The Impact of Organized Crime on Democratic Governance -
Focus on Latin America and the Caribbean
Katharina Hofmann
The erosion of democratic governance due to organized crime is a growing problem in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since the exacerbation of the already endemic unequal distribution of income is a consequence of the financial crisis, it is expected that organized crime activities such as drug trafficking, human trafficking and arms trade will increase and extend in LAC. The international community has to offer solutions to stop the process of "organized crime penetration" of public and political institutions by tackling the phenomena on three fronts; the economic; the social and the political front that would require the implementation of new political concepts on the national, regional and global level.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 13, FES Berlin, September 2009
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Democracy Support: A Fresh Start?
Richard Gowan and Sara Batmanglich
Informed by discussions at an FES/Century Foundation organized international conference on the future of the democratic idea, this paper analyses the challenges of the financial crisis and shifts in global power structures - notably towards China - to democracy support. The paper concludes that the financial crisis creates openings for democracy support and recommends a three track approach to effectively use these opportunities: a direct responds to the crisis targeting particularly the economic vulnerable, specific focus on and support to young democracies and strengthening international organizations.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 10, FES New York, July 2009
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Does the UN Peacebuilding Commission Change the Mode of Peacebuilding in Africa?
Severine M. Rugumamu
The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) serves as a dedicated institutional
mechanism for post-conflict responds, addressing the fragmentary nature of
peacebuilding initiatives by the UN and outside actors. Analyzing the PBC’s strategies in Sierra Leone and Burundi, this paper argues that while the PBC offers rudimentary new approaches to peacebulding, many shortcomings within the PBC and the international development regime need to be addressed. The paper concludes with several policy recommendations, such as greater authority for the PBC in decision-making processes, a revision of the policy framework for war-torn economies, and reformed governance structures in post-conflict societies.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 8, FES Berlin, June 2009
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The Comeback of Global Governance.
Ways out of the crisis of multilateral structures
Marc Saxer
After years of crisis, in the face of genuine global problems the climate seems to be changing in favor of global governance. Marc Saxer provides an overview of the major reform initiatives over the past weeks, but also warns against exaggerated optimism. The author identifies the lack of representativeness and effectiveness of multilateral structures along with differing conceptions of global governance among key actors as the main obstacles to overcome the crisis and advocates for a more realistic reform approach for the multilateral architecture. To make good use of the window of opportunity for establishing effective global governance, especially Europeans should accept that not all countries are willing to cede any of their sovereignty, but should rather work to increase the representation of emerging powers in multilateral structures.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 4, FES Berlin, April 2009
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The Future of Peacekeeping Operations: Fighting Political Fatigue and Overstretch
Richard Gowan
Drawing from the insights of an international policy debate on peacekeeping overstretch co-organized by FES, Gowan identifies major stresses of the UN and non-UN peacekeeping system. Analyzing the biggest UN (DRC) and NATO (Afghanistan) peace operations, he blames "risk transferral" and mistrust as key obstacles, driving political divergences and operational mismanagement. He proposes five policy options for greater transparency and trust, allowing better peacekeeping strategies, e.g. a head-of-government conference to foster strategic discussion.
Briefing Paper No. 3-2009, FES New York, March 2009
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Constructive involvement and harmonious world: China's evolving outlook on sovereignty in the twenty-first century
Gao Zugui
The world order of the 21st century will to a large extent depend on China's willingness to join efforts of the international community to tackle state failure and internal violent conflict. Traditionally, China has valued a strict Westphalian definition of sovereignty. Gao Zugui analyses more recent developments in Chinese foreign policy that led to a more flexible and pragmatic approach. He outlines four preconditions under which China is prepared to take part in "constructive involvement", e.g. to engage more effectively in UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and the prevention of mass atrocities.
Briefing Paper No. 13-2008, FES Beijing, December 2008
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The UN, the AU and ECOWAS-
A Triangle for Peace and Security in West Africa?
Titilope Ajayi
With peacekeeping capacities stretched thin and a new dimension of global-regional cooperation evolving e.g. with the UN-AU hybrid mission in Darfur, new questions arise on the relationship between the UN and (sub-) regional organizations. What role should the global, regional and sub-regional level play in security governance? How to use the comparative advantages of each level while ensuring complementarity and maintaining the primacy of the UN? Titilope Ajayi analyses the relationship between UN, OAU/ AU and ECOWAS in West Africa, presents lessons learnt from joint peacekeeping operations and identifies opportunities for further collaboration. The author concludes that the respective roles must be defined in a common framework, while the principle of reciprocity must inform all future UN-AU and UN-ECOWAS collaborations.
