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13-Sep-2006
News & Events
2004
| Understanding the roots of terrorism |
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A NATO workshop in Prague on 26 and 27 January
provided the opportunity for a group of scholars and experts
in conflict
analysis
and
resolution to explore the complexity of the causes of today’s
security threats.
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| How
can geology help society? |
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This was a question addressed during a workshop
on geological cartography, which took place in Kazimierz Dolny,
Poland, at
the end of November. The context of the question was the relationship
of geology to land-use and water planning.
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| Madrid
workshop on threats to security
in the Mediterranean basin |
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A NATO Advanced Research Workshop
titled “Developing Collaboration
to Assess and Respond to Threats to Security in and around the Mediterranean
Basin” took place in Madrid from 19-21 March, and brought together
participants from 21 NATO, partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries.
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| Science
Committee approves new measures |
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A new support mechanism to help combat the ‘brain
drain’ of scientists from Partner countries, was
introduced by the NATO Science Committee at its Spring
meeting earlier this month. Among other measures introduced
were the inclusion of Partner-country priorities in the
topics eligible for support under the programme, and stipends
for laboratory assistance services for Science for Peace
projects and computer networking infrastructure grants.
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| Workshop considers dimensions of environmental
security in the Mediterranean Region |
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Dimensions of environmental
security in the Mediterranean region were discussed at the NATO Advanced
Workshop entitled “The Role of Risk Assessment in Environmental
Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Mediterranean Region.”
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| Workshop analyses Tensions in Society |
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An Advanced
Research Workshop entitled “Tensions
in Society” took place in St. Petersburg, Russia
on 17-20 April 2004. The ARW was within the Priority Research
Topic of Human and Societal Dynamics.
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| Meeting of NATO-Ukraine Working Group
on Science and Environment |
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A meeting of the
NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Scientific and Environmental
Cooperation took place at NATO HQ on 28 May.
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| Special
2004 NATO Summit Science Prize awarded to Turkish Institutes |
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A special Summit
Science Prize was presented to three Turkish universities
on the occasion of the NATO
Summit
in Istanbul, 28-29 June. The three institutes are - Bosphorus
University, Istanbul Technical University, and the Middle
East Technical University.
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| Forum
on Business and Security |
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The most pressing
issues confronting governments and business in the new international
security landscape were addressed at the NATO Forum on Business and
Security, 30 June to 2 July, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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| 1
September Application Deadline |
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1 September is the last deadline in 2004 to submit applications
for support under the Programme. See the notes for applicants
and download the application forms for the following grants
and apply right away:
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| Ensuring
energy security |
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Strategies for addressing
the debilitation or destruction of energy systems in the event of terrorist
attack were the subject of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Kyiv
from 16 to 18 September. The opening session was attended by the UK
Ambassador to Ukraine, Robert Brinkley.
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| Strengthening cooperation against illicit trafficking |
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A workshop designed to reinforce
international counter-trafficking cooperation, took place in Norton
Manor, UK from 10-12 September. The workshop provided a platform for
high-level interactions between key government and non-governmental
players involved in the fight against trafficking in weapons of mass
destruction and related smuggling activities, The co-directors of this
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Illicit Trafficking: Detection,
Deterrence and Interdiction came from Russia and the United Kingdom,
and participation was from 20 NATO or Partner countries.
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| Science and society in the face of new security
threats |
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A workshop took place in Cambridge,
UK from 26-28 September, which explored the challenges faced by the
science establishments in the new security environment across a range
of NATO countries, and examined possible solutions by looking in closer
detail at some national case studies.
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| Afghanistan links to the Virtual Silk Highway |
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Afghanistan has become the
latest link in NATO’s “Virtual Silk Highway” – the
project which provides high-speed Internet access to the academic communities
of the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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| Science for Peace approves new projects |
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Among
the sixteen new Science for Peace projects recently approved
is a project to develop solid oxide fuel cells which will
overcome the current technical barriers to their operation
at low or intermediate temperatures. Such a development would
lead to clean, reliable and highly efficient production of
electricity and heat.
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| Meeting on Rehabilitation of Old Landfills |
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This meeting, which is part of the Pilot Study "Prevention and Remediation Issues in Selected Industrial Sectors", dealt with issues related to rehabilitation of old landfill sites. Twenty countries participated, including several NATO partner countries plus the Russian Federation as well as representatives of new member countries. Australia and Japan participated in the meeting as well.
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