Conference

»Iraq, Afghanistan and Beyond: Nation Building – A Lost Cause?«

A Critical Assesment of US and German Involvement

Featuring Professor Dr. Dietmar Herz, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice of Thuringia and Dr. John C. Hulsman, CEO, John C. Hulsman Enterprises

The war in Afghanistan has become a major political challenge both for the US and for Euro-pe. In the face of the difficult military situation, civil programs are becoming to play a minor role, it seems. The aim of this conference was to give the invited guests the opportunity to discuss the possibilities and challenges of civil reconstruction with two experienced experts in the field.

Political scientist Dietmar Herz has accompanied American soldiers in the Iraq War and published his experiences and revelations in a book. With John Hulsman, a renowned American foreign policy expert, Professor Herz discussed the possibilities of nation building as a crucial part of American and European military involvement.

Welcome and Introduction
Eveline Metzen, Director of Amerika Haus e.V. NRW
Peter J. Croll, Director of Bonn International Center for Conversion BICC

Short Lectures
by Dr. John Hulsman, American expert on foreign policy
and Prof. Dr. Dietmar Herz, State Secretary in the Thuringia Ministry of Justice

Panel Discussion
moderated by Thomas Gutschker, Editor in Chief of Foreign Desk, Rheinischer Merkur

Discussion and Exchange of Thoughts
of all conference participants, John Hulsman and professor Dietmar Herz
moderated by Thomas Gutschker, Rheinischer Merkur