Founded in 1987, the Camden Conference is a nonprofit, non-partisan educational organization whose mission is to foster informed discourse on world affairs.
The 23rd Annual Camden Conference, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India – Crossroads of Conflict, will take place February 19-21, 2010.
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Watch the 2009 address, “A New Era of Diplomacy for the Obama Administration”, given by Nicholas Burns to the 2009 Camden Conference. Burns will also join the upcoming 2010 Camden Conference.
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Coffee House in Rockland
Tuesday February 9, 2010
Join a discussion group on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:30 am for some free-wheeling conversation covering a multitude of topics. Every 4th Tuesday, Peter Muth joins facilitator Bill Newman for a discussion of globalization. This ongoing discussion group has continued to thrive for four years. A core group of a dozen or [...]
Mughal Gardens
Tuesday February 9, 2010
Join local gardening expert Peggy Watson for a discussion on Mughal Gardens in India and Pakistan on Tuesday, February 9th at the Camden Public Library. The presentation begins at 6:30 pm and is free and open to all. The knowledge of the gardens is central to the understanding of the Mughal Empire. Mughal became a [...]
Featured Conference Speaker
Ahmed Rashid
Renowned Pakistani journalist, scholar and author of the best books on the Taliban, Ahmed Rashid, discusses President Obama’s challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan with NPR’s Terry Gross on a recent edition of Fresh Air on WHYY. Listen here or download a transcript of this interview.
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Continuing Education Credits
Tuesday February 2, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the 23rd Annual Camden Conference: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India – Crossroads of Conflict has recently been approved by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar for five (5) Continuing Legal Education Credits for Attorneys. In addition, Teachers who attend the Conference are eligible for 1.5 Continuing Education Units [...]
Speaker Books on Booklist
Wednesday January 6, 2010
Highly recommended by several Conference Program Committee members, Whitney Azoy’s Buzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan has been added to the 2010 Camden Conference Book List. Azoy joins other 2010 Conference Speakers Ahmed Rashid, Paul Pillar, and Teresita Schaffer on the recommended reading list for the 23rd Annual Camden Conference: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India [...]
Symposium Tickets on Sale Now
Monday December 28, 2009
Nuclear, natural gas, renewables — not just energy options for Maine, but also critical aspects of the geopolitical drama unfolding half way around the world in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India that will be the topic both of this year’s Camden Conference and of the conference’s Energy Symposium, Fueling the Conflict: Energy Issues in Central Asia, [...]
Gain Insight
Tuesday December 15, 2009
Gain insight into one of today’s most complicated foreign policy issues: What to do in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now that President Obama has shared his plans, the US is embarking on actions for the near future. International pundits as well as members of Congress and the press have weighed in with their thoughts. At the [...]
New Addition to Book List
Tuesday December 15, 2009
Greg Mortenson’s latest book has been added to the 2010 Conference Book List. In Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Viking, December 2009), Mortenson shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, [...]
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