Friday April 10

2:30 University of Oregon Public Event, Open Session, Ballroom, Erb Memorial Union

Panel Discussion: Preventing Mass Atrocities and Genocide: Strategies for the Future

 

Introduction: David Frank and Joyce Leader

1. Dr. Edward C. Luck: Curbing Atrocity Crimes: A View from the UN

2. Ambassador Rick Barton: Practical Obstacles and Pragmatic Steps

3. Dr. Philip Lancaster: Stabilization or Self-Deception

5:00 Close

The Open Panel Discussion will bring together seasoned political decision makers and decision scientists to confront the issue of properly valuing interventions to save human lives in the face of humanitarian crises and the associated threats to national security. The panel will also examine what the international community is currently doing to expand and improve its ability to anticipate and prevent mass atrocities and genocide. There will be three main panel speakers out of the larger group of panelists, whose personal experiences gives them particular insight into new and emerging prevention strategies.