Schiller Institute International Conference Program, July 31, 2021

July 29, 2021 (EIRNS)—Afghanistan: A Turning Point in History After the Failed Regime-Change Era

Saturday, July 31, 2021—10:00 hours EDT; 16:00 hours CET

Moderator: Dennis Speed (U.S.), The Schiller Institute

1. Helga Zepp-LaRouche (Germany), Founder and President of The Schiller Institute;  Keynote Address: “Afghanistan: The Bright Future for the Coming Cooperation of the Great Powers”

2. Pino Arlacchi (Italy), Sociology Professor at the Sassari University; Former Executive Director of the UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention; former European Parliament Rapporteur on Afghanistan; “Eradicate Opium in Afghanistan, Develop Modern Agriculture, Build the Nation, Now”

3. Ray McGovern (U.S.), Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA-ret.); Co-Founder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS); “The Real Interest of the United States in Asia”

4. Danny Sjursen (U.S.), U.S. Army (ret.); Senior Fellow—The Eisenhower Media Network; author, Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War; “Can A ‘Peace Surge’ in Afghanistan End A Century of War?”

5. Hassan Daud (Pakistan), CEO, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Board of Investment; “The Perspective from Pakistan: The Role of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for Afghanistan Reconstruction.”

6. Representative from Afghanistan, “An Approach to Development and Peace in Afghanistan”

7. Expert from China, “Afghanistan and the Belt Road Initiative”

8. Expert from Pakistan, “The Regional Perspective for Development”

9. Hussein Askary, Southwest Asia Coordinator for the Schiller Institute, “Put Afghanistan on the Belt and Road to Peace!”

10. Discussion Period