Center for Preventive Action United Nations Roundtable Series
Director: Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention
April 2009 - Present
The UN Roundtable meeting series seeks to organize high-level discussions with senior UN officials, including officials from member states and regional organizations, on timely issues related to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, and international security. A core group of selected invitees from member state governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental communities will participate in these discussions. The goal of these not-for-attribution meetings is to raise awareness of the role of the UN in addressing critical issues of peace and security. The UN Roundtable meeting series is cosponsored by the Center for Preventive Action and the Program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Meetings
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Implementing the U.S. National Action Plan Women, Peace, and Security
Speakers: Rob Berschinski, National Security Council
Colleen Laughlin, Department of Defense
Brig. Gen. Maryanne Miller, Department of Defense
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
April 4, 2012
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Engaging with Nonstate Armed Groups
Speakers: Payton L. Knopf, U.S. Department of State
Teresa Whitfield, Center on International Cooperation
Presider: Micah Zenko, Fellow for Preventive Action
December 13, 2011
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A Conversation with Riyad Mansour
Speaker: Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
September 9, 2011
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The United States and the Future of Peacekeeping
Speaker: Annie Pforzeimer, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
May 13, 2011
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Assessing AMISOM: A Progress Report from the AU Mission in Somalia
Speakers: His Excellency Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
Bronwyn E. Bruton, One Earth Future Foundation
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
March 11, 2011
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UN's Role in Protecting Women and Children in Conflict
Speakers: Susan Bissell, United Nations
Margot Wallström, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
February 24, 2011
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Drones on Trial: The United States Before the Human Rights Council
Speakers: Philip Alston, New York University School of Law
Ashley S. Deeks, Columbia University School of Law
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
November 11, 2010
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Assessing UN and U.S. Policy for Somalia
Speakers: Bronwyn E. Bruton, Council on Foreign Relations
Joao Honwana, Africa I Division, United Nations Department of Political Affairs
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
April 6, 2010
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Iran Sanctions: Negotiating a Fourth UN Security Council Sanctions Resolution on Iran
Speakers: Brian Hook, Latitude, LLC
Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
March 16, 2010
This roundtable is made possible by a generous grant from the Robina Foundation.
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France-UK-U.S. Cooperation in the UN Security Council and Beyond
Speakers: Gerard Araud, Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Alejandro Daniel Wolff, Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations
Presiders: Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
January 27, 2010
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Operationalizing the Responsibility to Protect and the Challenge of Genocide Prevention in the United Nations
Speakers: Edward C. Luck, International Peace Institute
Francis M. Deng, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
January 13, 2010
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Lessons Learned by Non-Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
Speakers: Le Luong Minh, Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the UN
Jorge Urbina, Permament Mission of Costa Rica to the UN
Ranko Vilovic, .Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the UN
Presider: Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention, Council on Foreign Relations
December 16, 2009
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The Middle East Peace Process: A Conversation with Robert Serry
Speakers: Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East, United Nations
Micah Zenko, Fellow, Center for Preventive Action, CFR
September 21, 2009
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Relief and Development in a New Era of U.S. Engagement
Speaker: Gayle E. Smith, National Security Council
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, International Affairs Fellow, CFR
September 10, 2009
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The UN Mission in Iraq: A Conversation with Staffan de Mistura
Speaker: Staffan de Mistura, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
June 22, 2009
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The UN Mission in Sudan: A Conversation with Ambassador Ashraf Qazi
Speaker: Ambassador Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sudan, United Nations
Discussant: Andrew S. Natsios, Georgetown University
Presider: Kara C. McDonald, Council on Foreign Relations
June 22, 2009
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The United Nation's Role in Conflict Prevention: A Conversation with Robert C. Orr
Speaker: Robert C. Orr, United Nations
Presider: Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
May 11, 2009
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