Briefing Paper No. 11-2008, FES New York, November 2008
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
An Indian Perspective
Rajesh Rajagopalan
Rajagopalan analyses the strategic calculus of Indian nuclear policy, concluding that the US Indian nuclear deal is unlikely to have major impact on India’s nuclear weapons program. He concludes that though the current crisis in the nuclear non-proliferation regime can affect India also, New Delhi has only limited means to tackle the problem. According to Rajagopalan, the key requirement to deal with the crisis in the non-proliferation regime is consensus among the major powers. Without such a consensus, institutional tinkering will be useless and the current nuclear non-proliferation challenges cannot be met.
Briefing Paper 10-2008, FES New Delhi, October 2008
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 Can the NPT Regime be fixed or should it be abandoned?
Ramesh Thakur, Jane Boulden and Thomas G. Weiss
Nuclear issues are back on the global political agenda. Apart from the day-to-day fire fighting, a more wide-ranging debate on how to tackle nuclear challenges has emerged. With this paper by Professors Ramesh Thakur, Jane Boulden and Thomas G. Weiss, FES wishes to contribute to this debate. The authors conclude provocatively that the NPT has passed its use-by date in world politics, creating a situation of “nuclear apartheid” which confronts the world with a highly precarious and unsustainable balance. They anticipate a post-NPT world of either multiplying nuclear weapons states (NWS) or one without nuclear weapons, and explore a potential role of the United Nations in underpinning, shaping, and transforming nuclear orders.
Occasional Paper 40, FES New York, October 2008
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A Pakistani perspective on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
A. H. Nayyar
Nayyar gives an overview of Pakistani measures to strengthen nuclear non-proliferation after the discovery of the A.Q. Khan network. He analyses the strategic framework of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program in relation to India. Nayyar argues that the Pakistani fear of India's conventional superiority informs Islamabad's attitude towards global and regional disarmament and non proliferation initiatives as well as the US- Indian 'nuclear deal'. It is against this strategic risk analysis that the numerous Pakistani disarmament initiatives should be evaluated.
Briefing Paper 9-2008, FES Islamabad, August 2008
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation from a Chinese Perspective
Xia Liping
Liping argues from a Chinese perspective for a continued role of the NPT as the main nuclear non proliferation mechanism, but also identifies its main shortfalls and conflicts of interest between major stakeholders. Liping proposes concrete measures to reform the non proliferation regime. He suggests that if the U.S. and Russia would reduce their nuclear warheads to 1,000 respectively, China and other nuclear-weapons states should join the process of nuclear disarmament. According to Liping, China supports the establishment of an internationalized multilaterally controlled nuclear fuel cycle and Beijing would not oppose the revision of Article X of the NPT Treaty. If the U.S. Senate ratifies the CTBT, he suggests the Chinese People’s Congress would ratify it soon.
Briefing Paper 8-2008, FES Shanghai, August 2008
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G8 and “The Other Five”: Creating a Constructive Relationship – The Role of Mexico
Jorge Eduardo Navarrete
The G8 Summit in Heiligendamm established a high level dialogue procress between the G8 and the "G5" (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa). Jorge Navarrete analyses the economic and political shifts in weight that led up to the Heiligendamm 'outreach'. He presents the Mexican outlook on this high level dialogue, and explores Mexico's role towards the G8 and amongst the 'other five'.
Briefing Paper 5-2008, FES Mexico, April 2008
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Towards a Less Imperfect State of the World: The Gulf Between North and South
Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur gives a tour d'horizon of the challenges in seven key areas of international policy from a Southern perspective. He identifies differences in perceptions and interests towards war, nuclear weapons, the use of force, "humanitarian interventions", human rights, terrorism and climate change. Thakur offers policy options and stresses the importance of the rule of law to overcome North-South divides.
Briefing Paper 4-2008, FES Berlin, April 2008
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation from a Gulf Perspective
Nicole Stracke
Many observes see the nuclear non-proliferation regime at the verge of collapse. In the run up to the NPT review conference in 2010, FES wants to contribute to a better understanding of the perspectives of key players. Nicole Stracke analysis of the Gulf perspective is the first of a series of Briefing Papers. Stracke analyses the stragegic frame in which nuclear policies of the Gulf states are situated, and presents the GCC Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone initiative. She concludes that the nature of nuclear programs in the region could shift from civilian to military if the non-proliferation regime suffers a setback as a result of one regional state’s success in acquiring nuclear military capability.
