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Ausgabe 2-2004

Themenschwerpunkt: Die Erweiterung von EU und NATO / Enlargement of EU and NATO
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Themenschwerpunkt: Die Erweiterung von EU und NATO

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ENGLISH ABSTRACTS

Die Europäische Union nach der Erweiterung
Günther Verheugen
The EU enlargement has eventually brought the long-lasting European division to its end. It can be stated that the attractiveness of the EU integration model has proven the test. The EU has earned her peace dividend from a continued stabilisation and integration policy. Though the EU faces tough challenges and pressures that result from globalisation and
structural change she will now be in a much better position to handle them properly. Reforms, however, are unavoidable, and the task to implement a strong and credible peace and security policy of the Union is only one among many others. A dissonant chorus of opinions will not be taken seriously. But the EU has many instruments to her disposal that can contribute to turn the World into better if used with self-conscience, efficiently and with political consequence.
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The bigger the better? Konzeptionelle Konsequenzen der Erweiterung für die EU als internationaler Akteur
Johannes Varwick
Due to enlargement, the European Union has to change itself fundamentally. One single model of integration for all the 25 member states is even more difficult to develop than before. If this is true, the acting of the EU in international politics will be affected as well. On the one hand, the enlargement processes will strengthen the potential weight of the EU. On the other hand, the ability to act will be weakened because of the growing heterogeneity and a bigger spread of interests. The article analyses the consequences of the enlargement of the EU as an international actor and discusses the question which future models of integration are thinkable and likely.
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Europäische Sicherheitspolitik am Scheideweg
Hans J. Giessmann
The accession of seven East and Central European states to NATO, and the entry of ten states to the EU, represent an unprecedented peaceful transformation of the continent’s security landscape. Yet ironically, the euphoria that came with the end of the Cold War has run its course. It has been replaced by cool calculation, shifting coalitions based on selfinterest, and the politics of the lowest common denominator. As the differences of opinion over the War in Iraq and the draft European constitution have made clear, Europe is by no means simply split into an »old« and a »new« camp. There is room for scepticism whether enlargement of EU and NATO will make it any easier to both to achieve internal consensus over goals and to resolve long-standing conflicts of interest between members.
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Nach der Erweiterung: Sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen für die NATO
Knut Kirste
The article addresses major challenges for NATO’s transformation after the recent enlargement of the organization, particularly the Alliance’s more active contribution to the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area and beyond, the improvement of its instruments and capabilities (i.a. concerning the fight against terrorism and the NATO Response Force), and the state of its partnerships, including to Russia and the Ukraine. Finally the author analyses the future of the Alliance and its role in the context of an international security system. An important condition for the success of NATO’s political strategy is its ability to cope effectively with the new security challenges of the future.
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Civil-military relations in peacebuilding
Karen Guttieri
Civil-military relations are vital to the coherence and effectiveness of post-conflict peacebuilding, but have often been problematic. This article argues that civil-military issues vary systematically in relation to the particular civil and military actors in peacebuilding, and that the coercive content of the external military’s mission creates special challenges in each of these sets of relationships. Given the significance of the military footprint, the article presents trade-offs for policymakers intending to use military forces to make peace.
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The civil-military interface with local populations: Impact on peacebuilding strategies
Ann M. Fitz-Gerald
Multinational troops are increasingly deployed to internal wars characterized by multiethnic violence, paramilitary regimes and autocratic state leadership. Their closeness to the local populations presents interesting implications for contemporary peacekeeping training programs and the further development of military doctrine in warfighting, peace enforcement and peacekeeping environments. In most cases, regional paramilitary forces and warlords garner local support by convincing indigenous populations that their allegiance will be rewarded with the provision of individual security and protection. The success of the multinational forces in redirecting this allegiance depends largely on how the force is perceived as a credible security provider. For this reason, a careful balance must be preserved between maintaining a »robust posture« and interfacing within the local population to strengthen confidence-building measures.
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Civil-military relations in Central and Eastern Europe and integration with NATO and the European Union
Stephen Blackwell
This article seeks to outline the relationship between the enlargement of NATO and the EU and the reform of civil- military relations in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The principal argument is that while NATO has taken the lead in providing assistance in this area, it is not equipped to support the fundamental changes in civil society that are needed to consolidate democratic oversight of the military and effective defense reforms. While the EU has not taken a prominent role in the reform of the CEE militaries, it will in the long-term have a more fundamental impact on civilmilitary relations owing to its greater interest in real societal transformation.
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Internationale Gerichte im systematischen Vergleich
Patricia Schneider/Kristina Thony/Erwin Müller
Abstract: The article deals with the problems, chances and perspectives of international jurisdiction and international arbitration as instruments of peaceful conflict resolution and dispute settlement. The authors of the systematic comparative study present a survey and an inventory of contemporary courts of jurisdiction, arbitral tribunals and international criminal courts and analyse the strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these institutions. Finally they discuss the possibilities of reforms in the field of international jurisdiction and international arbitration, which could increase the effectiveness of those important tools.
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