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New publication by CORE member Ulrich Kühn, CFE: Overcoming the Impasse, in: Russia in Global Affairs, 8 (2).
Russia and the West have lost a great deal of trust in each other, and trust is proving hard to restore, the maintenance of existing arms control regimes such as CFE remains an important political objective, even if the military rationale behind their establishment at the end of the Cold War has largely vanished. Ulrich Kühn therefore proposes concrete steps for overcoming the current impasse.
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Selected literature
references on the latest OSCE related publications from
April to June 2010
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Ulrich Kühn at the 14th OSCE Summer Academy in Stadtschlaining -
On 23 June, 2010 Ulrich Kühn was invited to give two lectures, dedicated
to the politico-military dimension of the OSCE, at the 14th OSCE Summer
Academy in Stadtschlaining. The annual OSCE Summer Academy is being
organized by the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution
(ASPR) together with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna under the auspices
of the OSCE. In his two lectures Ulrich Kühn focused on the topics of
arms control, CSBMs, conflict prevention and crisis management, border
management, and combatting trafficking in human beings. The 20
participants were either citizens of OSCE Member States or OSCE Partner
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International Workshop „Europe and Central Asia, Partners in Global Governance” in Barcelona -
From 3-4 June 2010, Elena Kulipanova participated in the Workshop “Europe and Central Asia, Partners in Global Governance” in Barcelona. The workshop was organized by the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Real Instituto Elcano und Casa Asia under support of the European Commission and the Spanish EU Presidency. | ... more |
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New publication by CORE member Ulrich Kühn, Medvedev’s Proposals for a New European Security
Order. A Starting Point or the End of the Story?. Connections, The
Quarterly Journal, 9 (2), pp. 1–16.
The article analyzes President Dmitry Medvedev's draft European security
treaty issued by the Kremlin in November 2009. Ulrich Kühn comes to the
conclusion that the treaty in its current form is politically not
feasible but rather opens the door for a serious debate on European
security structures.
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Conference The International Crisis and the Post-Soviet States in Glasgow - Elena Kropatcheva took part in a conference “The International Crisis and the Post-Soviet States” at the University of Glasgow on 13-14 May 2010. The aim of the conference was to examine the implications of the financial crisis that began in late 2008 for the post-Soviet states, particularly Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Kropatcheva presented a paper “Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Choices after Presidential Elections in 2010,” in which she examined the implication of the global financial crisis on Ukraine’s presidential elections and the foreign policy choices of the country. She considered whether the foreign policy after the “blue revolution” will be Russia- or Western-oriented, or whether the new president will be able to conduct a balanced “multi-vector” policy.
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Conference The International Crisis and the Post-Soviet States in Glasgow - Elena Kropatcheva took part in a conference “The International Crisis and the Post-Soviet States” at the University of Glasgow on 13-14 May 2010. The aim of the conference was to examine the implications of the financial crisis that began in late 2008 for the post-Soviet states, particularly Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Kropatcheva presented a paper “Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Choices after Presidential Elections in 2010,” in which she examined the implication of the global financial crisis on Ukraine’s presidential elections and the foreign policy choices of the country. She considered whether the foreign policy after the “blue revolution” will be Russia- or Western-oriented, or whether the new president will be able to conduct a balanced “multi-vector” policy.
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Presidential Election observation with the OSCE EAM in Austria in 2010 -
Diana Digol was a part of the OSCE / ODIHR election assessment mission deployed for the presidential election held in Austria on 25 April. This was the first mission to observe the national election in Austria. The mission was led by Julian Peel Yates and consisted of 11 experts.
Although no systematic observation of the procedures on the Election day was carried out, the experts observed the overall conduct of election, including the legal framework for the election, the political campaign, the work of the election administration at central and regional levels, as well as the complaints and appeals process. The final report will be available in due time on http://www.osce.org/odihr-elections/
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Ten Years Centre for OSCE Research (CORE) - Ten years ago CORE was founded in the presence of many prominent personalities – then Federal President Johannes Rau participated in the founding act as did the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ortwin Runde, the OSCE Secretary General, Ambassador Jan Kubis and more than half a dozen OSCE ambassadors. | ...more
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Selected literature
references on the latest OSCE related publications from
January to March 2010
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CORE Working Paper 20 OSCE
Efforts to Promote the Rule of Law: History, Structures, Survey released- This working paper describes the gradually evolving definition of
rule-of-law promotion in the OSCE from 1973 to the present day and describes
relevant OSCE structures. It also presents the results of a survey carried
out by CORE among those responsible for the rule of law in the field
operations in April and May 2009. It ends with conclusions and
recommendations on the OSCE's promotion of the rule of law in terms of
events, personnel questions, topics, and guidelines. The paper was
commissioned by the Federal Foreign Offce of the Federal Republic of
Germany. (download)
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German Federal Foreign Office supports Rule of Law -
CORE and German Federal Foreign Office jointly conduct workshop
Vienna, 25 – 26 March 2010
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The new OSCE Yearbook 2009 is now available (here). At the same time, the OSCE Yearbook 2008 can be downloaded now from our website (here).
