Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 03/2009

State Building and Security in Afghanistan and the Region

October 2003

Liechtenstein Institute on Self Determination, Princeton University

Abstract

In May 2003, Princeton University’s Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) convened a major international colloquium entitled, “State Building and Security in Afghanistan and the Region,” held in Bonn and Petersberg, Germany, which brought together diplomats, government officials, academics, policy experts, and field practitioners to examine international and local best practices relevant for state and security building in Afghanistan.