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562. Intrastate Conflicts, International Interventions and their Implications on Security Issues, Case of Kosovo
- Author:
- Enika Abazi
- Publication Date:
- 09-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
- Abstract:
- Intra-state conflicts are not a new phenomenon. Since 1945 they have been more frequent and more violent than inter-state warfare (SIPRI-UNESCO Handbook, 1998: 13-25). With the end of the Cold War these tendencies exuberated following mostly in the lines of ethno-national and separatist-armed conflicts, bringing a significant shift in the perception of security issues and alternative approaches to it, especially in Europe. In particular, the changing dialogue of sovereignty, identity and security and international responsibility appears to be increasingly significant. Considering that the prepositions in IR depend on both empirical validity and logical soundness a theoretical exercise on the case of intra-state conflicts questions the validity of the traditional state developed concept of security. The path is open for new interpretations and understanding of normative, operational and structural issues in contemporary world politics.
- Topic:
- Security, Ethnic Conflict, and Sovereignty
- Political Geography:
- Europe
563. The War Against Terrorism and the Transformation of the World Order
- Author:
- François Heisbourg, David C. Gompert, Klaus Becher, and Alexei Arbatov
- Publication Date:
- 12-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- If the Gulf War of 1990-91 was a “defining moment” – one in which countries had to take sides – 11 September 2001 was much more, a “transforming moment”: not only was there an obligation to stand up and be counted, but with the advent of hyperterrorism, the post-Cold War era itself came to an abrupt end. Before discussing the implications of this “transforming moment”, two preliminary remarks are in order.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, Cold War, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Europe
564. The EU's Rapid Reaction Capability
- Author:
- Charles Grant, François Heisbourg, Kori Schake, and Dmitry A. Danilov
- Publication Date:
- 10-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- It has become something of a commonplace to say that the European Union is suffering from a lack of political leadership. Where are the Delors, Kohls, Mitterrands and Thatchers of today? This dearth is especially evident in the specific area of defence policy. For the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is a new and still largely embryonic venture. The progress made over the past three years has been striking, but there is a real risk that the ESDP that finally emerges will be much less impressive or noteworthy than had been promised.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Europe
565. The Macedonian Crisis and Balkan Security
- Author:
- Nicholas Whyte, Nadia Alexandrova Arbatova, and Dana H. Allin
- Publication Date:
- 07-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- For most of the last ten years, Europeans have been embarrassed by Jacques Poos' rash promise of 1991; during the conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia from 1991 to 1995, the phrase seemed only to sum up the ineffective ness and the pomposity of the European Union's pretensions to be an actor of importance in its own backyard. The Dayton Agreement of 1995 was achieved only when Richard Holbrooke threatened to pull the US out of the process and 'leave it to the Europeans'. Terrified by this awful prospect (at least, according to Holbrooke's version), the warring parties agreed to the deal.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Balkans
566. NATO Enlargement
- Author:
- François Heisbourg, Tomas Ries, Vladimir B. Aranovsky, and F. Stephen Larrabee
- Publication Date:
- 07-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- Politically, further NATO enlargement in some form is probably unavoidable. On the deepest level, because NATO at its core is an expression of the Atlantic community of liberal democratic values. Refusing entry to new applicants who fulfil the criteria and knock strongly enough and long enough is not only politically embarrassing but undermines the foundation on which NATO rests.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Europe
567. Reshaping Europe's Borders: Challenges for EU Internal and External Policy
- Author:
- Joanna Apap
- Publication Date:
- 07-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- This colloquium brought together a distinguished list of political actors, policy makers, advisers, experts and researchers from all parts of Europe (see annex I for the list of papers presented and speakers). It was concerned with security in a broad sense, with special attention given to borders and to JHA (Justice and Home Affairs) issues.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, and Nationalism
- Political Geography:
- Europe
568. Missile Defence and European Security
- Author:
- François Heisbourg, Klaus Becher, Alexander Pikayev, and Ivo H. Daalder
- Publication Date:
- 05-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- European NATO countries have been spectators to the debate about defending the US against ballistic missile attacks. While there have been national differences in Europe's reactions to the national missile defence (NMD) programme, it is obvious that most Europeans don't like it. The French seem somewhat more convinced than others that missile defence is inherently foolish and unworkable. Some British experts seem to insist more than others that any programme that might undermine NATO's nuclear deterrence and strategic unity should be avoided. And perhaps Germans, more than others, worry about perceived dangers to the ABM and other arms control treaties, and generally about relations with Russia. Most Europeans at present believe that US defence against long-range ballistic missiles is a slap in the face for Russia, a dangerous provocation for China and an inadequate response to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile technology.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Russia, United States, China, Europe, and Germany
569. Some Paradigms for the Evolving Map of Europe
- Author:
- Michael Emerson
- Publication Date:
- 04-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- Two sets of opposing paradigms governing the map of Europe are struggling to predominate at the beginning of this second decade of the post-communist era. At the macro (continental) level the struggle is between the Common European Home versus the Europe of Two Empires–the enlarging European Union, and a Russia newly re-assertive towards its near abroad. At the micro (state or entity) level the struggle is between the Nationalising State versus the Europe of Fuzzy Statehood. This double competition of paradigms is most intense and sensitive in Borderland Europe around the frontiers between the two empires, or in their Overlapping Peripheries. It seems that the Europe of Two Empires has much more political energy these days than the Common European Home; and in Borderland Europe the Nationalising State has more energy than Fuzzy Statehood. However these trends should be of concern, since they point to the persistence of tensions and in the worst cases conflicts. A successful and stable Europe would need to see more of the Common European Home and of Fuzzy Statehood.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Russia and Europe
570. Just Good Friends? The EU-Russian "Strategic Partnership" and the Northern Dimension
- Author:
- Marius Vahl
- Publication Date:
- 03-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Abstract:
- Contrary to official claims, Russia and the European Union are not strategic partners. The economic and political asymmetries between them and the still divergent normative foundations on which their policies are based constitute considerable obstacles to strategically significant co-operation between the EU and Russia. These obstacles are likely to persist in the foreseeable future, and prevent the emergence of a real strategic partnership.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, NATO, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Russia and Europe