The Role of the Military in Preventing and Responding to Mass Atrocities
Join us to examine the role of the military in preventing and responding to genocide and mass atrocities around the world.
Date and time
Location
Building 32, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Northcott Drive Building 32 Campbell, ACT 2612 AustraliaAgenda
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote Address | Saving Strangers: The Crucial Role of Air Power
Professor Walter Dorn, RMC Canada
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Military Leadership in Response to Genocide
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Military Responses to Genocide during Global Warfare
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Role of the Military in Atrocity Prevention
About this event
- 8 hours
Military leadership and resourcefulness has saved countless lives during genocide and mass violence. Yet there is surprisingly little focus on the critical role of the military in atrocity prevention. This workshop brings together leading scholars in the field to consider the role of the military in preventing and responding to genocide and mass atrocities. It examines cases in which the actions of military leaders, groups of military personnel and even individual soldiers have made a material impact in saving lives. It examines what factors can promote, or conversely discourage, such extraordinary action. And it considers how we can educate and prepare the current generation of military personnel to be upstanders in the face of mass violence.
This workshop is free to attend, but registrations are required for catering purposes.
Keynote Speaker - Professor Walter Dorn
Walter Dorn is Professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College and at RMC Canada. He is an “operational professor” with extensive experience in field missions. In 1999, he served as a district electoral officer with the United Nations Mission in East Timor. He also served in Ethiopia (on a UNDP project) and at UN headquarters as a Training Adviser with UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations. In 2014, he was on the UN’s Panel of Experts on Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping. In 2017-18, he served the “Innovation and Protection Technology Expert” within the UN’s Department of Field Support, providing advice to improve UN missions in the Middle East and Africa, with visits to Lebanon, Central African Republic, D.R. Congo, and Mali. His publications include Air Power in UN Operations: Wings for Peace (Ashgate, 2014) and Keeping Watch: Monitoring, Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations (United Nations University Press, 2011). He is now working on a book tentatively titled "The Emerging Global Watch: UN Monitoring for International Peace and Human Security".
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