Securing Peace: NATO’s Role in Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution News 14/10/2003 - NATO Securing Peace : NATO’s Role in Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution Multimedia 13/10/2003 Securing Peace Conference on NATO's Role in Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution - Video Interview with Jean Fournet Background NATO in Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO in Kosovo NATO in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 NATO in Afghanistan PDF Library NATO Briefing: Building peace and stability in crisis regions (.PDF/550Kb) Crisis Management: a suggested bibliography Conference organised by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Thursday 16 October 2003 - Holiday Inn, 38 Chaussée de Charleroi, 1060 Bruxelles Effective crisis management requires transatlantic unity, political vision and sufficient military power said Lord Robertson at a conference on NATO’s role in crisis management in Brussels, 16 October. The Secretary General delivered the keynote address at the NATO-sponsored conference, which brought together prominent experts to discuss the Alliance’s role in crisis management as it takes on new missions. More...

Documents, speeches, audio & photos     Thursday 16 October 2003   General view of the conference     9.00 Opening by Jean Fournet, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy     Opening of the Conference: The Challenge of Rebuilding Societies after War: Reflections by Carl Bildt, former Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to the Balkans and former High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ENG MP3 12608kb 9.30 Panel Discussion 1. Lessons of NATO Involvement in the Balkans: Civilian Reconstruction and Political Institutions.       Chair: Mr. Pierre Lellouche, Member of the French Parliament, Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.   MP3 3361kb Speakers: Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, Director of OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, Vienna.   MP3 4057kb Mr. Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Center for Liberal Strategies, Sofia   MP3 2981kb Mr. Veton Surroi, Chief Editor, Koha Ditore, Kosovo ENG MP3 3486kb Mr. Adam Kobieracki, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations. ENG MP3 4112kb 11.15   Panel Discussion 2. Lessons of NATO Involvement in the Balkans: Military Stability and Security Sector Reform.       Chair: Ambassador Teddy Winkler, Director of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces.   MP3 2102kb Speakers: Mr. Boris Tadic, Minister of Defence, Serbia and Montenegro. ENG MP3 3790kb Brig. Gen. James Baxter, UK Advisor on Military Restructuring to the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 ENG MP3 4578kb 12.00 Keynote Address: “Securing the peace: The NATO Vision” by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General. ENG   MP3 9794kb 12.30 Press Conference – Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General   MP3 4928kb 13.00 Lunch with speaker: "All dressed up with somewhere to go: NATO and out of area peace operations", Mr. Gareth Evans, President of International Crisis Group. ENG     14.45 Panel Discussion 3. The Role of Public Diplomacy in Building Local and International Support.       Chair: Mr. Jean Fournet, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy.   MP3 798kb Speakers: Mr. Kris Janowski, Spokesman, UNHCR. ENG MP3 4785kb Mr Alan Davis, Director of Operations, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London. ENG MP3 3618kb Mr. Mark Laity, NATO Deputy Spokesman.   MP3 4374kb 16.15 Panel Discussion 4. NATO’s Future Agenda in Afghanistan and Other Regional Conflicts.       Chair: Ambassador A. Minuto Rizzo, NATO Deputy Secretary General.   MP3 1087kb Mr. David Price, Head of the Canadian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly   MP3 5895kb Mr. Tom Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times   MP3 6557kb Mr. Robert Serry, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Crisis Management and Operations. ENG MP3 3791kb 18.00 Concluding Remarks: Ambassador Istvan Gyarmati, Senior Advisor on South East Europe, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Chairman of the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy.   MP3 7103kb Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.