Nobel Centennial Symposia
The Conflicts of the 20th Century and the Solutions for the 21st Century

(2001, NCS 2001-5)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee
December 6-8
Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo, Norway
Proceedings: Lundestad-Njølstad: War and Peace in the 20th Century and Beyond, 2002, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Videos On-Demand

December 6

Opening of the 2001 Nobel Symposium » (7 min.) Gunnar Berge, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Session I: War and Peace in the 20th Century: The Overall Balance - How Can We Do Better?

Scholar: Dr. Eric Hobsbawm (University of London, United Kingdom) War and Peace in the 20th Century » (15 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Kim Dae-jung English Translation » (17 min.) Korean » (17 min.)

Nobel Commentators: International Committee of the Red Cross, Vice-President Jacques Forster » (12 min.)

Máiread Corrigan Maguire » (11 min.)

Discussion » (16 min.)

Session II: Totalitarianism and Ideological Conflict - Help Spread Democracy and Human Rights?

Scholar: Dr. Michael Doyle (Princeton University, USA) Ideologies and Polities: Liberal Democracy and National Dictatorship in Peace and War » (14 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Amnesty International, Chairman Colm Ó Cuanacháin » (15 min.)

Nobel Commentators:

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel English Translation » (12 min.) Spanish » (12 min.)

Lech Walesa English Translation » (8 min.) Polish » (8 min.)

International Labour Organisation, Director General Juan Somavia » (13 min.)

Médecins Sans Frontières, President Morten Rostrup » (10 min.)

Session III: Ethnic Conflict, Racism and Hatred - End Discrimination and Protect Minority Rights?

Scholar: Dr. Mahmood Mamdani (Columbia University, USA) Making Sense of Violence in Postcolonial Africa » (14 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Rigoberta Menchú Tum English Translation » (18 min.) Spanish » (18 min.)

Nobel Commentator: David Trimble » (17 min.)

Discussion » (18 min.)

Session IV: Economic Exploitation and Inequalities - Fight Famine, Promote Sustainable Development?

Scholar/Laureate (Economics): Amartya Sen (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Global Inequality and Persistent Conflicts » (20 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, President Juan Manuel Súarez del Toro Rivero » (18 min.)

Nobel Commentators:

Norman E. Borlaug » (12 min.)

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers » (12 min.)

United Nations Children's Fund, Executive Director Carol Bellamy » (6 min.)

December 7

Session V: The Rise and Fall of Great Powers - Build Institutions to Promote Peaceful Change?

Scholar: Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr. (Harvard University, USA) The Rise and Fall of Great Powers » (14 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Elie Wiesel » (23 min.)

Nobel Commentators: International Peace Bureau, President Cora Weiss » (11 min.)

Discussion » (24 min.)

Session VI: Militarism and Arms Races - Strengthen Arms Control and Disarmament?

Scholar: Dr. Mary H. Kaldor (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) Beyond Militarism, Arms Races and Arms Control » (17 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Joseph Rotblat » (17 min.)

Nobel Commentators: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Dr. Bernard Lown » (10 min.)

International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Stephen Goose » (12 min.)

Jody Williams » (9 min.)

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Chairman Francesco Calogero » (11 min.)

Discussion » (6 min.)

Session VII: Rivalry Over Territory and Resources - Promote Economic Integration and Free Trade?

Scholar: Dr. Louise Fawcett (Oxford University, United Kingdom) Rivalry over Territory and Resources and the Balance of Peace and War: The Twentieth Century » (13 min.)

Nobel Commentator: John Hume » (22 min.)

Discussion » (35 min.)

Session VIII: Misperception, Mistrust, Fear - Combat Stereotypes, Strengthen Peaceful Norms?

Scholar: Dr. Akira Iriye (Harvard University, USA) Misperception, Mistrust, Fear » (16 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Dalai Lama » (24 min.)

Nobel Commentators: Arnold Kohen, speaking on behalf of Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo » (7 min.)

American Friends Service Committee, General Secretary Mary Ellen McNish » (7 min.)

Institute of International Law, Secretary General Christian Dominicé » (9 min.)

Discussion » (8 min.)

December 8

Session IX: The World and the Nobel Peace Prize in the 21st century - Old and New Dimensions

Scholar: Dr. Geir Lundestad (Norwegian Nobel Institute) The Nobel Peace Prize in its Next Century: Old and New Dimensions » (13 min.)

Statement by Nobel Laureate: Oscar Arias Sánchez » (18 min.)

Nobel Commentator: José Ramos-Horta » (18 min.)

Discussion » (16 min.)

Closing Speeches

Desmond Mpilo Tutu » (20 min.)

Gunnar Stålsett, Deputy Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee » (14 min.)

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Interpreters' note: This is a live recording of members of AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, interpreting simultaneously at the Nobel Prize Centennial Symposium. It is not intended to be a literal or definitive translation of the proceedings.