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12. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2009
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- On 12 May we received the news that David Greenwood had passed away. It was expected in a way, but still it came as a shock. David had been suffering from a disease one can fight for some time, but never beat. Although at the end he was very weak and never left home anymore, David was not supposed to leave Margaret and all of us so soon.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
13. Peace support operations: The past and the future. Papers of the Ankara Seminar
- Author:
- Ritske Bloemendaal(ed.) and Kars de Bruijne(ed.)
- Publication Date:
- 07-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- The global security situation has changed fundamentally since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. A global war between superpowers has become less likely and new security concerns have appeared on the agenda. Smaller high- and low-intensity conflicts have erupted, largely with ethnic and religious origins, and occurring overwhelmingly within, rather than between, countries. Intrastate conflict accounts for 95% of current conflicts worldwide. As a result, mechanisms to cope with these new challenges have emerged. Methods of conflict prevention, conflict management and post-conflict programmes like Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and Security System Reform (SSR) have gained importance.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Cold War, Peace Studies, United Nations, and War
- Political Geography:
- Soviet Union
14. Common Norms and Good Practices of Civil-Military Relations in the EU
- Author:
- Anne Aldis and Margriet Drent
- Publication Date:
- 07-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- Why are we presenting another book on civil-military relations? Many trees have already been sacrificed in the name of a better understanding of the relationship between those in uniform and those they serve. Unfortunately, it appears that the more that has been written, the more elusive the last, definitive word on the subject becomes. And we must say at the outset that this book does not provide it either. Perhaps that is because the subject is too broad to cover in a single volume.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Democratization, and War
- Political Geography:
- Europe
15. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- In the second half of 2007 we decided to take the Starlink programme further east and got in touch with the Netherlands Embassy in Astana to investigate possibilities in Kazakhstan. During a fact-finding mission in November 2007 we found that there was a clear need to develop capacity for democratic governance in the security sector of Kazakhstan. The country is engaged in a process of reform that, if successful, will improve oversight of the security agencies, enable the country to fulfil the commitments it undertook in its NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan of 2006, and enhance Kazakhstan’s standing at the OSCE. Kazakhstan will hold the presidency of the OSCE in 2010. It is obvious that Kazakhstan has put in place several of the laws and institutions required for democratic oversight of the security sector, and others are likely to follow. However, Kazakhstan still has some way to go to foster a culture of accountability. Here Starlink training courses will be helpful. The Starlink programme has been included in Kazakhstan’s Individual Partnership Action Plan.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
16. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- CESS is deeply involved in developing and delivering training courses for Security Sector Reform (SSR). In this issue, we will report on our Starlink programme for training development, which has completed its activities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Starlink is now being introduced in Kazakhstan, and plans are underway to take it to the Western Balkans. Starlink is supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OSCE. We will also discuss the work CESS has been doing to teach the OECD DAC approach to SSR. In a thought-provoking commentary article Kars de Bruynequestions the conventional intepretation of the spring 2007 crisis in Turkey.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
17. UKRAINE AND NATO: The Policy and Practice of Co-operating with the Euro-Atlantic Security Community
- Author:
- Nienke de Deugd
- Publication Date:
- 06-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- The opening lines of the national anthem of Ukraine are a reflection of the country's history. For much of its past, Ukraine was divided between, and subjected by, such powerful neighbours as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Habsburg Empire, Poland, the Russian Empire and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). It was only on 24 August 1991, amidst the epochal events that characterised the end of the Cold War, that the country regained its independence.
- Topic:
- NATO and Cold War
- Political Geography:
- Ukraine and Asia
18. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- After fact-finding missions to Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2006, we began running Starlink training courses on democratic governance in the security sector in those countries in February 2007. The first was in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and our partner was Dr Leila Aliyeva. We took the opportunity to officially open the Starlink programme with a high-level meeting, after which we ran the first training event. Senior representatives of various ministries and members of parliament participated in the high-level meeting, as well as the OSCE presence in Azerbaijan. The interest of the media was lively and spawned several newspaper articles and bulletins on national television. The first Starlink course on defence took place on the following days with an enthusiastic, pro-active and diverse group of participants.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
19. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- This issue of Security Matters is mostly devoted to Turkey. It carries three articles that were presented as papers at a workshop on Turkey and the European Security and Defence Policy, held in Istanbul on 12-13 June 2006 and organised by CESS in cooperation with the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University. In late 2006, our programme on Governance and the Military in Turkey came to an end, and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved the funding for a new CESS programme, called ‘Reforms in Turkish Civil-Military Relations: Measuring Progress and Building Capacities’. As before, IPC will be our main Turkish partner. Despite the difficult political climate, the Netherlands government wants to continue to provide constructive support for democratic reforms in Turkey. These are important for Turkey, for Europe, and for the successful integration of Turkey into the European Union.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
20. Governance and the Military: Perspectives for Change in Turkey
- Author:
- Sami Faltas(ed.) and Sander Jansen(ed.)
- Publication Date:
- 05-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- Civil-military relations in Turkey are changing as the country prepares for EU membership, and they will continue to change as accession draws closer. The contributors to this book have all been involved in the international project on governance and the military in Turkey, which ran from June 2004 until the end of May 2006. In this introduction, we will bring together some of the principal points they will make in the following chapters and add some observations and comments of our own.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, and Civil Society
- Political Geography:
- Turkey
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