19 Mar 13 – The Aegis Trust will take part in next week’s UK launch of a report by the Task Force on the EU Prevention of Mass Atrocities. Titled ‘The EU and the Prevention of Mass Atrocities – An Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses’, the report can be downloaded here.
Speakers Dr James Smith, Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust, and James Kearney, Peace & Security Programmes Manager at the United Nations Association of the UK, will join Chair Karen E Smith, Professor of International Relations and Director of the European Foreign Policy Unit at the LSE, for a panel discussion 6.30pm at the LSE’s Wolfson Theatre (see map) in London next Tuesday 26 March.
Since 1945, at least 22 million people – three times the population of London – have perished in mass atrocities. The international community has a responsibility to prevent mass atrocities, but has repeatedly failed to identify potential atrocities early enough, or mobilise itself quickly enough to do so.
The new report argues that a change of mindset is required, and that the European Union – endowed with significant capabilities that could be used to prevent mass atrocities – should commit itself more explicitly to this goal. But is the issue simply one of awareness? The panel will debate the challenges of preventing mass atrocities.
The Task Force on EU Prevention of Mass Atrocities is co-chaired by Professor Christoph Meyer (King’s College, London) and Professor Karen E Smith (LSE). For more information on the Task Force click here.
A post event reception will be held outside the Wolfson Theatre; all lecture guests are invited to attend.
