DanMUN 2009 - Lectures

Post date: 02-Sep-2009 16:45:42

Leading experts will give their analyses of the situation in Afghanistan During the conference, a vide range of experts will present their views on the current situation in Afghanistan. The lectures will approch the conflict from the perspectives of political science, antropology, development studies, military strategy and international law. The speakers will represent academia, decision makers as well as practitioners. As the group of lectures represent leading experts on the situation in Afghanistan, it will provide all participants of the conference with a unique foundation for Security Council negotiations. Following each lecture, the delegations will have the opportunity to pose questions in relation to the policies and priorities of their respective country.The following experts have confirmed so far:

Karsten Marrup

- The Royal Danish Defence College

• Instructor at the Royal Danish Defence College
• Staff Officer at Defence Command Denmark, Strategic Branch
• Aide de Camp at Tactical Air Command Denmark
• Air Command and Staff College
• Royal Danish Air Force Academy

Karsten Marrup’s expert areas:

Comprehensive Strategy, Campaign Planning, Strategy Development, Media Relations, Air and Space Operations, Effects Based Operations, Information Operations

His Linkedin profile can be found here

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Peter Otken

- The Judge Advocate General's Corps

• Instructor at the Royal Danish Defence College
• Judge Advocate at the Judge Advicate General's Corps (Denmark)
• External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law

Peter Otken's expert areas:

Military law, international humanitarian law, operational law, international criminal law.

His linkes in profile can be found here

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Anne Marie Wium-Andersen

- The Danish United Nations Association

• MA in Religious and American Studies
• Intern at The Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN, New York
• Communication and Information Officer at The Danish United Nations Association
• Wrote her dissertation with an offset in Afghanistan and has researched the country's development thoroughly

Her Linkedin profile can be found here

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Birthe Frederiksen

- The Danish Institute for International Studies

• Expert on Pashtun tibal culture
• Teaches Afghan culture at the Danish Civilian Military Cooporation (CIMIC)
• Emplyed at the Danish Institute for International Studies

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Katarina Ammitzbøll

- The Ministry of foreign Affairs

• Employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Has worked abroad for more than a decade for the UN, NATO and EU

Katarina Ammitzbøll's expert areas:

Peace building, governance, democratisation, political islam, security, human rights.