The International Institute for Peace (IIP) and the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study in cooperation with the Department of Sociology at the University of Vienna & PEN-Club Austria cordially invite you to the upcoming conference on the topic:
Friends with Enemies:
Neutrality and Nonalignment Then and Now
Date: Monday-Tuesday, 2-3 March, 2020
Venue: University of Vienna - Skylounge
Oskar-Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna
Registration: https://www.iipvienna.com/registration/
Commemorating 65 years of Austrian neutrality law we are pleased to announce a two-day conference on neutrality and nonalignment. Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, the ‘End of History’ is as far away as always, and the international security environment is changing again. With the rise of China, the resurgence of Russia, and novel ideas for security mechanisms in Europe, the world of US-led unipolarity is drawing to a close. Alliances in Europe and Asia are not as clear-cut as they used to be and even core institutions like NATO or the US-Japan alliance have come under pressure unheard of only a decade ago. What does that mean for neutrals and nonaligned countries? Join us in the audience to debate neutrality in the twenty-first century.
Monday, March 2
09.00–09.40 | Arrival & Registration
09.45–10.00 | Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Conference
Heinz Gärtner (IIP, University of Vienna, Austria)
Pascal Lottaz (Waseda University, Japan)
10.00–10.15 | Inauguration
Heinz Fischer (President of Austria 2004–2016)
introduced by Hannes Swoboda (President IIP)
10.15–12.15 | Panel 1
12.15–13.00 | Lunch
13.00–15.00 | Panel 2
15.00–15.30 | Coffee Break
15.30–20.30 | Neutrality and Art—The Art of Independence (Break-out Sessions)
Moderation: Antonia Rados (Journalist)
15.30–16.15 | Lectures
Christoph Reinprecht (University of Vienna)
Helmuth Niederle (President PEN Austria)
16.15–16.30 | Music
16.30–18.00 | Readings by Poets from Nonaligned Countries*
Gerda Sengstbratl, Austria (German–English)
Josef Winkler, Austria (German–English)
Sarita Jenamani, India (Oriya–English)
Tarek Eltayeb, Egypt (Arabic–English)
Mitra Shahmoradi, Iran (Persian–English) translated by Mark Klenk (USA)
18.00–18.30 | Music
Hamid-Reza Odjaghi, Iran (Daf and Singing)
18.30–20.30 | Reception at the Conference Center
Tuesday, March 3
10.00–12.00 | Panel 3
Lunch Break | 12.00–12.45
12.45–14.45 | Panel 4
14.45–15.00 | Final Remarks
Heinz Gärtner & Pascal Lottaz
Discussions will be held in English.
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