Briefing Paper 3-2008, FES Yemen, April 2008
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The Politics of Responsibility to Protect
Marc Saxer
The intricate process that led up to the appointment of a UN Special Adviser on R2P sheds a light on the political landscape surrounding the concept. Marc Saxer analyses the political environment and the strategies of the main actors in the struggle over this emerging norm. He points out some shortcomings of the concept and offers policy options to move the agenda. Saxer argues that it will be crucial to find a broad international consensus how to tackle mass atrocities in internal conflicts in order to overcome ideological debates that repeatedly block political decision making in cases where timely action is needed.
Dialogue on Globalization Briefing Paper 2-2008, FES Berlin, April 2008
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 The evolution of UN Peacekeeping (1): Reforming DKPO
Timo Pelz/ Volker Lehmann
Fact Sheet, FES New York, November 2007
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The evolution of UN Peacekeeping (2): Hybrid Missions
Timo Pelz/ Volker Lehmann
Fact Sheet, FES New York, November 2007
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Fighting drugs and building peace:
towards policy coherence between counter-narcotics and peace building
Barnett R. Rubin/ Alexandra Guáqueta
A frequently overlooked feature of the fight against drugs is the linkages between the production of illegal narcotics and the political dynamics in post-conflict countries. Afghanistan and Colombia are cases in point.Post-conflict situations not only attract the cultivation of crops used for the production of illegal drugs. Events in Guinea-Buissau and Haiti illustrate that the same sad logic applies to the international drug mafia’s selection of trading “hot spots”.It is against this background that a debate has ensued on the policy coherence
between the international community’s fight against drugs and its parallel efforts to sustain peace in post-conflict countries.
Occasional Paper 37, FES New York, November 2007
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 Reconciliation and Development
Karen Brounéus
In many conflict and post-conflict countries, situations in which peace and justice appear to compete with one another are on the rise.To show how to constructively deal with tensions that can arise was the aim of the international conference in Nuremberg, on 25-27 June 2007, entitled “Building a Future on Peace and Justice”.
These Occasional Papers contributed to the preparation of a workshop on Reconciliation at the conference that had been jointly organized by The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and FES. Brounéus provides an overview of some key concerns regarding reconciliation in relation to justice,
security, and politics respectively, and their policy implications. She introduces recent research on truth commissions and truth telling. Brounéus argues that if security is not provided, the process of reconciliation may risk to backlash in increased violence or in suppression of truth.
Occasional Paper 36, FES Berlin, November 2007
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Gender justice and reconciliation
Nahla Valji
Valji's Occasional Papers also contributed to the preparation Reconciliation workshop at the "Peace and Justice" conference.
Valji examines how women’s experiences of conflict and transition differ to that of men because of inherent gendered power relations. The paper discusses the specific needs of women within post-conflict systems that are male-orientated, and examines the assumptions of the transitional justice field from a gendered perspective.
Occasional Paper 35 | 2007, FES Berlin, November 2007
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The U.N. Counter-Terrorism Committee: An Institutional Analysis
C.S.R. Murthy
In his paper, C.S.R. Murty briefly outlines the genealogy of the United Nation's counter terrorism strategies. He analyses the institutional design of the U.N. Counter-Terrorism Committee and describes its policies and activities until today. Finally, he proposes a set of policy recommendations to strengthen the committee beyond its currernt mandate that will end in December 2007.
Briefing Paper 15-2007, FES New York, September 2007
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New Powers for global change?
 Brazil as a Regional Player and an Emerging Global Power :
Foreign Policy Strategies and the Impact on the
New International Order
Paulo Roberto de Almeida
Paulo Almeida shows the main lines of Brazilian foreign policy in the current presidency of Luís Inácio Lula da Silva. He discusses the factors that may determine Brazil's potential as an player on the regional and global levels. Almeida argues that Brazil is a relevant player on both levels, exercising leadership on some topics on the multilateral agenda, and lately has been seen as an important player in the future evolution of the world economy, as one of the so-called BRICs.
Briefing paper 9-2007, FES Sao Paulo, July 2007
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New Powers for global change?
Indonesia, East Asia and Global Governance
Jusuf Wanandi
Jusuf Wanandi analyses Indonesias role and perspective in the international order. He discusses prospects and limitations of East Asian regionalism and global governance in the wake of a global power shift from an Indonesian perspective. He argues that East Asia should and would like to participate in supporting the global order, its rules, obligations and institutions, but needs to do more.
