6th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean. Human Security

A collection of the addresses, interventions and reports presented at the 6th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean, held in Barcelona on 5-6 November 2007. The volume includes a summary of the progress made in different cooperation initiatives (the Barcelona Process, the European Neighbourhood Policy, 5+5, NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue and the ESDP), as well as analysing different regional perspectives with respect to the scenario of security and insecurity in the Mediterranean. The work also includes reflections on the application of the concept of human security in the Mediterranean in areas such as the reform of the security sector, civil-military cooperation and the connections between security and fundamental freedoms.

ISBN: 978-84-82511-07-5

222 pp.

Publication content


Presentation
Narcís Serra and Manuel López Blázquez

Introduction
Spain and Security in the Mediterranean
José Antonio Alonso

The Portuguese EU Presidency and Mediterranean Security
João Mira Gomes

The Proliferation of Fora on the Mediterranean Dialogues: The Place of NATO
Félix Sanz

Balance of the cooperation initiatives
The CFSP and the ESDP in the Mediterranean in 2007
Martín Ortega Carcelén

The Barcelona Process and the European Neighbourhood Policy: From Tampere to Lisbon
Eduard Soler i Lecha

Cooperation in Western Mediterranean: The 5+5 Defence Initiative
Mario Rino Me

NATO’s Role in the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East
Alberto Bin

Scenarios of security and insecurity in the Mediterranean
Another Way of Understanding Security: A Way Out of the Impasse Affecting the Barcelona Process
Álvaro de Vasconcelos

Challenges to Security in the Maghreb Region
Khadija Mohsen-Finan

The Arab-Israeli Peace and Collective Security in the Middle East
Shlomo Ben Ami

Security and Insecurity in the Middle East
Fred Halliday

Security and Insecurity in the Mediterranean: An American Perspective
Ian O. Lesser

Security Challenges in the Southern Mediterranean Region: Implications for the EU
Meliha Benli Altunisik

Fundamental freedoms
Fundamental Freedoms and Security in Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation: Thinking Long Term and in Country Specific Approaches
Isabelle Werenfels

For the Introduction of a Code and Ethical Charter for the Media in the Mediterranean
Nadir Benseba

The War against Terrorism: Do Solutions Exist to Safeguard Fundamental Freedoms?
Salam Kawakibi

Civilian-military cooperation in humanitarian missions
Civil-Military Cooperation in Humanitarian Operations
Benito Raggio

Civil-Military Coordination in EU Crisis Management
Radek Khol

The Experience of Afghanistan in Civil-Military Cooperation: An Example for the Mediterranean?
Francisco José Gan Pampols

Security sector reform
Risking Trust: Security Sector Reform Assistance in the Arab Region
Arnold Luethold

The Thick Silence and Flourishing Voices: Democratic Oversight of the Security Sector and the Role of the Civil Society in Turkey
Volkan Aytar

The EU and its Policy towards Security Sector Reform: A New Example of the ‘Conceptual-Contextual’ Divide?
Gemma Collantes Celador

Conclusions
Security in the Mediterranean in the year 2007: A Reflexion Concerning Human Security
Eduard Soler i Lecha

Report
III Report on Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Mediterranean 2007: Beyond the Nuclear Threat
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde and Balder Hageraats

Seminar programme