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Announcement
- Workshop
Rule-of-Law Assistance
in the OSCE Area
Supporting the Independence of the Judiciary and Administrative Justice
Reforms
Vienna, Hofburg, 25 – 26 March 2010 | ...more
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Presentation held by
Ulrich Kühn at the 18th Partnership for Peace International Research
Seminar in Vienna - Invited to participate by NATO Defence
College Rome (NFC), Ulrich Kühn spoke at the 18th Partnership for Peace
International Research Seminar in Vienna on 5 February 2010. | ...more
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Field research:
State and Modernisation in Kazakhstan - Sebastian Schiek,
PhD candidate at CORE/IFSH, took interviews and collected data in
Kazakhstan in October. | ...more
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International
Conference in Berlin on Forms of Rule in the Post-Soviet Space
- From 17-18 December 2009 Anna Kreikemeyer participated in an
international conference in Berlin on “Forms of Rule in the post-Soviet
Space” jointly organized by the German Society for Eastern European
Studies and the German Institute for International and Security
Affairs. | ...more
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International
Seminar „Conflict Prevention by the OSCE“ in Almaty - From
21-29 November 2009, Anna Kreikemeyer organised a one-week
international seminar on „Conflict Prevention by the OSCE“ for 20 PhD
and postgraduate students from seven post-Soviet states of the Caucasus
and Central Asia. | ...more
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DAAD-symposium on
dialogue and cooperation in crisis states - On 11 November
2009, Anna
Kreikemeyer participated in an opening panel on „Scientific dialogue
and cooperation in crisis states“ at the annual symposium of the DAAD
for the heads of the Akademischen Auslandsämter, International Offices
and representatives for international affairs at German universities at
the Wissenschaftszentrum in Bonn. | ...more
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Selected literature
references on the latest OSCE related publications from
October to December 2009
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The CORE Annual
Report 2009 is now available for download.
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OSCE/ODIHR Limited
Election Observation Mission (LEOM) for the 2009 Presidential election
2009 in Romania: 4 November – 12 December 2009 - Diana Digol
has served as a regional analyst (long term observer) with the
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) for the 2009
Presidential election 2009 in Romania from 4 November to 12 December
2009. | ...more
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Ulrich Kühn: From
Capitol Hill to Istanbul: The Origins of the Current CFE Deadlock,
Hamburg 2009 (CORE Working Paper 19).
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Preparing for the
2011 Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship
Informal Conference of the ‘Friends of
Lithuania’ in Vilnius - On 22/23 October 2009, the Lithuanian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened an informal meeting to discuss
Lithuania’s preparations for its 2011 OSCE Chairmanship. CORE, which
had acted as a co-organizer for this conference, was represented by its
Head, Dr Wolfgang Zellner. | ...more
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New Head of the OSCE and Council of
Europe Division of the Federal Foreign Office at CORE - On 22
September 2009 the new Head of the OSCE and Council of Europe Division
of the German Federal Foreign Office, Mr. Lothar Freischlader, visited
CORE. Staff members presented themselves and their current work, and
lively discussions developed on a number of issues.
Contact: Dr. Wolfgang Zellner
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CORE at the Geneva Conference “The
OSCE and a New Security Governance in Europe“- On 18/19
September 2009, the Graduate Institute (Geneva) organized its annual
OSCE conference – this time, however, without Prof. Victor-Yves
Ghebali, the longstanding spiritus rector of this and many
other OSCE-related activities, who passed away at the beginning of the
year. | ...more
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CORE at ECPR General Conference -
CORE researcher Diana Digol attended the 5th ECPR General Conference
held at Potsdam University from 10-12 September 2009. Over 2500 people
presented 1959 papers within 401 panels in 55 sections. | ...more
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Studying Central Asia: In Search of
New Paths and Concepts? On 3-5 September 2009 Diana Digol
(IFSH, CORE) attended the conference jointly organised by the European
Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) and the Central European
University Asia Research Initiative in Budapest. | ...more
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Head of CORE Speaks at Meeting of
the OSCE Corfu Process -At their informal Ministerial Council
meeting in Corfu in June 2009 the 56 OSCE States decided to start a
discussion process on European security issues. The first ten meetings
of this “Corfu Process” are scheduled to be held by the end of
November; then a decision by the Athens Ministerial Council meeting
shall provide further guidance| ...more
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DAAD Visiting Scholars from
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Moldova at CORE - Within the
framework of the forthcoming international CORE seminar on “Conflict
Prevention by the OSCE”, jointly organized with the Kazakh National
University (KAZGU) in Almaty for the end of November 2009, three
visiting scholars from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Moldova spent their
research fellowships at CORE in Hamburg from August – October 2009. |
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Selected literature
references on the latest OSCE related publications from July
to September 2009
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Can This Treaty Be
Saved? Breaking the Stalemate on Conventional Forces in Europe
- Dr Wolfgang Zellner on the CFE Treaty in the September edition of Arms
Control Today | ...
