Special Side Event: Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations – Case of Western Balkans

Special Side Event: Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations – Case of Western Balkans

Discussion Topics:

• Why are civilian capacities (CIVCAP) for peace operations important?
• What are the incentives for the use of CIVCAP in peace operations?
• What are the national niches for civilian capacities?
• What should Western Balkans countries do to enhance their CIVCAP?
• How can CIVCAP contribute to the EU integration process?

Discussion Materials:

• Croatian Civil Capacities for Peace Missions and Operations, Goran Bosanac, Chief Analyst, Centre for Peace Studies, Zagreb
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations, Emsad Dizdarević, Researcher/Project Coordinator, Centre for Security Studies, Sarajevo
• Civilni kapaciteti Crne Gore za mirovne operacije:Nesiguran početak, Marko Sošić, Researcher, Institute Alternativa, Podgorica
• Shoulder to Shoulder: Albania’s Civilian Capacities In Support Of Capacity Development, Foto Duro, Researcher, Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), Tirana
• Macedonia’s preparations for civilian contribution to peace operations – the next big thing after the withdrawal from Afghanistan?, Andreja Bogdanovski, Adjunct Research Fellow, Analytica, Skopje
• Serbian Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations: The Untapped Potential, Marko Milošević, Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Bojan Elek, Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

Speakers:

Gordan Bosanac‚ Chief Analyst, Centre for Peace Studies, Zagreb

Emsad Dizdarević‚ Researcher/Project Coordinator, Centre for Security Studies, Sarajevo

Marko Sošić‚ Researcher, Institute Alternativa, Podgorica

Foto Duro‚ Researcher, Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), Tirana

Andreja Bogdanovski‚ Adjunct Research Fellow, Analytica, Skopje

John Karlsrud‚ Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Marko Milošević‚ Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (Moderator)