This recommendation designed to facilitate NATO membership and the opening of EU membership negotiations is included in the policy recommendations resulting from a September 2018 RSSEE SG Workshop; ”Greece and Its Western Balkan Neighbours – Common Challenges in a Changing Europe”. Continue reading
The Minsk Group Plus (+) recommendation is included in a list resulting from a November 2018 RSSC SG workshop; ”South Caucasus: Leveraging Political Change in a Context of Strategic Volatility”.
Additional recommendations include: Continue reading
Vienna, Austria, December 14, 2018 – Members of the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) Regional Stability in the South Caucasus Study Group (RSSC SG) and Regional Stability in South East Europe Study Group (RSSEE SG) met at the Austrian National Defence Academy in Vienna 13 to 14 December to plan programs for the upcoming year. The Study Groups regularly provide support to improve networks in the field of security policy and seek to promote a peaceful, strategic and stable community in their respective regions. Continue reading
Vienna, Austria, December 7, 2018 – Since the establishment of a crisis hotline between Armenia and Azerbaijan in October 2018, reports of ceasefire violations have decreased approximately 75% according to George Niculescu, Partnership for Peace Consortium’s Regional Stability in the South Caucasus Study Group (RSSC SG) co-chair. These developments come in the wake of RSSC SG recommendations to keep communications channels open between the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Istanbul, Turkey, November 19, 2018 - During his speach at the Conference of "Reform of security institutions in the Caucasus and Black Sea region: Five year perspectives from now", the Executive Director of the Partnership for Peace Consortium Dr. Raphael Perl stressed the importance of reform programs being demand driven and that identifying best practices was not enough. "The challenge remains how to institutionalize them ". Continue reading
Durres, Albania (September 16, 2016) – To address the challenge of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF), 85 practitioners and researchers from over 30 countries gathered in Durres, Albania for the "Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Irregular Migration Routes: Prevention and Resi Read More
Geneva, Switzerland (December 17, 2015) - Security sector reform (SSR) is an increasingly important topic on the agenda of international development, and peace and security communities. Read More
Kyiv, Ukraine (8 September, 2016) Today the PfPC in conjunction with the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) completed the first iteration of an academic exchange program focused on the establishment and enhancement of effective military justic Read More
From 28 June to 1 July, a 58 person strong team of defense education leaders from 19 countries and 41 institutions convened at the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy of Bulgaria for the fifth annual NATO Functional Clearing House, and concurrent meeting of the Education Read More
Paris, France (Jun.24, 2016) – As part of a multinational effort to enhance defense education and provide leaders in partner nations with world class course materials, the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) is nearing completion of a Counterinsurgency (COIN) Curricul Read More
Tallinn – Members of the Estonian Ministry of Defense engaged with a team of DIILS attorneys on several areas of interest, including maritime and air targeting issues, support to civil authorities, and methodologies for tailoring legal support to operations. Read More
UPDATE:
Congratulations General Madrigal on your appointment as Chief of Staff to the Philippine Armed Forces and receiving a 4th star.
For more information see the following article: Read More
By Christine June, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Fifty senior-level security practitioners from 23 nations in Africa, Europe, Eurasia and North America, channeled their insights into concrete policy recommendations to combat threats emanating from the Middle East and... Read More
The mission of the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) is to contribute to international security through professionalization of the...Read more
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