Publishing Institution: Center for Transatlantic Relations / Publication Year: within 25 Years / Journal: / Topic: Security

Author:: Loretta Bondi
Publication Date:: 07-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: We discuss initiatives that the League of Arab States and US allies and partners have put on the table to foster reform, change, and security in the Middle East. These initiatives have met both support and skepticism before and after they were formally launched at the summit of the League (Tunis, May 2004), and during the summits of the G8, US/EU, and NATO taking place the following month. We assess these developments with the League of Arab States Secretary General Amre Moussa, and Marina Ottaway, Senior Associate and Co-Director of the Rule of Law and Democracy Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The CTR conducted these two interviews separately by telephone from The Hague, and in Washington, DC, in July 2004.
Topic:: Security and Peace Studies
Political Geography:: United States, Middle East, and Arabia

Author:: Loretta Bondi
Publication Date:: 12-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: CTR: How did the idea of the arrest warrant come about? António Vitorino: The 1999 Amsterdam Treaty expressly provided for the replacement of extradition procedures with a fast-track surrender mechanism. The meeting in Tampere that same year [creating an area of freedom, security and justice in the European Union] developed that idea. We have worked on it since 2000 and completed this work in September 2001. We presented our findings to the Council just eight days after the September 11 attacks. Work on the warrant was completed in just two months. The arrest warrant introduces an unprecedented expedited process, which abolishes formal and lengthy extradition procedures. It is based on the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions among EU members, that is, a decision of a member state tribunal should be executed in another member state as easily and quickly as possible.
Topic:: Security and NATO
Political Geography:: United States and Europe

Author:: Loretta Bondi
Publication Date:: 11-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: CTR: Will the attack against the Italian contingent in Iraq affect the Conference's debate? Dario Rivolta: This national tragedy will not change our country's posture towards the region. There are international factors that go beyond Euro- Mediterranean cooperation and that need to be tackled in a wider discussion. The attack against the carabinieri underscores the urgency of strengthening our collaboration with Arab states.
Topic:: Security and NATO
Political Geography:: Europe and Middle East

Author:: Loretta Bondi
Publication Date:: 10-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: CTR: Will the Conference and its declaration offer a blueprint for a new security treaty to replace the 1947 Rio Treaty? Ambassador Miguel Ruiz- Cabañas: The Conference's declaration encapsulates the main security concerns of the hemisphere such as terrorism, organized crime, the illicit trafficking in persons and arms, poverty, HIV/AIDS and attacks on cyber security. It is a political document, not a legally binding instrument such as a treaty. It will have both a political and a moral impact. I believe that it would be difficult to draft a new treaty. Our approach is similar to such regional organizations that have reformulated their priorities not through a treaty, but through a new political declaration. I must add, however, that the Conference's draft declaration contains a paragraph calling for an assessment of the Rio Treaty to reflect the new security challenges facing the hemisphere. It has been proposed that next year, an expert working group could start meeting to evaluate whether OAS instruments and agreements are working and how they can be improved. The important fact is that, with this Conference and for the first time in fifty years, the region will commit to an updated vision of security based on common values and concerns.
Topic:: Security and NATO
Political Geography:: United States and Europe

Author:: Loretta Bondi
Publication Date:: 09-2003
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: CTR: What prompted India to introduce the draft? Ambassador Vijay Nambiar: The challenge of confronting terrorism is nothing new to us. India has been a victim of terrorism for more than two decades. As victims, we are committed to eradicating this threat from our societies.
Topic:: Security and NATO
Political Geography:: United States and Europe

Author:: Lord Robertson
Publication Date:: 11-2003
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: I am delighted to give my final speech in Washington as Secretary General at a venue named after the man who gave enlightened self-interest a good name.
Topic:: Security and NATO
Political Geography:: United States, Europe, and Washington

Author:: Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Publication Date:: 07-2002
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Center for Transatlantic Relations
Abstract:: The United States and its European allies often found themselves at loggerheads in the 1990s. Disputes over arms control, peacekeeping operations in the Balkans, the environment, and the role of the United Nations (UN) were frequent. European governments repeatedly accused the United States of being disengaged and not living up to its responsibilities as a global power. When it did, they feared U.S. power and its disdain for multilateral approaches to international problems.
Topic:: Security, Terrorism, and United Nations
Political Geography:: United States, Europe, and Balkans

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