Briefing paper 8-2007, FES Sao Paulo, July 2007
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"ChIndia" and ASEAN : About National Interests, Regional Legitimacy, and Global Challenges
Hans J. Giessmann
Briefing Paper 07- 2007, FES Berlin, May 2007
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Some approaches to boosting China's pivotal role in tackling global challenges
Pang Zhongying
Pang Zhongying aims to assess China's engagements, their progress, as well as problems and prospects in global governance. He explores the potential Chinese contribution to tackling global problems by furthering domestic reform, and by strengthening its engagement in governance mechanisms.on the global and regional level. Special attention is given to China's role in global development and in global peacekeeping and peacebuilding. As for the latter, Pang argues for an adjustment in China's traditional strong stance on sovereignty and non-interevention.
Briefing paper 6-2007, FES Beijing, May 2007
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Between Paternalism and Hybrid Partnership: The Emerging UN and Africa Relationship in Peace Operations
Tim Murithi
Briefing Paper 2-2007
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Growth with responsibility in a globalized world : findings of the Shadow G-8
Joseph E. Stiglitz ; Stephany Griffith-Jones
Occasional paper 31 - FES New York, May 2007
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Implementing the "Responsibility to Protect Doctrin" in Africa
Thelma Ekiyor
FES Briefing Paper N°1, January 2007
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A Priority Agenda for the Next UN Secretary-General
Thomas G. Weiss and Peter J. Hoffman
FES Occasional Paper N°28, FES New York, January 2007
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Understanding Beijing's Policy on the Iranian Nuclear Issue
Liangxiang Jin
FES Briefing Paper 17, FES New York, December 2006
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FES Debate on Peacebuilding in Africa
Volker Lehmann
FES Confererence Report, FES New York, November 2006
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New Powers for global change?
South Africa’s Global Strategy and Status
Chris Landsberg
FES Briefing Paper 16, FES Johannesburg, November 2006
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New Powers For global change?
China's role in the Emerging World Order
Hans J. Giessmann
FES Briefing Paper N°13, FES Beijing, October 2006
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New Powers For global change?
Egypt's Foreign Policy in global change -
The Egyptian Role in Regional and International Politics
Mohamed Kadry Said
FES Briefing Paper N°11, FES Cairo, October 2006
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Getting the Peacebuilding Commission off the Ground:
Including Civil Society.
Vanessa Hawkins Wyeth
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, September 2006
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"Bound to Cooperate?" - Security and regional cooperation
Jochen Steinhilber
FES Occasional Paper N°25, FES Berlin, September 2006
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China - A new actor in the Middle East and North Africa Region?
Jochen Steinhilber
FES Occasional Paper No°24, August 2006
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New Powers For global change?
Mexico – a Reluctant Middle Power?
Olga Pellicer
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, June 2006
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Background Paper on the UN Peacebuilding Commission
International Peace Academy
FES New York, June 2006 |
Asian Dialogue on the UN Peacebuilding Commission - Benefits and Challenges
Volker Lehmann
FES New York, June 2006
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Engendering Peace. How the Peacebuilding Commission can live up to UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Thelma Ekiyor
FES Briefing Papers, FES New York, June 2006
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The Struggle for Peace
Rethinking Intervention and Conflict Management
The Role of Regional Organizations
Volker Lehmann, Jochen Steinhilber
FES Briefing Papers, FES Berlin, March 2006
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Regional Governance Architecture and Security Policy
Louise Fawcett
FES Briefing Papers, FES Berlin February 2006
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Picking up the pieces: What to expect from the Peacebuilding Commission
Catherine Guicherd
FES New York, January 2006
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Political Change and the High-Level Panel:
Navigating the Cross-Currents
Jeffrey Laurenti |
¿Hacia un mundo más seguro? Informe del Grupo de Alto Nivel sobre las Amenazas, los Desafíos y el Cambio (UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change)
Kevin Ozgercin/Jochen Steinhilber
FES-New York, Feb-05
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Em busca de um mundo mais seguro? Relatório do Grupo de Alto Nível sobre as Ameaças, Desafios e Mudanças
Kevin Ozgercin/Jochen Steinhilber
FES-New York, Feb-05
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Toward a More Secure World? The Report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
Kevin Ozgercin / Jochen Steinhilber
FES Briefing Paper January 2005
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Overcoming the Security Council Reform Impasse.
