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March 11, 2005

March 10, 2005

Press Releases, March 10

Terrorism, Democracy and the Internet (PDF)

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March 8, 2005

The Club de Madrid opens the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security in Madrid

Heads of State, ex-Heads of State and more than 200 world experts on terrorism and security, political and religious leaders, policy makers, and citizens from all over the world will participate.
Madrid will host this conference from March 8th - 11th

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March 7, 2005

Thematic Subject Area I: The Causes and Underlying Factors of Terrorism
Working Group 1
Individual and Psychological Explanations of Terrorism

This working group will confront the obvious question, “Why do terrorists kill?”.

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Thematic Subject Area I: The Causes and Underlying Factors of Terrorism
Working Group 2
Political Explanations

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host an eleven member panel which will explore the political dimensions of terrorism.

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Thematic Subject Area I: The Causes and Underlying Factors of Terrorism
Working Group 3
Economic explanations

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host an eleven member working group which will investigate how economic factors sustain or inhibit the rise of terrorist movements. This group will try to untangle the sometimes confusing relationship between economic factors and political violence.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 4)

Thematic Subject Area I: The Causes and Underlying Factors of Terrorism
Working Group 4
Religion and Religious Extremism

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host a fourteen member panel to debate the contemporary relationship between religion and terrorism.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 5)

Thematic Subject Area I: The Causes and Underlying Factors of Terrorism
Working Group 5
Cultural Explanations

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host a thirteen member panel which will debate the impact of cultural currents and undercurrents on terrorism. They will attempt with their findings to draw up concrete recommendations on how these can be addressed.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 6)

Thematic Subject Area II: Confronting Terrorism
Working Group 6
Policing

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host an eleven member panel which will examine the role of how local and national polices forces can face the new challenge of terrorism.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 7)

Thematic Subject Area II: Confronting Terrorism
Working Group 7
Intelligence

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a seventeen member working group to study the key role that reliable intelligence plays in the struggle against terrorism, (including the necessity to mitigate fear caused by false alarms).

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 8)

Thematic Subject Area II: Confronting Terrorism
Working Group 8
Military Responses

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a ten member working group that will look how the military can respond to an enemy who does not hold territory or wear an uniform. It will examine the military’s role and its limitations in responding to global terrorism.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 9)

Thematic Subject Area II: Confronting Terrorism
Working Group 9
Terrorist Finance

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host an eight member working group which will how terrorists acquire the necessary resources to carry out their operations and ways to make it more difficult for them to fund their campaigns.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 10)

Thematic Subject Area II: Confronting Terrorism
Working Group 10
Legal responses

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a working group to examine how the rise of international terrorism poses certain challenges to domestic and international law.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 11)

Thematic Subject Area III: Towards a Democratic Response
Working Group 11
Human rights

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will hold a meeting for an eleven member working group to study how the defence of human rights may become an essential part of the democratic response against terrorism. Faced with the need to identify and dismantle terrorist networks, the protection of human rights has come under increasing strain.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 12)

Thematic Subject Area III: Towards a Democratic Response
Working Group 12
Promoting Democracy and Accountable Government

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host sixteen member working group with the task of examining what is good governance, and why it is crucial in the age of global terrorism.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 13)

Thematic Subject Area III: Towards a Democratic Response
International Institutions
Working Group 13

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a working group composed of experts in international relations. They will analyse why, when international co-operation is more necessary than ever, the struggle against terrorism has raised serious questions about the effectiveness and relevance of some international institutions.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 14)

Thematic Subject Area IV: Civil Society
Working Group 14
Citizens as Actors

March 8th, the International summit on Democracy and terrorism will host an eleven member panel which will examine the often forgotten role of the citizen in the fight against terrorism. With the theory that, in addition to the state response, the strengthening of civil society is critical in formulating a long-term response to terrorism.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 15)

Thematic Subject Area IV: Civil Society
Working Group 15
Civil Society and Political Violence

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a thirteen member panel which will investigate how the violence campaigns of terrorists, aimed at governments, affect citizens. This working group examines the impact of terrorism and political violence on civil society, and attempts to define the sometimes delicate relationship between citizens and terrorists.

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Press Release, March 8 (WG 16)

Thematic Subject Area IV: Civil Society
Working Group 16
Civil Society Strategies

March 8th, the International Summit on Democracy and Terrorism will host a ten member working group which will debate the various ways and means that civil society can be mobilised to counter violence; using as a base the idea, that if civil society is to be effective in the prevention of terrorism, it must develop a systematic understanding of its potential as well as its limitations. This group aims to outline practical strategies that can be implemented across the globe.

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March 2, 2005

Press Release, March 2

Luncheon Briefings in Washington DC and New York City to Preview International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security

Club of Madrid Brings Together Global Leaders in First International Gathering of Its Kind

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February 22, 2005

Press Release, February, 22

More than 200 experts on terrorism from around the world will participate in the international summit on democracy, terrorism and security

Debates will be held in four thematic areas: the underlying causes of terrorism, how to confront the problem of terrorism, democratic answers to terrorism, and the role of civil society.
Conclusions reached at the Summit will be incorporated into the Agenda of Madrid, which will be published on the 11th of March.

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February 10, 2005

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Applications for media accreditation must be completed before Saturday, 26 February 2005.

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February 1, 2005

Press Release, February, 1

The Spanish Government, the Regional Government of Madrid and the Town Hall of Madrid sign a cooperation agreement with the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security

The Summit will take place in Madrid from March 8th – 11th
The Summit will bring together current and former Heads of State and Government, experts and citizens for a global debate on how to confront terrorism

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January 14, 2005

Press Release, January 14

OpenDemocracy.net and Club de Madrid to work together to promote Democracy for a Safer World

Summit in Madrid to take place from March 8-11, 2005
Citizen participation via the web site debate.safe-democracy.org

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October 18, 2004

Press Release, October, 18

Madrid to host an International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security in March 2005

The event will coincide with the 1st Anniversary of the Madrid terrorist attacks.
Over 50 former and current Heads of State and Government to attend

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