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Die Zukunft
konventioneller Rüstungskontrolle
in Europa / The Future of Conventional Arms Control
in Europe
Edited by Dr. Wolfgang Zellner, Hans-Joachim Schmidt and Prof. Dr. Götz
Neuneck
2009, 560 pp., pb., approx. € 69.00,
ISBN 978-3-8329-4786-6
(Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden, vol. 194)
The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) is a core
element of cooperative security policy in Europe. The Treaty remains,
therefore, of strategic relevance for Europe.. | ...more
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CORE Media: German
Federal Foreign Office, 9 June 2009: Presentation of The Future of
Conventional Arms Control in Europe in Europa | ... watch the video
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OSCE Chairmanship
Training 2009 for Kazakhstan and Lithuania - Since 2007 CORE
has conducted specialised OSCE Chairmanship Training courses. This year
a third OSCE Chairmanship Training course for 18 officials from
Lithuania and Kazakhstan was held in Vienna from 1 to 14 June 2009. | ...more
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CORE Presentation
at International Boundaries Research Unit in Durham, UK - On 1
April 2009, Marietta König presented a paper on “Self-Determination’s
Belated Victory? Russia’s Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and
its Impact for Upcoming Sovereignty Debates” at Durham University, UK.
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Acting Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Moldova meets CORE, Chisinau, 27 March 2009
- Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the
Republic of Moldova, Valeriu Ostalep, met CORE deputy head Dr. Frank
Evers and CORE researcher Dr. Diana Digol in Chisinau on 27 March 2009.
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CORE meets with
OSCE representatives, Chisinau, 26 and 27 March 2009 - CORE
deputy head Dr. Frank Evers and CORE researcher Dr. Diana Digol
conducted meetings with Dr Claus Neukirch, Deputy Head, and Rita Tamm,
Senior Rule of Law Adviser, at the OSCE Mission to Moldova in Chisinau
on 26 and 27 March 2009.| ...more
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New Publication: The
OSCE Yearbook 2008 - In a year that saw two OSCE participating
States go to war and a territory within a third declare its
independence, the OSCE Yearbook documents the dramatic events in
detail. It also covers a wide range of OSCE-relevant topics with
contributions by leading academics, diplomats, and practitioners. | ...more
At the same time, the
OSCE Yearbook 2007 is now available online. |
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CORE Participates in
the Security Dialogue of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation:
On 25 February 2009 the Head of the Centre for OSCE Research (CORE),
Wolfgang Zellner, participated with a presentation on ‘European Arms
Control: Old Problems – New Chances’ in a round table discussion
dedicated to ‘Initial Thoughts on European Security’. | ...more
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Discussion on
Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute: "When two quarrel, the third is
compelled to stay in the cold". The last gas dispute between Russia and
Ukraine, its consequences and lessons learned for both countries and
the EU were the focus of a discussion organised on 19 February | ...more
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CORE Workshop on
Secular-Islamic Dialogue in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: The workshop
dedicated to good governance in secular states having a muslim
majority, which took place in Bishkek on 15/16 November 2008, pursued
the dialogue initiated by CORE on the relationship between secular
elements and islamic components in Central Asia. | ...more
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OSCE Round Table
at the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs: On 18/19 December
2008, the Head of CORE, Wolfgang Zellner, participated in a round table
at the Kazakh MFA in Astana dealing with the preparation of the 2010
Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship. | ...more
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CORE Media:
International Conference: Co-operation with Central Asia -
The Potential of the EU's Central Asia
Strategy, 15-17 September 2008, Rehburg-Loccum | ...watch the video
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Solveig Richter, Wolfgang
Zellner, Ein neues Helsinki für die OSZE? Chancen für eine
Wiederbelebung des europäischen Sicherheitsdialogs,
SWP-Aktuell 2008/A 81, November 2008, 8 pages.
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CORE Capacity Building
Between 2 and 28 June
2008, CORE conducted its second OSCE-Related Training Course
for Officials from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Kazakhstan. | ...more |
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Participants
from Kazakhstan together with the German Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Alexander
Stubb (Finland), and Wolfgang Zellner and Frank Evers (both CORE)
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