The Implausible versus the Plausible
Thomas G. Weiss
Dialogue on Globalization, N° 14 / January 2005
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FES-Focus "Peacekeeping and Cooperative Security - New Ground Rules for Interventions?"
Ulrich Golaszinski / Jochen Steinhilber
Briefing Paper January 2005
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Regional Security Arrangements in a Multipolar World?
The European Union in Global Perspective
Amitav Acharya
FES Briefing Paper December 2004
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Africa's Evolving Security Architecture,
Ulrich Golaszinski
FES Briefing Paper December 2004
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Regional Renaissance? Security in a Globalized World. The Southern African Development Community
Gavin Cawthra and Anthoni van Nieuwkerk
FES Briefing Paper FES Mozambique, June 2004
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Collective Security in Asia
Manfred Haack
FES Briefing Paper May 2004
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China's Foreign Policy in Transition
Knut Dethlefsen
FES Briefing Paper May 2004
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Security on the American Continent. Challenges, Perceptions, and Concepts
Francisco Rojas Aravena
FES Briefing Paper May 2004
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The Security Sector and the State in Namibia - An Exploration
Andre du Pisani
FES-Study 2003 |
 Security Governance in South Africa. Paper for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Security Governance Project
Gavin Cawthra
2004
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Millennium Challenge Account. Goals and strategies of US development policy
Jochen Steinhilber
FES Briefing Paper March 2004
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FES-Themenschwerpunkt: Regional Renaissance? Security in a Globalized World
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
FES Briefing Paper March 2004
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¿Renacimiento Regional? La Seguridad en un Mundo Globalizado
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
FES Briefing Paper March 2004
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FES-Focus: Regional Renaissance? Security in a Globalized World
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
FES Briefing Paper March 2004
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Relaciones Columbia - Unión Europea: de la incertidumbre política al posicionamiento estratégico
Este documento es el resultado del grupo de trabajo Unión Europea coordinado por Javier Savín, Januar 2004,
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Colombia y Estados Unidos: Desafíos de una alianza
Este documento es el resultado del grupo de trabajo Estados Unidos coordinado por Arlene Tickner, Januar 2004
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El papel de la ONU y la OEA en el conflicto colombiano Este documento es el resultado del grupo de trabajo, organismos y foros internationales coordinado por Diego Cardona, Januar 2004
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Peacebuilding as the Link between Security and Development: Is the Window of Opportunity Closing?
Necla Tschirgi, December 2003 |
Some Notes on the Development of the Defence and Security Sector in Mozambique
João Paulo Borges Coelho
FES-Study 2003 |
Europäische Sicherheit und internationale Intervention.
Das deutsch-französische Tandem in der erweiterten Union
Winfried Veit und Jean-Pierre Maulny
10. Cercle Stratégique Franco-Allemand Berlin, 17-18.10.2003 |
Iran after the Fall of Baghdad:
Implications for Western Foreign and Security Policy
David Menashri
Frieden und Sicherheit 10/2003
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Sicherheit und Global Governance. Entwicklungs-, Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik im Spannungsfeld globaler Strukturveränderungen
Jochen Steinhilber
Kurzberichte aus der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, August 2003
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An Analysis of Existing Threats. Transnational Security Challenges in Southeast Asia: Departing from a Crossroads
Bernt H. Berger and Hans J. Giessmann
Dialogue + Cooperation 3/2003 |
Transnational Security Concerns, Defence Modernization and Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Kusnanto Anggoro
Dialogue + Cooperation 3/2003 |
The Iraq Challenge: How to Make a Common Foreign Policy Work for an Emerging Europe
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, International Policy Analysis Unit, Division for International Dialogue, March 2003
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Reasserting American Exceptionalism -Confronting the World The National Security Strategy of the Bush Administration*
Kenneth B. Moss/2003
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The ASEAN Regional Forum - The Emergence of 'Soft Security': Improving the Functionality of the ASEAN Security Regime
Sisowath Doung Chanto
Dialogue + Coorporation 3/2003 |
ASEAN's Role in the ASEAN Regional Forum. Will ASEAN Remain in the Driver's Seat? - A European Perspective
Paul Lim
Dialogue + Coorporation 2/2003 |
The ASEAN Regional Forum and the European Union as a Security System and a Security Actor
Alfredo C. Robles, Jr.
Dialogue + Cooperation 2/2003, |
