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IDEAS: CORE Joins Multi-Country
Think Tank Initiative
Together with the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
of the MFA of Russia (MGIMO), CORE will take part in a recently launched initiative under the name of IDEAS. IDEAS, the Initiative for the Development of a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security Community, follows the mandate for the establishment of a Security Community, as
envisioned by the OSCE participating States in their 2010 Astana
Commemorative Declaration. OSCE Secretary General Zannier as well as the four foreign ministers of France, Germany, Poland and Russia voiced their support for this crucial initiative.
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CORE News Autumn 2011 -
now available. (download)
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CORE News Spring - Summer 2011 -
now available. (download)
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Preparing for the 2012 Irish OSCE
Chairmanship
CORE Conducts Training for the Irish Depart-ment
of Foreign Affairs, Dublin
CORE conducted its fourth OSCE-related train-ing
course in Dublin in May 2011. The course
was designed to prepare officials of the
Irish Department of Foreign Affairs for
the forthcom-ing Irish OSCE Chairmanship
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Active in Research on Russia
Annual Conference of the British Associa-tion for Slavonic and East European Studies
Elena Kropatcheva attended the Annual Con-ference
of the British Association for Slavonic
and East European Studies (BASEES) on 2-4
April 2011 in Cambridge. This is the largest
conference of its kind in the UK, where
re-searchers from the UK, Russia, Germany
and other countries present their research
on cul-ture, literature, history and domestic
and foreign policies. She also became a
BASEES member. Kropatcheva presented her
paper, “Russian Foreign Policy Held Captive
by Its Psychologi-cal Complexes”, as part
of a panel on “Russia and the World: Foreign
and Security Policies,” chaired by Prof.
Stephen White (Glasgow Uni-versity). Dr.
Peter Duncan (SSEES-UCL, Lon-don) acted
as discussant. As the subject of Russian
foreign policy is of great interest, the
panel was very well attended.
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European Security Governance Institutions
International Conference at MGIMO, Moscow
On 11/12 April 2011, the European Studies
Institute of the MGIMO-University, the Institute
of European Studies of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, the NATO Information Office
in Russia and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
or-ganized a conference on “European Security
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Workshop „Developing OSCE Field
Activities“, Vienna, 25-27 May 2011
To contribute to discussions
on direct activities of the OSCE in its
participating States, the Centre for OSCE
Research (CORE) and the German Federal Foreign
Office jointly organized a workshop on "Developing
OSCE Field Activities" at Vienna Hofburg,
26 and 27 May 2011.
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Pilot Project on the Afghanistan Policies of the Central Asian States The pilot project on the Afghanistan Policies of the Central Asian States has received financial support from the Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung. This project aims to address the seriously under-researched question of which policies the five Central Asian (CA) states have pursued on Afghanistan. This kind of research is essential for formulating a strategy for the stabilization of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of coalition forces. Deeper knowledge of the Afghanistan policies of the CA states is
also vital for a better understanding of the dynamics of the conflict
potentials in Afghanistan and Central Asia, which have so far remained separate. As a part of the pilot project, a field trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan is planned for March 2011. | ...more
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A group of journalists from Kazakhstan visited CORE on 19 November 2010 to learn more about CORE’s capacity building activities. The journalist’s visit to Hamburg, was part of an information-gathering trip on “rule of law and media in Germany” funded by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and organized by Sebastian Schiek, PhD student at CORE. Among the participants was Dr Dossym Satpaev, a political scientist who regularly writes for the Kazakhstani newspapers “Svobodo Slova” and “Liter”, Eduard Poletaev, chief editor of the newspaper “Izvestia Kazakhstan”, Botagos Sejdakhmetova, the political correspondent of the newspaper “Novoe Pokolenie” and Andrej Cherbotaev, a member of staff of the Kazakhstani Office of Human Rights. Dr Wolfgang Zellner and Dr Anna Kreikemeyer gave an introduction on CORE and the capacity building activites in Central Asia, which was followed by a lengthy and lively discussion on rule of law in Central Asia, the Kazakhstani OSCE Chairmanship and the future of the OSCE. Presentations and discussions were concluded by a joint lunch.
