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Promoting Security: But How and For Whom?
Contributions to BICC’s
Ten-year Anniversary Conference

Edited by Michael Brzoska and Peter J. Croll

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Introduction and Summary
Vorwort und Zusammenfassung

Opening Panel:
10 Years of BICC—The Past and the Future

  • 10 Years of BICC—The Past and the Future
    Hartmut Krebs
  • 10 Years of Conversion— The Main Achievements
    Michael Brzoska
  • 10 Years of BICC—A Critical View from the Outside
    Klemens van de Sand
  • The Future of BICC
    Peter J. Croll

Group A
The long ‘Decade of Disarmament’
1986–1999: What Remains to be Done? What Lessons can be Drawn?

  • Arms Control: How to Move from the Cold War Legacy to the Needs of a Globalized World?
    Alyson J. K. Bailes
  • Reflections on the ‘Decade of Disarmament’ 1986–1999
    Edward J. Laurance
  • In Defense of Conversion Studies
    Ksenia Gonchar
  • A Short Review of 10 Years of Redesignation of Military Installations in Brandenburg
    Reinhard Weise

Group B
Human Security: More than Just a Good Idea?

  • Is Human Security “More than Just a Good Idea”?
    Keith Krause
  • The Concept of Human Security
    Andrew Mack
  • The Toolbox for Security
    Theodor H. Winkler
  • The Need for an Integrated Security Concept
    Tobias Debiel

Group C
United Nations, NATO, European Union: Partners or Competitors in Conflict Prevention and Containment?

  • Consent and Dissent in the Recent Evolution of the Transatlantic Security Architecture
    Eric Remacle
  • Cooperation or Competition: Weighing the Evidence
    Crister S. Garrett
  • Remarks on NATO’s Role in Meeting Security Challenges
    Patrick Hardouin
  • The EU-UN Strategic Partnership: Neither Partners nor Competitors
    Patricia Chilton

Group D
Peaceful Ways out of Internal Conflicts: Can External Actors Make a Difference?

  • Prerequisites to Successful Peacebuilding
    Corinna Hauswedell
  • A Warning Against ‘Social Engineering’: Every Peace Process First Needs the Involvement of the Conflict Parties
    Christoph Weller
  • Challenges for Development Cooperation
    Cornelia Richter
  • The Macedonian Conflict of 2001: External Actors and Conflict Resolution
    Eben Friedman

Group E
Arms Control and Disarmament: Still Relevant in the New Century?

  • Reframing Arms Control and Disarmament
    Patricia Lewis
  • Arms Control Achievements: A Solid Foundation
    Josef Holik
  • Priorities for Arms Control
    Ruprecht Polenz
  • A Role for the European Union
    Gerrard Quille

Group F
Small Arms Control: Developing Human Resources

  • Capacity-building for Small Arms Control
    Sami Faltas
  • Developing Human Resources in the Field of Reintegration of Former Combatants
    Irma Specht
  • Pakistan: The Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Issue
    Zahid Hussein
  • The Development of International SALW Control Regimes and Practices
    Wolfgang Richter

Keynote Speeches

  • Promoting Security: But How and For Whom?
    Adam Daniel Rotfeld
  • The Other Conversion: From Conflict to Peace
    Reinhart Helmke

Conference Speakers