Friday, September 16 08:30am to 12pm
Asia Society
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Throughout the Middle East and East Africa, the targeted destruction and organized plunder of ancient relics and sites have become weapons of war. Nowhere is the threat worse than under the Islamic State’s black flag — each day reaching farther beyond Iraq and Syria. Last September, Asia Society presented a special high-level forum on the fight against the destruction and looting of our common heritage, in partnership with the Antiquities Coalition and the Middle East Institute (MEI). The forum produced a special task force report — #CultureUnderThreat: Recommendations for the U.S. Government —which was published and presented earlier this year. Some of the report’s recommendations have since been signed into law by President Obama.
Join us once again, as Asia Society, the Antiquities Coalition, and MEI, is convening renowned leaders in the global fight against terrorist financing from cultural racketeering, to review the breakthroughs and setbacks of the past year, as well as how the global community can best move forward today. The discussion will examine one issue of particular importance: how governments can better work with the private sector — including both the art market and technology industry — to fight cultural crimes.
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