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CORE Working Paper 21 Balancing by Cross-Linking. Renewed Dialogue on the OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension - Discussions within the OSCE in 2009 and 2010 have revealed once again that there is no clear vision regarding the future development of the OSCE’s second dimension. Frank Evers recapitulates the course taken by second-dimension talks since the reform discussions of 2005/06 and reflects current debates within the Corfu Process. He considers relevant documents adopted by the OSCE since Maastricht 2003. His recommendations summarize a number of significant national positions and views of OSCE experts at headquarters and in the field (download).
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New publication by CORE member Ulrich Kühn: Politico-military security: a dimension in transition; Commentary to the
OSCE's Review Conference, Vienna, 18-26 October 2010 - The upcoming OSCE Summit in Astana will be a crucial turning point for
the OSCE. It could mark a political breakthrough, provided that the
participating States agree on meaningful mandates. This is especially
true for the OSCE's first dimension. Now that the Corfu Process has
kick-started the Herculean task of renewing the OSCE, it is incumbent to
pursue goal-oriented negotiations. (Link)
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European Security Dialogue Meetings in Geneva and Ditchley Park - With a clear view to the forthcoming NATO and OSCE Summits, a number of European security dialogue meetings took place in September 2010. The series opened with the 2nd Chambésy Roundtable on 9/10 September in Geneva, organized by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). A week later (17/18 September) in the same city, the Graduate Institute with the support of the FDFA, hosted its Focus OSCE Meeting 2010. And finally, on 24 – 26 September, the EastWest Institute convened its Eminent Persons Group “Plus” (experts) meeting on Euro-Atlantic security in Ditchley Park near Oxford (UK). All these meetings, in which the Head of CORE, Dr Wolfgang Zellner, participated as speaker, chair and/or rapporteur, reflected a substantial improvement in the political atmosphere: Participants not only exchanged statements, as was quite usual not so long ago, but also listened to one another. The growing interest in improved European security relations was also shown by the active participation of high-ranking representatives of NATO, OSCE, EU, and - this is a new development - the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization), as well as of key states. Remarkably, the OSCE and its specific security dialogue, the Corfu Process, have attracted much more attention than in previous years. However, it has not yet been possible to translate this improved dialogue framework into agreements on concrete issues. Whether protracted conflicts, arms control or more general issues of the European security order, nowhere has consensus already been achieved. Although this is no surprise after a decade of growing tensions, it is now time to make concrete progress. Adopting a related work program is the key task of the OSCE Summit in Astana on 1 and 2 December 2010.
Contact:
Dr Wolfgang Zellner
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Russian International Studies Association Convention in Moscow - On 24-25 September 2010, CORE researcher Dr Elena Kropatcheva participated in the VI Russian International Studies Association (RISA) Convention “Russia and the World after the Global Crisis: New challenges, new opportunities?” at MGIMO University, Moscow. She presented her paper “The Western Perception of Russia’s Role in European Security: What does Russia want?” within the framework of session the “Security: the National, Regional, International and Global Dimensions: Acute problems of arms control and non-dissemination of WMD.”
Contact: Dr Elena Kropatcheva
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Regional Seminar on the OSCE Code of Conduct in Minsk - On 21 – 23 September 2010, the OSCE, together with Austria, Belarus and Switzerland, organized a regional seminar on the implementation of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security in Eastern Europe. The meeting, in which almost all states of the region participated, took place in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The Code of Conduct is an OSCE document that formulates basic principles for the use of armed forces between and within states. Dr Wolfgang Zellner, Head of CORE, participated in the seminar and delivered the keynote speech.
Contact:
Dr Wolfgang Zellner
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Central Asian Youth Network, Kazakhstan - From 22-25 June and from 21-24 September 2010, Dr Diana Digol, researcher and Sebastian Schiek, PhD candidate at CORE, served as academic advisors for the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan. They oversaw the research of two student groups working on freedom of the media and "blogging" in Central Asia and on the consequences of labor migration in the region. Between June and September they acted as supervisors for the participants. During the seminars Ms Digol gave a speech on the freedom of the media in Central Asia and Mr. Schiek a lecture on labor migration in Central Asia and the consequences of the global financial crisis.
Contact: Dr Diana Digol / Sebastian Schiek
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GCSP – OSCE Academy – Nupi – Nesa Seminar in Bishkek - From 15-17 September 2010, Dr Anna Kreikemeyer, senior research fellow at CORE participated in the 3rd GCSP - OSCE Academy – Nupi -Nesa Seminar “Central Asia 2010” at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. The organizing institutes hold an annual forum for security policy experts from Eurasia, East and South East Asia, Europe and the United States. Through a series of inter-linked panel discussions, this seminar identifies and analyses key security trends in Central Asia with a particular focus on their likely strategic implications. Anna Kreikemeyer presented a paper on the Kazakhstani OSCE Chairmanship 2010.
