... regional organizations Euro-Mediterranean relations crisis management Copyright 2016 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2016 Andrea Cofelice is research fellow at the Centre for Studies on Federalism in Turin, Italy. He is a member of the research teams for International Democracy Watch...

... and to secure a better future for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EU also par- ticipates in and supports efforts to revitalize the Middle East peace process, aiming at a viable and democratic Palestine living side by side with Israel in peace and security. The EU-US work plan on crisis management and con...

... environment in a critical region. In the Ministry of Public Order, we are in the process of establishing the Center for Security Studies, in order to benefi t from the Olympic legacy in this fi eld. It is a think tank that is going to work on analysis of security issues, crisis management...

..., which focused on low-intensity operations, stated that “military units of the WEU member states, acting under the authority of the WEU [not NATO] could be employed for: humanitarian and rescue tasks; peace-keeping tasks; tasks of combat forces in crisis manage...

... in the Mediterranean could lay the ground for China’s engagement in addressing common chal- lenges and in crisis management in the region. China’s increasing economic presence in the Mediterranean will generate a requirement for the protection of its facilities and citizens, as well as the smooth operation...

... on developing crisis-management principles and procedures for the entire Mediterranean area.8 The international community should consider creating flexible forces that can be deployed in any security eventuality that emerges. In order for this to become...

... reasons. First, in the postmil- itary threat environment in Europe, NATO’s role in crisis management and crisis response operations is directly linked to human rights–related issues like national minorities, refugee flows, and repressive governments...

... mistrust between the two nations. While the two countries demonstrated their interest in avoiding war, and proved adept at crisis management, they repeatedly failed to improve their relations and make their actions more predictable. The two countries had come very...

... vantage point, we wonder whether peace or a new Balkan order is NATO’s ultimate goal. Major participants in the adjustment process in the Balkans have to answer a central question: Do they prefer long-term crisis management in southeastern Europe...

...: it is the only serious tool for crisis management at the disposal of the interna- tional community. The European Union, still evolving, lacks defense capabil- ities, and the United Nations, though it has a high legitimacy, lacks needed efficiency. There are no security organizations in Asia to speak...

... the establishment of a modern national military organization as well as a system of crisis management. From a purely military dimension, the Slovenian contribution is relatively small in comparison to other NATO members. The measure of its contribution thus lies in quality and reliability. Many small NATO...

... of the crisis through organizations like NATO, the EU, the United Nations, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The tran- sition from a state of crisis to a phase of crisis management can be linked to the fine tuning of the EU’s two...

..., obstacles come from the EU more than from China. The EU has not managed so far to present itself as a coherent actor Dossi: The EU, China, and Nontraditional Security  79 in the Mediterranean region, as demonstrated by the 2011 Libyan crisis. If the EU wants to seize...

...- tion. The post–Cold War international arena consecrated new forms of military intervention; crisis management and peace operations that have even ques- tioned to a certain extend the old concepts of legitimacy in the use of force. These evolutions started in the Balkans, with NATO intervening...

... of the country.21 Furthermore, the 2001 financial crisis, the worst crisis Turkey had ever experienced, was poorly managed by the govern- ment. Fikret Senses wrote that “the government failed to show any quick and strong response in terms of crisis management and implement appropriate emergency measures...

... to Said I. Aly in A Political Vision of Education, a country capable of win- ning a war is a country that can mobilize, organize, and synchronize all of its human, technological, and strategic resources in a moment of security crisis. Crisis management cannot be improvised haphazardly by a society...

... to be brought into play. Appreciating domestic dynamics is common sense often overlooked. The author cites recent European initiatives on civilian-­based crisis management, but oddly not the State Department’s coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, recently sub- sumed in the new Bureau...

... to be brought into play. Appreciating domestic dynamics is common sense often overlooked. The author cites recent European initiatives on civilian-­based crisis management, but oddly not the State Department’s coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, recently sub- sumed in the new Bureau...

... in the campaign’s aftermath. Moreover, NATO confronts a multitude of troubling issues as it prepares for a 2002 summit meeting, among them: (1) how to establish a balanced relationship between the EU-WEU crisis management force and NATO in such sensitive...

... to be brought into play. Appreciating domestic dynamics is common sense often overlooked. The author cites recent European initiatives on civilian-­based crisis management, but oddly not the State Department’s coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, recently sub- sumed in the new Bureau...