
· Bjørn Brunstad, Adviser, ECON
15.00-15.20 Coffee
15.20-16.30 Debate
16.45 Buss transfer to Oslo City Centre
Departure from Leangkollen to Oslo Town Hall (Fridtjof Nansens plass).
Tuesday 5th February
08.00 Bus transfer to Leangkollen Conference Centre (Bleikeråsen 215, 1370 Asker)
Departure from Oslo Town Hall, Fridtjof Nansens plass (North side).
08.30-10.30 Afghanistan- Panel discussions
· How to achieve a comprehensive concept in practice?
· Civil –Military cooperation
· Politicization of development
Introductory speakers (15 minutes):
Espen Barth Eide, State Secretary MOD
Hekmat Karzai, Director CAPS, Kabul
Sippi Azerbaijani-Moghaddam, development consultant, Author of BAAG study
Paul Schulte, Research Fellow ARAG- Defence Academy UK, Brigadier MOD UK
Comments by:
Arne Jan Flølo (MFA)
Turid Lægreid (Nordic Consulting Group)
Marit Glad (CARE)
Q&A
10.30-10.45 Coffee
10.45-12.45 The fight for the hearts and minds
Information operations – an Afghan understanding
Introductory speakers (15 minutes):
Paul Schulte, Research Fellow ARAG, Defence Academy, UK
Fredrik Barth, Anthropologist
Sippi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam, development consultant
Hekmat Karzai, Director CAPS, Kabul
Q&A
12.45-14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.30 Counter Narcotics Options
Introductory speakers:
David Mansfield, independent Socio-economist
“Illicit to Licit: The Process of Change in Rural Livelihoods in Afghanistan”
Svante E. Cornell, The Silk Road Project Uppsala University
Comments by:
Bjørn Vidar Bollestad (POD)
Stig Traavik (MFA)
16.30 Buss transfer to Oslo City Centre
Departure from Leangkollen to Oslo Town Hall (Fridtjof Nansens plass).