Contact: Dr Anna Kreikemeyer
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British International Studies Association Working Group Russian and Eurasian Security - On 16 September 2010, Dr Elena Kropatcheva, researcher at CORE took part in the British International Studies Association’s (BISA) Working Group on Russian and Eurasian Security Launch Workshop that took place at King’s College in London under the title “Security in the Former Soviet Space.” Around thirty specialists with expertise in Russian, Caucasian and Central Asian affairs, from the UK and some other European countries, gathered to discuss the current empirical and theoretical security challenges in the region.
Contact: Dr Elena Kropatcheva
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Russia’s Policy towards the Ukraine - A New Monograph from IFSH
The study is a theory-driven empirical analysis of the Russian policy towards Ukraine during the presidency of Vladimir Putin. It is the first extensive study which looks at the primary goals and strategies of Russian foreign policy as a whole, but above all, with a focus on Ukraine. The book deals with the current problems of the relationships of Russia with the EU and with NATO and also gives an overview of their historical roots. The economic and the security policy levels are the focus of the analysis. The theoretical approach of the study is original: It deals with a comparative analysis of Russian policy towards Ukraine through the prism of realism and constructivism within the framework of the “third debate”. The volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of Russian foreign policy towards the Ukraine and its background, goals and dynamics. It is of particular interest for students and scientists who are concerned with Russian-Western relationships. The book is a part of the series Democracy, Security, Peace, volume 201.
Elena Kropatcheva, Russia's Ukraine Policy against the Background of Russian-Western Competition, Baden Baden 2010, 304 pp. paperback ISBN 978-3-8329-5546-5
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Visiting Fellows from Central Asia and Russia - From 4-29 August 2010, three researchers from Central Asia and Russia visited CORE and worked with Dr Anna Kreikemeyer, senior research fellow at CORE on the empirical and conceptual bases for a research project on foreign and security policies of Central Asian states. This cooperative project was funded by the International Office of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). Wort “Photo” weg! The visiting fellows in front of the institute: Raushan Serik, Rustam Makhmudov, Igor Proklov The working group consisted of Dr Raushan Serik, research fellow at the Kazakhstani Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KISI) in Almaty, Dr Rustam Makhmudov, Centre for Political Studies (CPS) in Tashkent and Dr Igor Proklov, expert on Turkmenistan from the Centre for Caucasian and Central Asian Studies at the CIS Institute in Moscow. During their fellowship the researchers received an introduction to the methodology of the project and then took over empirical research tasks on the foreign and security policies of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The results will be published in a joint article. Lena Kulipanova and Sebastian Schiek, both PhD candidates at CORE provided support to the project.
Contact: Dr Anna Kreikemeyer
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World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies in Stockholm - At the VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies that took place in Stockholm, Sweden from 26-31 July 2010, three CORE researchers organized and chaired panels and presented their own papers. Dr Diana Digol organized the anel “Foreign Policy in Central Asia in a Eurasian context” and gave a presentation with the title “Russia’s foreign policy towards Central Asia: New patterns”. In addition, Digol also successfully raised funds for the panel participants from Central Asia. Dr Elena Kropatcheva presented a paper on “Russia's Policy within and in Relation to European and Euro-Atlantic Institutions: Patterns of (In-)Consistence” on the panel "Russia's relations with the West: New views on an old theme". On the panel “The EU in the post-Soviet space: Partnerships, problems, perspectives”, she participated as a discussant. Elena Kulipanova, PhD candidate at CORE organized the panel on “Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Current State and Future Prospects“, in which she also participated as a speaker. The topic of her presentation was “Functional Cooperation in Central Asia: A Case of Asymmetrical Interdependence?” All forums provided an opportunity for a lively exchange of information and helped to further establish useful academic contacts.
Contact:Dr Diana Digol / Dr Elena Kropatcheva / Lena Kulipanova
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Selected literature
references on the latest OSCE related publications from
July to September 2010
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CORE News Autumn 2010 - now available. (download)
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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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Contact: Ulrich Kühn
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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.
(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
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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
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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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