Alastair Crooke organized US and European unofficial dialogues in 2005 with Hezbollah, Hamas and other Islamist movements, he was the former special Mid-East adviser to European Union High Representative, Javier Solana and facilitated various Israeli-Palestinian ceasefires during 2001-2003.  He has direct experience of conflict over a period of 30 years in Ireland, South Africa, Namibia, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Colombia.  Mr. Crooke has served as a coordinator in hostage negotiations and is an author of articles and a contributor to television productions on the Palestinian–Israeli conflict, insurgency and political Islam.

In conjunction with Alastair Crooke's talk
The Consortium for Peace Studies presents: Living With Landmines

November 5-9
Science Theaters Atrium
Living with Landmines is an exhibition of 16 life-size portraits of Cambodian children who have suffered the effects of landmines. Photographed by Toronto-based V. Tony Hauser and presented in conjunction with Canadian Landmines Awareness Week organized by the Red Cross Club.