How the UN Can Help Stop Terrorism
Eric Rosand, Senior Fellow, Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
January 24, 2008 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor
Eric Rosand, a Senior Fellow at the Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, discussed the counter-terrorism program implemented by the United Nations Security Council after terrorist attacks of 9/11. He argued that the Council’s efforts have been predominantly unsuccessful due to the absence of a comprehensive strategy, reactive nature the Council’s actions and an overall narrow approach to defining the terrorism. Rosand contended that a new intergovernmental body with a much broader membership outside of the Security Council is needed to help the UN develop a more effective, legitimate, and relevant counter-terrorism program.
Mr. Rosand previously served in the U.S. Department of State, most recently as chief of the Multilateral Affairs Unit in the Department of State’s Office of the Counterterrorism Coordinator, where he was responsible for developing and coordinating the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism policies at the UN and other multilateral institutions. From 2002 to 2005, he was the deputy legal counselor at the U.S. Mission to the UN, where he served as the mission’s counter-terrorism expert.
This talk was a part of the Strauss Center’s International Security Speaker Series, which features leading scholars and policy practitioners discussing challenges and solutions for meeting the security demands of the modern world.
- "Counter-terrorism expert gives insight," Daily Texan, Jan 08
Eric Rosand, with moderator and Strauss Senior Fellow Dr. Eugene Gholz.
Rosand spoke to a crowd in the LBJ Library Brown Room.
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