Feb. 7: The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Schiller Institute (SI) will be convening a seminar on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM Moscow time/2 PM CET/8 AM EST on the topic, “The Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: Toward a Long-Term Solution.” Among the topics to be addressed by a panel of six speakers will be:
• What are the causes of the Afghan humanitarian crisis?
• What are the geopolitical implications of a failed state in Afghanistan?
• What is needed to reverse the immediate threat of mass starvation and refugee problems?
• A long-term solution to the humanitarian crisis: the role of the global powers.
Opening and closing statements will be presented by Dr. Andrey Kortunov, Director General of RIAC, and Helga Zepp-LaRouche, chairwoman of the SI.
