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Madrid

International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security
Madrid, 8 - 11 March 2005

On 11 March 2004, ten bombs exploded on four trains during the rush hour in Madrid. More than 190 people died, almost two thousand were injured. It was one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in Europe in recent history. As in the United States of America on 11 September 2001, it was an attack on freedom and democracy by an international network of terrorists. One year on, Madrid was the setting for a unique conference, the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King of Spain, and organised by the Club de Madrid. Its purpose was to build a common agenda on how terrorism can most effectively be confronted by the community of democratic nations, in memory of the victims of terrorism from across the world. The conference culminated in the publication of the Madrid Agenda, detailing comprehensive measures and proposals for the global fight against terrorism.

The Transatlantic Institute participated in the Summit. Click on the thumbnails for larger images of the Summit venue, and of Transatlantic Institute director Ziba Norman meeting His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan.

We reported back at a lunchtime briefing sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts in London on 11 March 2005. Details of the briefing are on our Past Events page.

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