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Action contre la Faim (ACF) et l’Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS) présentent “GEOTALK, improving our world’s understanding” :
Conférence du 23 juin 2016 autour de Alain Epelboin, médecin, anthropologue, chercheur au CNRS. Introduction de Isabelle Boubeix, directrice régionale des opérations pour l’Afrique de l’Est et de l’Ouest, ACF.

Der Eintritt in die Eurasische Wirtschaftsunion (EAWU) sowie die Aufnahme in das Allgemeine Zollpräferenzsystem Plus (APS+) der Europäischen Union (EU) spiegeln die bisher erfolgreiche Umsetzung des kirgisischen Nationalen Exportentwicklungsplans.

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On Friday, July 8th, IPI hosted a Global Leaders Series presentation featuring H.E. Dr. Igor Lukšić, candidate for the position of UN secretary-general.

At the event, Dr. Lukšić discussed his experiences and how they informed his vision of the future of global politics and the United Nations. He addressed questions including how he would shape the job of UN secretary-general and defined his priorities in office.

The Montenegrin Government formally nominated Dr. Lukšić as a candidate for the position of UN secretary-general in December 2015. Born in Bar, Montenegro, Dr. Lukšić attended the University of Montenegro, Faculty of Economics, where he received his BA, MA and PhD.

From 2004-2010, Dr. Lukšić served as Finance Minister, where he focused on balancing the federal budget, lowering taxes and reducing public debt. He implemented numerous reforms that spanned the banking and insurance industries as well as the government’s tax and budget processes.

After being elected Prime Minister of Montenegro in 2010, Dr. Lukšić pressed for reforms that led to the opening of accession talks with the EU, progress towards NATO membership and the approval of Montenegro’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). He worked to promote the Open Government Initiative, which encouraged governmental transparency, social participation and freedom of the press. He also initiated the adoption of a law on vocational training of college graduates, which created a framework for young people to continue their education while working. He also launched the government’s e-petitions portal as well as an inclusive approach towards the civil sector.

In the field of regional cooperation, Dr. Lukšić launched the Western Balkans Six as an operational arm of formal regional initiatives, which was supported by the European Commission. He is now an Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Economics, Finance, and Business in Podgorica, teaching courses in economics and development.

This event was moderated by Mr. Warren Hoge, Senior Adviser for External Relations at IPI.  

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On July 5th, the International Peace Institute, together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, held a seminar in Vienna on the North Asia Peace Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI). The event was designed to increase awareness of NAPCI among Vienna-based institutions, and to enable NAPCI to learn from such institutions like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

NAPCI was initiated by President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea in 2013 in order to improve security and cooperation in Asia. It is considered a key element of the Park administration’s Trustpolitik. Involving China, Japan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, the United States, Russia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, NAPCI is designed to promote regional dialogue and cooperation. It focuses on soft security issues like disaster management, nuclear safety, drugs, health, energy security, cyberspace, and the environment.

The seminar was opened by the Republic of Korea’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Hyoung-zhin Kim. He noted the good cooperation between the Republic of Korea and both IPI and the OSCE, as well as the similarities between the guiding principles of NAPCI and the OSCE. In his welcoming remarks, IPI Senior Vice President Walter Kemp pointed out that almost exactly one year earlier, in the Palais Coburg where this seminar was being held, an agreement was reached between Iran and six world powers on limiting Iran’s nuclear program. He hoped that this would be an inspiration for a de-escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Several speakers recalled the “Asia paradox,” namely growing economic prosperity but deteriorating stability. To overcome this, they stressed the need for frameworks for cooperation, an open-ended process of dialogue, and agreed rules for improving good neighborly relations in Northeast Asia.

Within the course of the discussions, one speaker compared the role of the Republic of Korea to that of Finland during the Helsinki process of the 1970s, while another recalled the importance of the OSCE in the process of German reunification.

Over the course of three sessions, participants discussed a range of topics including lessons learned from the early days of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the work of the OSCE in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and confidence-and security-building measures, as well as cooperation between NAPCI and other partners. There was particular interest in cooperation on nuclear safety issues as well as DRR. It was suggested that non-political issues are a useful entry point for fostering greater trust and cooperation.

It was suggested that efforts should be made to promote synergies between like-minded initiatives, like NAPCI, the UB dialogues (that take place in Mongolia), the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (involving China, Japan and South Korea), as well as the Conference on Inter-action and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Networks were described as a useful way of pooling knowledge and widening support. It was noted that both NAPCI and the OSCE are working in this direction. For example, this event was organized as part of IPI’s involvement in the OSCE Network of think-tanks and academic institutions.

The seminar brought together over fifty experts and officials from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, non-governmental organizations, as well as the United Nations, OSCE and NATO.

Auf dem Warschauer Gipfel am 8./9. Juli 2016 wird die Nato zur Rückversicherung der osteuropäischen Verbündeten weitere Beschlüsse fassen. Diese werden über die Entscheidungen des Gipfels von Wales 2014 hinausgehen und voraussichtlich die dauerhafte Stationierung von vier Nato-Bataillonen in Polen und den baltischen Staaten umfassen. Parallel dazu werden die USA Kampfgruppen in den »Frontstaaten« stationieren und schwere Waffen für Verstärkungskräfte vorwärts lagern. Frühere Nato-Befehlshaber fordern eine permanente robuste Vorneverteidigungsstruktur unmittelbar an den russischen Grenzen. Entsprechende Schritte könnten die destabilisierende Abfolge militärischer Aktionen und Reaktionen im Verhältnis zwischen Moskau und der Allianz weiter befeuern. Ein Festhalten an der Nato-Russland-Grundakte und die Erneuerung der Rüstungskontrolle könnten dagegen helfen, dies zu vermeiden.

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