Reports

The European Union’s External Action Service: ensuring strategic coherence and effective delivery (WP1065) (PDF)

17 - 19 May, 2010

We held a consultation to define the aims and objectives of the European Union’s External Action Service: What is it for? How to ensure that it has clear goals? What should be its short and…

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Winning ‘Hearts and Minds’ in Afghanistan: assessing the effectiveness of development aid in COIN operations (WP1022) (PDF)

11 - 14 October, 2010

This conference discussed the following points: What are the main factors fuelling the insurgency in Afghanistan, and how can reconstruction and development programs address these? What role does aid play in promoting stability and/or instability…

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The transatlantic strategic partnership in a globalised world (WPS10/11) (PDF)

5 - 7 March, 2010

This conference discussed the following points: What is the current state of the transatlantic strategic partnership, and where does it need to go? What are NATO’s political and military roles and responsibilities within that partnership,…

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Yemen: prospects for security, stability and development (WP1014) (PDF)

15 - 17 February, 2010

This conference discussed the following points: Public finances and the economy: what are the prospects beyond oil and gas? What is the impact on public finances of fluctuating oil prices and falling production? How can…

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Global partnership approach to combating the global biological threat (WP1016) (PDF)

1 - 3 February, 2010

This conference discussed the following points:      What is the problem we are trying to solve?     How can the global partnership help?     Is proliferation over, and if so what does that mean?    …

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How to balance food security with sustainability of agricultural production (WP1004) (PDF)

18 - 20 January, 2010

This conference discussed the following points: How to balance the need to meet increased demand for food with the ability to increase production given climate change, scarcity of land and the depletion of resources? What…

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Nuclear non-proliferation and the 2010 Review (WP1008) (PDF)

14 - 18 December, 2009

This conference discussed the following points: Countering the threat from nuclear terrorism should be a cornerstone of global non-proliferation efforts. What does a comprehensive approach to nuclear security look like? How can we secure international…

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Managing nuclear weapons (WP978) (PDF)

18 - 21 June, 2009

This conference discussed the following points: What is the strategic and political function of managing nuclear weapon in international politics? What will the US-Russian model of arms control look like after 2012, and what future…

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Maritime security: strengthening international and inter-agency cooperation (WP953) (PDF)

19 - 22 January, 2009

This conference discussed the following points: What is the evolving nature of risks and threats in the maritime environment? What are current gaps in the gathering, sharing and analysis of information concerning that environment, and…

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NATO at 60: towards a new strategic concept (WP952) (PDF)

15 - 17 January, 2009

This conference discussed the following points: Is NATO going to prevail in Afghanistan? What needs to be done to improve the prospectsof victory? How good is intra-NATO cooperation? How well is NATO working with partners…

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