Conflict and Human Security

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August 31, 2016
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CEU has named the Shattuck Center on Conflict, Negotiation and Recovery in honor of outgoing CEU President and Rector John Shattuck. The center at the School of Public Policy was established by Shattuck in 2012, to "develop new approaches to conflict resolution and recovery, focusing on integrated responses that tackle issues where the current responses are inadequate."

July 18, 2016
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"[Professor] Robert Templer spoke about research the CCNR [Center for Conflict, Negotiation and Recovery] are conducting now in Syria, and pointed to an interest in exploring the connections between Aleppo and Norway, 'of which there are a surprising number'. Templer pointed to the five-year drought that preceded the civil war, which Templer linked directly to the country's current conflict; Syria was the first country in the world to withdraw seeds from the Seed Bank, located on Svalbard and otherwise known as 'The Doomsday Vault'.

June 29, 2016
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In a discussion during the CEU School of Public Policy's 2016 annual conference the view from here: artists // public policy, Syrian-born artist Issam Kourbaj had an intimate conversation with the audience about his youth and evolution as an artist.

June 22, 2016
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"SPP is proud to announce the incoming George Soros Visiting Chairs, who are all accomplished individuals in the field of public policy," said Julia Buxton, associate dean for academic affairs and programs at the School of Public Policy and member of the George Soros Visiting Chair Selection Committee.