Seminar on European Security: dialogues for the 21st Century
The speaker synthesises the basic ideas expressed in the seminar: 1) the security concern in traditional terms –defense– is evolving towards a more complex, multidimensional vision of security which includes issues as political stability, economic and social progress, and ordered and peaceful change...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
1997-12-01
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| Series: | Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals |
| Online Access: | http://www.cidob.org/es/content/download/5745/55449/file/38-39yanez_cast.pdf |
| Summary: | The speaker synthesises the basic ideas expressed in the seminar: 1) the security concern in traditional terms –defense– is evolving towards a more complex, multidimensional vision of security which includes issues as political stability, economic and social progress, and ordered and peaceful changes of societies; 2) former threatshave given way to risks factors, which have to be tackled with active policies addressed towards the causes of problems -in other words, to change deterrence policy into a policy of shared or cooperative security; 3) instruments to implement those policies have to adapt to new circumstances and needs; 4) European security means security of the continent and its adjacent areas, and, thus, includes the Euro-Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. 5) NATO, the WEU, and even OSCE, are basic pillars of European security, even though there is no consensus on the role of the WEU neither political will to develop a European defense identit;. 6) civil societies have to play a role in the new European security framework and need to establish cooperative networks and coordinate their work with governments and international and intergovernmental organizations. |
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| ISSN: | 1133-6595 2013-035X |