Panel on war and peace in edgy times

Nasser Al Saidi (born in 1950) has been Chief Economist and Head of external relations at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority since 2006. The DIFC is an onshore financial centre which provides an efficient platform for financial institutions to reach into and out of the emerging markets in the Middle East. As former Minister of Economy and Trade as well as Minister of Industry of Lebanon between 1998 and 2000, he authored many books addressing macroeconomic and international economic issues in Lebanon and the Arab region. In 2010, he was named among the 50 most influential Arabs in the World by The Middle East magazine.

Al Saidi has been Professor of economics at the University of Chicago and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester, USA. Furthermore, he graduated with a Master of Science from University College London.




Johan Galtung (born in 1930) is Professor of Peace Studies and Founder of TRANSCEND International, a global network for peace, development and environment. Being widely recognised as a pioneer in the academic discipline of peace studies, he has mediated in over 100 international conflicts. In 1959, Johan Galtung additionally founded the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), the world's first of its kind.

Beyond having published numerous articles and books, he also created the Journal of Peace Research. Johan Galtung has been a consultant to the United Nations and was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize. He holds Doctorates in mathematics and in sociology from the University of Oslo.




Ulrich Tilgner (born in 1948) has been Correspondent for Swiss Television (SF) since 2008. He is looking back on 30 years of experience as foreign correspondent in the Middle East. As Chief of the office in Tehran for six years and the office in Amman for 14 years, he has been reporting for the Second German Television (ZDF) and SF on a wide range of subjects such as civil wars and the Intifada. He has written several books and made reportages about the Middle East and North Africa based upon his profound expertise.

Tilgner received the Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis for outstanding television journalism for his reporting on the Iraq war in 2003. He studied at the German Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen.

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[TheYadab]

thank you Johan Galtung for your great thought 

[jonesingforsilver]

Fantastic Video.One suggestion.Check the sound levels prior to upload.The audio is extremely low and difficult to hear.Thanks for posting and keep up the mediation for peace. :-)